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August, 2025

Boyd Gaming completes sale of FanDuel holding to Flutter
Boyd Gaming has confirmed the completion of the previously announced agreement to sell its 5% equity share in FanDuel to Flutter. The transaction, worth $1.75 billion, means Flutter now has full owner...
Try Deep Think in the Gemini app
Deep Think utilizes extended, parallel thinking and novel reinforcement learning techniques for significantly improved problem-solving....
Trump Infrastructure Bill Revamp To Net Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk Billions In New Subsidies For Broadband They Can’t Really Deliver
There’s $42.5 billion in broadband grants are headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely try to take credit for among their constituent...
OpenAI Raises Another Funding Deal, From Dragoneer, Blackstone and More
The venture capital round values the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, and underscores the fierceness of the A.I. money race....
Inside the Stream: YouTube’s Dominance, FAST’s Dilemma, HGTV and Peacock Challenges
First up this week, YouTube continued its strong ad revenue growth in Q2 2025, with revenue rising 13% to $9.8 billion, ahead of its forecast. There’s plenty of growth still ahead as Shorts gain t...
BLS Reports Unemployment Remains Above 4% Despite July Job Gains
The unemployment rate remained above 4% in July despite job gains made during the month, according to data released Friday (Aug. 1) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). [contact-form-7] ...
With Trade War Back on, CFOs and Product Chiefs Reset and Reboot
As the U.S. reignites trade tensions with the rest of the world, corporate finance chiefs and product teams aren’t panicking. They’re planning. [contact-form-7] In contrast to the chaoti...
Not Just for Big Tech: SMBs Must Heed EU AI Law, Too
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) developing or using artificial intelligence (AI) systems must comply with the European Union’s AI Act, even if they are not based in or have a presence in th...
Handwave Raises $4.2 Million to Launch Palm-Based Authentication Method
Handwave has raised $4.2 million in a seed round to launch its palm-based authentication method across Europe and the United States. [contact-form-7] The company’s technology enables payme...
Agentic AI: What It Will Take to Move From Rhetoric to Reality
Most chief financial officers (CFOs) say they understand the concept of agentic artificial intelligence — systems that can plan, reason and take actions with minimal or no human input — but few ar...
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