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Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Slop’s Hard Fork Review The future is…

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Sources: Jeff Bezos’ Prometheus project raises tens of billions to buy companies affected by AI; it was valued at ~$30 billion in November 2025 when it raised $6.2 billion (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 27, 2026

Financial Times: Sources: Jeff Bezos’ Prometheus project raises tens of billions to buy companies affected by AI; it was valued…

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India’s AI summit has highlighted the limits of the country’s AI ambitions, as the United States and its tech companies have largely rejected India’s push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Closes to $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquisition, AI Productivity Question – with Aaron Levie The…

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Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences” after saying companies that “kneel” to Trump will be held accountable (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Closes to $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquisition, AI Productivity Question – with Aaron Levie The…

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How tech companies including Meta and OpenAI are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions (Evan Halper/Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 20, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Notion CEO Ivan Zhao questions whether AI is really killing software companies A show about the inside…

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Some private software companies, including McAfee, released results ahead of schedule to reassure investors worried about an AI-related selloff. "SaaSpocalypse" (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 17, 2026

Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg: Some private software companies, including McAfee, have released earnings ahead of schedule to reassure investors worried…

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Credit derivatives trading on some tech companies continues to rise amid concerns they are borrowing too much to fuel AI development (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 16, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Sequoia CEO Coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a business and never been harder…

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Anthropic saw visits to its site increase 6.5% after its Super Bowl ad and DAUs jumped 11% after the game, outperforming other AI companies (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Is Something Big Happening?, AI Safety Apocalypse, Anthropic Raises $30 Billion The Big Technology Podcast…

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How logistics and packaging companies are integrating robots into warehouses

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

DHL autonomous robot at work.Source: DHLDHL Group employees walked nearly a half-marathon every day just to classify, select and move…

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Companies like Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX are allowing their employees to cash out before their IPO, a move once considered taboo and lacking long-term commitment (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: Companies like Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX allow their employees to cash out before…

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

Soft power ‘wins’ Beijing as Chinese medical ship treats 5,400 people in PNG for free – Radio Free Asia

US to establish fuel depot in Philippines to support operations in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Japan’s combat role in Philippine war drills signals shift in regional strategy – Radio Free Asia

Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

Netflix has long been “a builder, not a buyer.” Are those times over?

Some grocers are using AI to reduce food waste and increase profit margins

Trump names Erica Schwartz director of CDC

RFK Jr.’s Peptide Policy Could Boost Hims & Hers as Its GLP-1 Business Scales

Cognitively declining Trump wants praise for ability to sign his name

Jared Kushner under investigation for potential violations of federal bribery and foreign agent laws

Trump’s Broken Brain Tries to Fool America With Iran War Hallucinations

Donald Trump has lost his power to America

RFK Jr. collapses in front of the country during a hearing at home

A look at AI METR, a nonprofit organization whose time horizon metrics are used by AI researchers and Wall Street investors to track the rapid development of AI systems (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Mistral, which once aimed at the best open models, now aims to be an alternative to Chinese and American labs, and says it is on track to generate $80 million in monthly revenue by December (Iain Martin/Forbes)

US judge grants injunction to manufacturers of banned products "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" Eyes Up Facebook group and mobile app, which claims DHS and DOJ violated 1A (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)

The Anthropic myth adds to concerns about increasing workload for open source maintainers, as many have already faced a ‘crazy’ number of bug reports (Chris Stokel-Walker/Bloomberg)

Salesforce announces Headless 360, an initiative that will allow AI agents to access Salesforce platform features through APIs, MCP tools or CLI commands (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

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Robinhood launches its $658.4 million venture capital fund on the NYSE, pricing the IPO at $25 per share, giving retail investors access to private companies like Databricks (Manya Saini/Reuters)

Sources: Jeff Bezos’ Prometheus project raises tens of billions to buy companies affected by AI; it was valued at ~$30 billion in November 2025 when it raised $6.2 billion (Financial Times)

India’s AI summit has highlighted the limits of the country’s AI ambitions, as the United States and its tech companies have largely rejected India’s push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)

Trump calls on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or face “consequences” after saying companies that “kneel” to Trump will be held accountable (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)

How tech companies including Meta and OpenAI are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions (Evan Halper/Washington Post)

Some private software companies, including McAfee, released results ahead of schedule to reassure investors worried about an AI-related selloff. "SaaSpocalypse" (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)

Credit derivatives trading on some tech companies continues to rise amid concerns they are borrowing too much to fuel AI development (Bloomberg)

Anthropic saw visits to its site increase 6.5% after its Super Bowl ad and DAUs jumped 11% after the game, outperforming other AI companies (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

How logistics and packaging companies are integrating robots into warehouses

Companies like Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX are allowing their employees to cash out before their IPO, a move once considered taboo and lacking long-term commitment (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)