Inside the Week’s Big AI Funding Rounds
Billions are flowing into AI, but not where they used to. The largest funding rounds this week went to startups working on deployment, compute and pricing, the systems that determine whether AI can op...
Walmart’s Mall Purchase Leaves Tenants Feeling Unmoored
Walmart has entered the real estate business by purchasing a Pittsburgh-area mall.
News of the $34 million acquisition first broke in February, and eight months later, it’s still not quit...
Social Security Head Frank Bisignano Will Also Serve as IRS CEO
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appointed Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to serve in an additional role: the newly created position of CEO of the IRS.
Bisignan...
EU Markets Authority Moves to Regulate Crypto Companies
The European Union’s markets watchdog is set to begin monitoring cryptocurrency companies.
Verena Ross, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), said the European Co...
US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial
On April 17th, 2025, Judge Brinkema ruled that Google did act illegally to acquire and maintain monopoly power in online advertising. Now, DOJ and Google lawyers are returning to the courtroom ...
OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT
OpenAI is introducing a way to work with apps right inside ChatGPT. The idea is that, from within a conversation with the chatbot, you can essentially tag in apps to help you complete a task wh...
