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A profile of Quince, an online luxury DTC brand valued at more than $10 billion, which has found success by using data analytics and close ties with manufacturers to keep prices low (Amanda Mull/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 19, 2026

Amanda Mull / Bloomberg: A profile of Quince, an online luxury DTC brand valued at over $10 billion, which has…

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OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance for undisclosed amount; Hiro is stopping new registrations, will close its doors on April 20 and delete all data on May 13 (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 14, 2026

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance for undisclosed amount; Hiro is stopping new registrations, will…

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Source: a16z Crypto is targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund and plans to close raising by the end of the first half of 2026 (Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 4, 2026

Fortune: Source: a16z Crypto is targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund and plans to close the raise by…

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Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early February and expected to close later in March (David Pierce/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 3, 2026

David Pierce / The edge: Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early…

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Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Ramp founder Eric Glyman explains the many ways AI is changing business spending Stripe co-founder John…

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Allbirds becomes latest retailer to close its physical stores

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

A woman walks past an Allbirds store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC on February 16, 2021.Al Drago |…

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Micron signs a letter of intent to buy a manufacturing site in Taiwan from Powerchip for $1.8 billion to expand production of DRAM memory chips, scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2026 (Valentine Baldassari/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Are Google’s Geminis winning?, Drama of thinking machines, The potential of Claude Cowork The Big…

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A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay between $20 and $24 to manually close robo-taxis doors and between $60 and $80 to tow its cars (Lisa Bonos/Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

Lisa Bonos / Washington Post: A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app…

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U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record $1.8 billion, driven by borrowing in AI infrastructure; Goldman says AI accounts for about 30% (Kate Duguid/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 23, 2025

Kate Duguid / Financial Times: U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record…

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Sources detail SoftBank’s efforts to raise needed funds as it strives to close its $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by the end of this year (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 21, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The next AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff Interviews with…

Heat maps show North Korea’s largest greenhouse at less than half capacity – Radio Free Asia

Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

RFA welcomes release of Shin Daewe, RFA contributor in Myanmar – Radio Free Asia

The company reaches an important milestone in the production of a new electric vehicle

Trump administration in advanced talks for Spirit Airlines bailout

Boeing (BA) First Quarter 2026 Results

United Airlines (UAL) First Quarter 2026 Results

Amazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program

Investigation opened into Kash Patel’s alleged drinking

Trump just cost Republicans the House as Virginia voters pass new map that boosts Democrats

Trump’s permanent ceasefire is actually a total capitulation to Iran

James Comer works inside for Trump to kill Epstein investigation

Trump and Mike Johnson desperately try to save the House before Virginia votes on a new map

OpenAI Announces Workspace Agents in ChatGPT, Allowing Teams to Create Codex-Powered Shared Agents for Complex Tasks, Says They Are “An Evolution of GPT” (OpenAI)

Substack adds translation tools and says about 100,000 publishers earn on the platform, including about 30,000 outside the US; European creators collectively earn over $90 million per year (on Substack)

UK High Court rules London Metropolitan Police can continue to use live facial recognition; police say technology has led to more than 2,100 arrests since 2024 (Connor Jones/The Register)

Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Documents and sources: Insurers including QBE and Beazley are considering capping cyber insurance policy payouts for losses and regulatory fines linked to the use of AI and "LLMjacking" (Lee Harris/Financial Times)

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A profile of Quince, an online luxury DTC brand valued at more than $10 billion, which has found success by using data analytics and close ties with manufacturers to keep prices low (Amanda Mull/Bloomberg)

OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance for undisclosed amount; Hiro is stopping new registrations, will close its doors on April 20 and delete all data on May 13 (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Source: a16z Crypto is targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund and plans to close raising by the end of the first half of 2026 (Fortune)

Yahoo sold technology news site Engadget to Static Media in a deal signed in early February and expected to close later in March (David Pierce/The Verge)

Danaher agrees to acquire US medical technology company Masimo for $9.9 billion, paying $180 per share, a nearly 40% premium to the Feb. 13 close, expected to close in the second half of 2026 (Stuart Biggs/Bloomberg)

Allbirds becomes latest retailer to close its physical stores

Micron signs a letter of intent to buy a manufacturing site in Taiwan from Powerchip for $1.8 billion to expand production of DRAM memory chips, scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2026 (Valentine Baldassari/Bloomberg)

A look at the humans employed to save the robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay between $20 and $24 to manually close robo-taxis doors and between $60 and $80 to tow its cars (Lisa Bonos/Washington Post)

U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record $1.8 billion, driven by borrowing in AI infrastructure; Goldman says AI accounts for about 30% (Kate Duguid/Financial Times)

Sources detail SoftBank’s efforts to raise needed funds as it strives to close its $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAI by the end of this year (Reuters)