AI & Enterprise

SAS expands Viya platform to boost no-data-movement AI analytics and agent integration

Data analytics company SAS said on April 29 it added a raft of new functions to its SAS data and AI platform Viya at the SAS Innovate event. It said the changes focus on minimizing data movement to improve analysis speed and security, accelerating code generation and strengthening integration with external AI agents. SAS also introduced tools including SpeedyStore, Data Accelerator, Viya Copilot integration and new agent AI components.

Crypto

Arthur Hayes says bitcoin could reach $125,000 by year-end, cites U.S. liquidity expansion

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes forecast bitcoin could reach $125,000 by the end of the year, citing expanding U.S. credit, higher defence spending and policy structures supporting the Treasury market. Hayes said changes to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio reduced reserve burdens for major banks, with S&P Global estimating the adjustment could enable about $1.3 trillion in new lending. He also cited shifting market focus and expectations for continued liquidity.