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Sources: Data labeling startup Handshake’s annualized gross revenue reached about $1 billion, up from $550 million in January; Mercor achieved an annualized gross revenue run rate of more than $1 billion this year (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 13, 2026

The information: Sources: Data labeling startup Handshake’s annualized gross revenue reached about $1 billion, up from $550 million in January;…

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OpenAI’s chief revenue officer says Anthropic is ‘growing its revenue share with Amazon and Google’ and overestimating its ‘run rate by about $8 billion’ (Hayden Field/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 13, 2026

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AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation and has reached an annual run rate of more than $100 million (Anna Tong/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

Anna Tong / Forbes: AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a…

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Annual Letter: Andy Jassy says AWS AI revenue hit an annual run rate of $15 billion starting in the first quarter, and Amazon plans to spend about $200 billion in capital spending in 2026 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 9, 2026

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Annual Letter: Andy Jassy says AWS AI revenue hit an annual run rate of $15 billion…

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Trump administration finalizes Medicare Advantage payment rate

By Stacey D. WallsApril 6, 2026

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks during an event sponsored by the Action for Progress Coalition,…

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online luxury DTC brand Quince is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of more than $10 billion, up from $4.5 billion in July; its annualized revenue rate reached around $2 billion (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: AI revenues explode, Dario’s memo, McDonald’s CEO’s baby burger The Big Technology Podcast takes you…

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Shopify reports fourth-quarter revenue up 31% year-over-year to $3.7 billion, up from an estimated $3.59 billion, and projects first-quarter revenue growth at a lower percentage rate of 35%, up from an estimated 25%; SHOP jumps 10% (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: How Odd Lots’ Joe Weisenthal Turned Curiosity Into a Career and a Hit Podcast…

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Homebuyers are abandoning transactions at the fastest rate since 2017

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 27, 2026

A “sale pending” sign in front of a home for sale in Larkspur, California on November 30, 2023.Justin Sullivan |…

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AI video startup Higgsfield raised an $80 million Series A round from Accel and others at a valuation of more than $1.3 billion, and reports an annualized revenue run rate of $200 million (Krystal Hu/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to Show Up in Any Room with a Low Heart Rate: Silicon Valley’s Missing Etiquette…

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Trump’s credit card rate cap has unclear trajectory and ‘devastating’ risks

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 12, 2026

(L-R) Wells Fargo CEO and Chairman Charles Scharf, Brian Bank of America Chairman and CEO Thomas Moynihan, JPMorgan Chase Chairman…

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The fall of Victory Day in Kazakhstan – The Diplomat

From discreet cooperation to strategic partnership? – The diplomat

Counter-drone efforts in Southeast Asia – The Diplomat

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Chinese electric vehicles are coming to Canada and dealers are eager to sell them

Family Investors Turn to Old Economy Companies to Avoid AI Disruption

Starbucks to lay off 300 US employees, close some regional offices

Detroit automakers cut more than 20,000 U.S. payroll jobs as AI looms

China to order 200 Boeing planes, Trump tells Fox News

Trump doesn’t have enough votes to get his ballroom money

The war in Iran broke Trump

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Electricity prices on the largest U.S. power grid, operated by PJM, jumped 76% year-over-year to an average of $136.53/MWh in the first quarter due to rampant data center demand (John Ainger/Bloomberg)

Sources: OpenAI acquired Weights.gg, which offered AI tools for creating clones of people’s voices, earlier this year; PitchBook: Weights.gg raised about $4 million (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

How tech companies are using open source initiatives to achieve critical strategic goals and how these efforts are reshaping industries like AI, AV, and more. (Bill Gurley/Bill’s Substack)

Kraken cut about 150 employees after AI tools improved efficiency and its IPO could be delayed until late 2026 or early 2027 due to falling digital asset prices (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

A profile of Runway, an AI video generation startup that trains models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3 billion and added $40 million in ARR in the second quarter (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

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Sources: Data labeling startup Handshake’s annualized gross revenue reached about $1 billion, up from $550 million in January; Mercor achieved an annualized gross revenue run rate of more than $1 billion this year (The Information)

OpenAI’s chief revenue officer says Anthropic is ‘growing its revenue share with Amazon and Google’ and overestimating its ‘run rate by about $8 billion’ (Hayden Field/The Verge)

AfterQuery, which sells coding and financial training data to AI labs, says it has raised a $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation and has reached an annual run rate of more than $100 million (Anna Tong/Forbes)

Annual Letter: Andy Jassy says AWS AI revenue hit an annual run rate of $15 billion starting in the first quarter, and Amazon plans to spend about $200 billion in capital spending in 2026 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Trump administration finalizes Medicare Advantage payment rate

online luxury DTC brand Quince is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of more than $10 billion, up from $4.5 billion in July; its annualized revenue rate reached around $2 billion (The Information)

Shopify reports fourth-quarter revenue up 31% year-over-year to $3.7 billion, up from an estimated $3.59 billion, and projects first-quarter revenue growth at a lower percentage rate of 35%, up from an estimated 25%; SHOP jumps 10% (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

Homebuyers are abandoning transactions at the fastest rate since 2017

AI video startup Higgsfield raised an $80 million Series A round from Accel and others at a valuation of more than $1.3 billion, and reports an annualized revenue run rate of $200 million (Krystal Hu/Reuters)

Trump’s credit card rate cap has unclear trajectory and ‘devastating’ risks