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The question of whether AI can be trusted to get things right is getting a serious answer from an unexpected corner. Leo de Moura, creator of the Lean programming language and Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS, argues that formal proof systems and probabilistic AI aren't rivals — they're partners. By embedding automated reasoning into AI agents, developers can verify correctness mathematically, not just statistically. It's a discipline-first approach to a field that often moves fast and apologizes later.
Shifting to the financial side of tech, a Ripple-backed company called Evernorth is one shareholder vote away from landing on the Nasdaq under the ticker X-R-P-N. The SEC has cleared the paperwork, and a vote is set for September thirtieth. It would make Evernorth one of the first publicly traded XRP treasury companies, a sign that crypto is still finding new structural footholds in traditional markets despite years of regulatory turbulence.
And in a rare moment of political common ground, communities across the country — left and right — are pushing back against AI data centers moving into their neighborhoods. The concerns are familiar: power consumption, water use, noise, and strained local infrastructure. What's notable is that the opposition is genuinely bipartisan, suggesting that enthusiasm for AI in boardrooms doesn't always translate to welcome mats on the ground.
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