Janet Harrison

Janet Harrison has over 16 years experience in the financial services industry giving her a vast understanding of how news affects the financial markets, and an early adopter of blockchain technology and digital currencies. Janet is an active holder and trader spending the majority of her time analyzing blockchain projects, reports and watching new and upcoming projects and other initiatives in the industry. She has a Masters Degree in Economics with previous roles counting Investment Banking.

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Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

Coinbase backs the CLARITY Act as crypto rules reach markup.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is now backing a Senate markup of the CLARITY Act after lawmakers reached a compromise on stablecoin rewards. The bill could shape how crypto startups, exchanges, stablecoin issuers and DeFi teams operate in the United States.

Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

Americans now prefer nearby nuclear plants to AI data centers

New Gallup data shows Americans are more opposed to local AI data centers than nearby nuclear power plants. The finding turns AI infrastructure into a local trust and permitting problem, not just a technology spending race.

Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

Microsoft is turning Edge into the default layer for AI browsing

Microsoft's May 13 Edge update moves Copilot deeper into desktop and mobile browsing with tab reasoning, history context, Journeys, Voice, Vision and agentic browsing features. The move gives Microsoft a distribution advantage over AI browser startups, but it also raises sharper questions about consent, privacy and control.

Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

AI coding mandates are creating a trust problem for software startups

Developers are adopting AI coding tools quickly, but trust in the output is falling. That creates a real ROI problem for startups selling coding agents into engineering teams already worried about review burden, bugs and hidden technical debt.

Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

UK Parliament probes Nigel Farage's £5m crypto gift

Nigel Farage faces parliamentary probe over £5m undeclared gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, risking suspension.

Janet Harrison · May 14, 2026

LinkedIn is cutting staff while its business is still growing

LinkedIn is preparing to cut about 5% of its workforce even as revenue continues to rise. The move shows founders that profitable tech platforms are still reallocating aggressively toward infrastructure, efficiency and growth priorities.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

MARA is betting its future on power for AI data centers

MARA is using its Long Ridge acquisition to push beyond bitcoin mining and into AI data center infrastructure. The deal gives it power, land and grid access, but weak Q1 results show how much execution risk sits behind the pivot.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

TextGen turns local AI into a desktop product developers can trust

TextGen, formerly text-generation-webui, is now a no-install desktop app for local LLMs. Its latest release puts open-source local AI closer to LM Studio territory, with privacy, portability and developer usability becoming the real competition.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Amazon puts Alexa+ in the shopping search bar

Amazon is launching Alexa for Shopping in the U.S., bringing Rufus into Alexa+ across Amazon.com, the Amazon app, and Echo devices. The move pushes agentic commerce into the checkout flow, where Amazon's data and distribution give it a serious advantage.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Alibaba bets on full-stack AI to reshape its future

Alibaba is steering toward a future defined by AI, as the company accepts lower short-term profits to fund a massive infrastructure shift and full-stack service expansion.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

India raises gold and silver tariffs to cool imports and steady the rupee

India has raised gold and silver import tariffs to 15% from 6% in an effort to curb imports and support the rupee. The move could cool official demand, lift local premiums and revive smuggling incentives after earlier duty cuts had eased illegal flows.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

AgenticBrowser gives AI agents a real browser to work with

AgenticBrowser is a new real-browser execution layer from the developer behind Jork. It reflects a broader shift in AI agents from planning tasks to operating and verifying real web workflows.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Tencent misses revenue estimates as it leans harder on AI

Tencent's first-quarter revenue missed estimates as slower gaming growth and a late Spring Festival weighed on the numbers, but the company doubled down on AI as its next growth engine.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Alibaba's AI spending has pushed profit to the edge

Alibaba reported an RMB848 million operating loss after heavy spending on AI, Qwen user acquisition, quick commerce and cloud infrastructure. Cloud revenue and AI product sales are growing fast, but the question is whether Alibaba can monetize that growth before margin pressure gets worse.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Anduril's $5 billion raise turns defense AI into venture's new prize

Anduril raised $5 billion at a $61 billion valuation, roughly doubling its value from last year. The round shows how venture investors are treating autonomous defense systems and command software as a major AI infrastructure market.

Janet Harrison · May 13, 2026

Anthropic is testing how much money the AI boom can absorb

Anthropic is reportedly in early talks to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion. The deal would show how frontier AI fundraising is becoming tied to compute, cloud capacity and infrastructure commitments.