Isaac Francis

Nvidia is finalising a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, replacing an earlier $100 billion multi-year partnership plan in a move that reduces balance sheet risk while preserving long-term GPU demand.

Xerox Holdings (NASDAQ:XRX) announced on Thursday, February 19, 2026, that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on common stock.

Shares in Bitdeer Technologies Group fell 17% on Thursday after the Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure firm unveiled a $300 million convertible senior note offering.

Jervis Johnson warned that generative artificial intelligence could become “the asbestos of the internet,” backing Games Workshop’s formal ban on AI use in Warhammer design processes.

Deutsche Börse Group digital assets head Carlo Kölzer said tokenisation is a natural evolution of market infrastructure rather than a threat, positioning the group to integrate digital and traditional assets into a hybrid trading environment.

Public Bitcoin miners are developing roughly 30 gigawatts of artificial intelligence-focused power capacity, nearly triple the 11 GW currently online, as they seek to offset post-halving margin pressure and reposition for the next growth cycle.

Kraken said its tokenised equities platform xStocks has surpassed $25 billion in total transaction volume less than eight months after launch, highlighting accelerating adoption of blockchain-based US stock exposure.

QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) booked a statutory net profit after tax of $2.16 billion in 2025, a substantial climb from the $1.78 billion recorded in 2024.

Charter Hall Group (ASX:CHC) logged an operating earnings of $238.8 million for the first half of FY26, translating to 50.5 cents per security.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), the world’s largest online travel agency, saw its shares slide 7.4% on Thursday morning.