Trump's Student Loan Caps Could Push Future Doctors Into Private Debt and Bankruptcy
Washington just trimmed the bill it's willing to pay for med school. Someone else is happy to cover the difference, for a price. A former bankruptcy judge thinks she already knows how this story ends, and it isn't pretty.
SoftBank's $18 Billion Bid for Security Guards Is Really a Robot Play
One of tech's boldest dealmakers has spotted his next big AI opportunity on the night shift. Investors flinched, hard. Masterstroke, or the priciest science experiment of the year?
OpenAI Faces the Same State Playbook That Cost Meta $18 Billion
A sequel nobody in Silicon Valley asked for is now in production. Eight states, one AI giant and a legal script that already cost Meta dearly. So who is actually writing the rules for AI now, and is it still Washington?
G7 Will Rehearse AI Attacks on Banks After IMF Warns of a Confidence Shock
The world’s top finance ministers just agreed to practise for a disaster that hasn’t happened yet. The scary part isn’t the money that could vanish overnight. It’s the trust that could quietly go with it.
Companies Are Announcing Layoffs Early and Leaving Staff in Limbo
Some of America's biggest employers have found a new way to deliver bad news: very, very slowly. Staff know cuts are coming, just not who or when. So is it honesty, strategy, or something a little sneakier?
Fed Chief Kevin Warsh Says the AI Boom Will Raise Prices Before It Lowers Them
The world's most powerful central banker just said the quiet part out loud about the AI boom. It's not just a productivity miracle waiting in the wings — it's a bill landing right now. Guess who might be chipping in?
Why Apple and Nvidia Each Wrote $25 Million Cheques for Trump's Ballroom
Two of the world's most valuable companies just paid $25 million apiece for a spot at a very exclusive White House dance. Nobody's entirely sure what that actually buys. And the music could stop in November.
Tim Cook Gets Apple Intelligence Into China Two Years Late and Without Siri
Apple finally has the green light for its AI in China. The catch? It's arriving late, running on a rival's brain and leaving Siri at the border. Smart workaround, or a very expensive compromise?
Dave Ricks Is Spending $18 Billion to Save Eli Lilly From Its Own Success
Eli Lilly just became pharma's first trillion-dollar company. So naturally, its CEO is behaving like a man bracing for the worst. Here's why the smartest move at the top might be planning for the fall.
Bank of America Missed $5 Billion of Suspicious Cash and Now Owes $1.2 Billion
One of America's biggest banks just admitted it looked the other way, for years. The bill is eye-watering. But the real story is what Washington is now calling it, and it isn't "paperwork."
Berkshire Hathaway Has Bet $930 Million on the Italian Company That Owns AOL
The world's most famous value investor just went shopping for software again. The target owns some of the internet's most familiar old names. And the market's reaction says as much about the buyer as the bargain.
Jamie Dimon Warns Savers Off the AI Bots That Threaten Bank Profits
Wall Street's most famous banker has a warning about the robots that want to mind your money. Is it a public service announcement or a very well-paid bodyguard? Either way, £700bn is riding on the answer.
OpenAI Says an Ex-Staffer Briefed Apple’s Bosses on Its Secret Device
Apple thought it was the only one being robbed. A fresh court filing suggests the getaway car had two drivers. Inside the post-smartphone gadget war, fought one departing engineer and one personal account at a time.
Bumble Was Worth $14 Billion in 2021 and Is Now Selling for $1.3 Billion
One of the most famous apps in dating just accepted an offer nobody saw coming in 2021. Younger users are swiping less and paying less. Is this a bargain for a big brand, or the end of an era?
BP’s Meg O’Neill Heads Into Her First Strategy Reveal With an $8 Billion Head Start
BP's new boss has a big date in New York this December, and for once she has some very good news in her pocket. The question isn't whether she has room to manoeuvre. It's who gets to spend it first.
Meta’s AI Chief Says Zuckerberg’s Underrated Edge Is How Fast He Writes
Forget the hoodie and the keynote stage. One of tech's most powerful CEOs may owe more to his thumbs than to his vision. A 29-year-old AI chief says the real edge has been hiding in WhatsApp all along.
Wall Street’s Biggest Banks Hit a September Slowdown After a Stellar First Half
Wall Street's dealmaking machine had a cracking first half. Then September turned up with a grinding bond selloff, war jitters and AI anxiety in its luggage. So is this a quick breather, or the moment the party starts winding down?
Amazon Is Weighing $7 Billion for an AI Startup Anthropic Walked Away From
One buyer had the surveyor round, read the report and quietly walked away. Now a bigger buyer wants in, at a bigger price. Is it a shrewd bet on AI chips, or the priciest case of FOMO this year?
Starbucks Rules Out a Record Chipotle Deal and Its Shareholders Are Relieved
A coffee giant, a burrito chain and one very familiar CEO walk into a rumour. Investors hated the idea, then cheered when it died. And the chain left standing at the altar might now be the most interesting name on the menu.
Broadcom’s CEO Calls AI Investors Gamblers While Profiting From Their Bets
One of the AI boom's biggest winners just compared its investors to casino regulars. The twist? He's sitting on the house side of the table. And the real limit on AI might not be chips at all.
Why Microsoft Wants AI Regulated Like a Carton of Milk
One of AI's biggest winners is asking governments for tougher rules. Apparently the stuff in your fridge faces stricter safety checks than the bots now running inside businesses. So is Microsoft being noble, or quietly building a moat?
Aurora Charges the Ultra Rich $10,000 a Year for AI That Still Needs Humans
There's a new members' club where the AI reads your sleep data to guess what you need next. Entry costs $10,000 a year, plus a fee just to get through the door. The twist? The most valuable thing it sells might not be the software at all.
AI Safety Auditing Is Becoming Big Business and OpenAI and Anthropic Are the Customers
The people paid to inspect AI just got a serious pay rise. Trouble is, the cheques are coming straight from the very labs being graded. Trusted oversight in the making, or the world's most awkward invoice?
Elon Musk Threatens a Jio Price War Days Before Ambani's $106 Billion IPO
One billionaire just trash-talked another's biggest payday. The weapon is cheap internet, the stakes are $106 billion, and one fighter isn't even licensed yet. So is it a real threat or a perfectly timed heckle?
Nvidia Is in Talks to Buy America's Answer to DeepSeek
The world's favourite shovel seller wants a piece of the gold mine. A $25 billion startup, a brand-new model and a very convenient deal structure. Here's why the 'open' alternative may come with strings attached.
