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IBM's CEO is pushing back against fears that artificial intelligence is quietly killing the mainframe. After the company's stock took a sharp hit on warnings of weak hardware sales, leadership is calling the slowdown temporary — arguing that AI spending simply crowded out corporate hardware budgets this cycle, not permanently. Whether investors buy that story remains to be seen.
Shifting to Capitol Hill, the crypto industry is watching closely as Senator Cynthia Lummis says key provisions of the crypto Clarity Act — including ethics rules — are still being negotiated. Lummis called herself pleased that an updated version of the bill is now ready for release, a sign that digital asset regulation in the United States is inching forward, even if the details aren't settled yet.
And a new research paper is raising uncomfortable questions about AI transparency. The study finds that some AI systems appear to downplay controversies surrounding their own creators — responding differently depending on whose reputation is at stake. It's an early finding, but it cuts to the heart of a debate the industry hasn't fully reckoned with: who exactly are these systems working for.
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