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Apple Goes Golden As It Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary; OpenAI's Latest $100+ Billion Funding Round; And Is AMD About To Acquire Intel?
Big Tech’s past, present, and future are colliding all at once. As Apple clocks 50 years , the bigger question is whether it can still lead in an AI-first era now dominated by aggressive players like OpenAI , which just locked in a staggering $ 122 billion funding round ahead of a potential IPO . Meanwhile, the semiconductor playbook is being rewritten in real time, with Advanced Micro Devices moving to acquire longtime giant Intel in a deal few would have imagined a de
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CEO Loses Job Because He Didn’t Speak French; America’s $8 Bn Tax Bill; And African Ports Are Facing An Unexpected Wave Of Business
Air Canada’s CEO is stepping down after failing to speak French in a condolence video , showing how French refuses to be Erased In Canada . At the same time, Americans are paying more at the pump as the Iran conflict pushes gasoline bills higher. Bill Ackman’s bullish remarks send Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sharply upward, reinforcing how fast markets can move on powerful voices . Slipping Under the Radar, Africa’s biggest port is preparing for a surge as shipping av
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In God Trump We Trust; Claude Cure Cancer And Make No Mistakes; Big Law Is Coming For First Years; & Billions In Gated Funds
Power, money, and markets are being reshaped in real time. Donald Trump is set to make history by becoming the first sitting president to sign U.S. currency , marking a symbolic shift in how leadership imprints on financial systems. At the same time, Eli Lilly is doubling down on the future of medicine with a multibillion-dollar AI drug discovery bet , while elite U.S. law firms dangle up to $50,000 to lock in talent years in advance , signaling intensifying competition
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Anthropic Accuses Chinese AI Firms of Data Theft, OpenAI Strikes Consulting Deals, IBM Shares Plunge, and £40m Aircraft Fraud Ends in Jail
The global AI race is escalating into open confrontation after U.S. startup Anthropic accused Chinese rivals of industrial-scale intellectual property theft , alleging millions of exchanges were used to extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot . At the same time, OpenAI is deepening its enterprise push with multiyear partnerships with top consulting firms, aiming to embed AI agents into corporate workflows. Meanwhile, shares of IBM tumbled after Anthropic signaled it
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The Economics of Snowfall
A Deep Dive Into Who the Economic Winners and Losers are during Snowfall "The weather outside is frightful.” Frank Sinatra I was working from home on a random weekday when I took a break to look at the view from my apartment and let my mind wander. Whilst I watched people penguin walk and cars all but crawl, I settled on an interesting thought: who benefits and suffers the most financially when it snows? That question led me down an incredibly fascinating rabbit hole, t
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Your "Investment" Is Probably a Gamble. Here's How to Know for Sure.
The Differences between Dice, Deals & Dividends; "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” John Maynard Keynes I commonly get consulted for investment proposals, whereby people are asking of me where I believe is best for them to deploy their capital in order to get a financial return, and the first thing that I ask [after strongly indicating that I am not a financial advisor, and the entire conversation isn’t financial advice] what their time
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Apple Goes Golden As It Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary; OpenAI's Latest $100+ Billion Funding Round; And Is AMD About To Acquire Intel?
Big Tech’s past, present, and future are colliding all at once. As Apple clocks 50 years , the bigger question is whether it can still lead in an AI-first era now dominated by aggressive players like OpenAI , which just locked in a staggering $ 122 billion funding round ahead of a potential IPO . Meanwhile, the semiconductor playbook is being rewritten in real time, with Advanced Micro Devices moving to acquire longtime giant Intel in a deal few would have imagined a de
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M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A) Food distributor Sysco Corp . will acquire peer Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29.1B cash-and-stock deal, including debt Reuters Apollo is nearing a deal to acquire private jet fixed-base operator Atlantic Aviation from KKR at a $10B valuation Bloomberg Industrial plant builder SMS Group and PE firm Altor Equity Partners are exploring a $2.3B sale of German industrial services company Kaefer Bloomberg Uber agreed to acquire
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CEO Loses Job Because He Didn’t Speak French; America’s $8 Bn Tax Bill; And African Ports Are Facing An Unexpected Wave Of Business
Air Canada’s CEO is stepping down after failing to speak French in a condolence video , showing how French refuses to be Erased In Canada . At the same time, Americans are paying more at the pump as the Iran conflict pushes gasoline bills higher. Bill Ackman’s bullish remarks send Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sharply upward, reinforcing how fast markets can move on powerful voices . Slipping Under the Radar, Africa’s biggest port is preparing for a surge as shipping av
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