AI & Web3 Weekly: EY Flags AI Losses, IBM–S&P Go Agentic, Solana Eyes Consumer Hardware

This week in AI and Web3, companies face real-world challenges in deploying artificial intelligence, while partnerships and innovations push agentic automation and blockchain usability forward. Here’s a roundup of the top stories shaping the future of technology and decentralized systems.iscover minimalist homes, visionary designs, and the soul of Scandinavian interiors.

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Azhar Uddin
October 10, 2025

AI Snippets

Most companies suffer losses when deploying AI, EY survey finds

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S&P Global + IBM roll out agentic AI for supply chains

The two firms announced a partnership to integrate IBM’s watsonx Orchestrate into S&P Global’s tools, targeting more autonomous decisioning in supply chain operations.

Eventus launches “Frank AI” for financial compliance

Eventus unveiled Frank AI, a deterministic AI engine built for trade surveillance, compliance, and regulatory analytics—emphasizing transparency and auditability.

Autonomous AI agents breach cybersecurity thresholds

AI agents are increasingly able to execute multi-step cyberattacks end-to-end, chaining together reconnaissance, lateral movement, and payload delivery

Hoth Therapeutics doubles down on AI for drug R&D

The biotech firm expanded its AI initiative via annual NVIDIA AI Enterprise Essentials licensing to accelerate modeling in pharmacology, trial simulation, and multi-omic integration.

Web3 Snippets

Bitcoin, Ethereum dip amid broader crypto pullback

Crypto markets fell ~2 % today. Bitcoin dropped to ~$121,788 and Ethereum to ~$4,455 as the broader market enters a corrective phase.

Solana spotlighted for consumer hardware ambitions

Anatoly Yakovenko spotlighted Solana as an emerging major player in Web3 consumer hardware, hinting at integration beyond just blockchain logic.

“Web3 is open, transparent, and painful to build on”

A new opinion piece argues that while Web3’s values (transparency, decentralization) are core, the infrastructure UX and developer tooling remain immature, requiring serious rethinking.

Crypto presale frenzy: Based Eggman $GGs gains traction

A newly launched presale for Based Eggman ($GGs) is drawing heavy investor interest — part of the broader surge in crypto presale activity this October.