Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks announced on Friday that he has joined the prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder. This move makes him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company. The two-time NBA MVP explained his…
New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium of at least three years on permits tied to the construction and operation of new data centers. While the bill’s prospects are uncertain, reports indicate that New…
This week, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced it raised one billion dollars in fresh capital at a valuation of twenty-three billion dollars. This marks a nearly threefold increase from the eight-point-one billion dollar valuation the Nvidia rival had reached just…
The debate surrounding California’s proposed ‘Billionaire’s Tax’ is taking a strange turn. This week, as criticism from tech elites over the controversial bill continued, plans emerged for a “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco. A website advertising the event appeared…
HBO’s hit financial thriller “Industry” has delivered one of its most compelling storylines yet this season with a hunt to expose a fraudulent fintech company called Tender. The show follows Harper Stern, who is leading her newly launched investment firm…
Apple CarPlay users may soon be able to converse with their favorite AI chatbot while driving. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is currently developing ways to support AI chatbot applications within CarPlay. The information comes from anonymous sources…
Carbon removal startup Terradot is acquiring competitor Eion, as announced today. The sale was driven largely by big investors like sovereign wealth funds, which prefer to work with companies capable of handling large contracts. Eion was simply too small, according…
On Thursday, WordPress launched a new Claude connector. This tool allows site owners to share back-end data directly with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot system. Users maintain full control, selecting the specific data to share and having the ability to revoke access…
Following last year’s trend of showcasing AI in multimillion-dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl advertisements took it a step further. This year, brands leveraged AI not only to create the commercials but also to promote the latest AI products…
Last month, I wrote about Mercor’s new benchmark measuring AI agents’ capabilities on professional tasks like law and corporate analysis. At the time, the scores were quite dismal, with every major lab scoring under 25 percent. We concluded that lawyers…
