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DALLAS—Artificial intelligence is rapidly making cybercrime more convincing, more scalable and far more personal, according to cybersecurity experts speaking at the EDGE 26 Technology Conference here, where attendees were warned the greatest cyber risk facing organizations today is no longer technology itself, but increasingly sophisticated AI-powered social engineering attacks designed to manipulate human behavior.

NEW YORK--Newly defaulted federal student loan borrowers are older, more geographically concentrated in the South and increasingly behind on other debts, according to a New York Fed analysis that warns the restart of student loan repayment is again showing up in household credit data.

WASHINGTON—The Defense Credit Union Council is pressing Congress to ensure credit unions are not left behind as lawmakers advance legislation tied to artificial intelligence, fraud prevention and digital assets, warning that banks should not receive clearer authority to innovate than federally insured credit unions.

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, handing President Donald Trump a major economic policy victory as inflation concerns and pressure over interest rates intensify.

NEW YORK—U.S. banks are scrambling to repair scores of information technology weaknesses uncovered by Anthropic’s powerful but costly Mythos artificial intelligence tool, triggering urgent software upgrades and raising concerns over potential customer disruptions, according to a new report from Reuters.