Berkshire Will Power AI Data Centers, But Only On Its Terms
America's electricity bills are up 267% in some places, New York just banned new data centers, and Greg Abel just told AI hyperscalers: not so fast. Power, not chips, is now the AI industry's biggest headache.
What Starbucks' Dress Code Win Says About Labor's Shifting Power
A federal court just ruled Starbucks can police pro-union t-shirts under its "steampunk hipster" dress code. It's the third such win for employers in a row. Turns out fashion rules are the new union battleground.
Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs to Bankroll Its Robotaxi Gamble
Uber just cut 3,300 jobs while revenue keeps climbing. That's not a company in trouble — it's a company placing a very expensive bet. Here's where the money's actually going.
Anthropic Reverses Data Policy As Customers Push Back Before IPO
Anthropic just did a U-turn on data retention weeks before OpenAI beat them to the punch. Here's why "enterprise trust" might be the real IPO metric investors are watching. Spoiler: the data's still there — just moved rooms.
EY Rewards Employees $100 Million For Skills AI Can't Replace
EY just put a price tag on being human at work: $100 million, to be exact. As AI eats the busywork, the billable hour is quietly getting a rival. Here's what's really being rewarded — and why it matters far beyond Big Four accounting.
OpenAI Blames Apple's Own Failures For Its Talent Exodus
OpenAI got sued for allegedly stealing Apple's secrets. Its defense? "Your locks were terrible." Also: about 400 ex-Apple staffers now work there, so maybe start asking questions.
Musk Warns G20 AI's Real Bottleneck Isn't Chips, It's Electricity
Elon Musk stood in front of the world's tech ministers and said the quiet part out loud: AI isn't running out of chips, it's running out of electricity. Also, he thinks software is coming for your job. Cool Tuesday.
Why Cathie Wood Is Betting Big On Nvidia While Michael Burry Shorts It
Two of the market's most-watched investors just took opposite sides of the same trade. One's buying millions in chips. The other's betting the whole table's about to flip.
Sam Altman Called Ads A Last Resort Now They're Worth $1 Billion
Sam Altman once called ads a "last resort." Turns out that resort has a $1 billion pool now. Here's what changed his mind — and what it means for everyone watching the AI monetisation scramble.
Apple Just Handed Its $4 Trillion AI Problem To A Hardware Engineer
Tim Cook hands over the keys after 15 years, and Apple picks the guy who made your MacBook survive a coffee spill. Not the AI guy. The hardware guy. On the exact week AI decides everything.
Mark Carney’s $116 Billion Defence Bank Has Only €5 Billion
Mark Carney wants to build a $116 billion war chest for rearmament. So far he's raised enough to buy a few decent submarines. The whales aren't biting — and nobody's quite sure why.
Europe’s Central Bankers Fear The Fed Is Losing Its Independence
Half a dozen European central bankers left Wyoming this week rattled — and it wasn't the altitude. They came for hiking and monetary theory. They left wondering if the Fed still answers to itself.
Sacramento’s 2026 Women Founders Are Rebuilding California Beyond Software
As California battles tech layoffs and outmigration, 2026's Women Founders of the Year show displaced talent flowing into water, elder care and construction.
A 2.5-Hour Traffic Jam Made Josh Bayliss Virgin's CEO
A traffic jam ruined someone's afternoon in 2005. It also accidentally built one of the longest CEO tenures in modern business. Here's what got stuck in that car for 2.5 hours.
OpenAI Cut Cursor's Access Over Just 5% of Its Usage
OpenAI just cut off a customer over who signs its cheques now, not what it does with the product. Cursor says it barely notices. Somewhere, a lawyer is drafting the world's most expensive prenup.
The US Open Just Gave Its Biggest Pay Rise To Its Losers
The US Open just handed its biggest raise to the players who lose on day one. Not a typo. The math behind it says more about the sport — and your business — than any trophy ceremony ever could.
Tim Cook Leaves Apple $5 Trillion Richer Than He Found It
Tim Cook just left Apple $5 trillion richer than he found it, and somehow that's not the whole story. Fourteen years, one insane market cap, zero new "iPhone moments." Here's how history will actually judge him.
Judge Rules Pentagon Broke the Law Blacklisting Anthropic
A federal judge just told the Pentagon it can't punish an AI company for having a conscience. The ruling is 59 pages of "arbitrary and capricious." Washington's AI vendors are taking notes.
Mamdani Recruits 15 CEOs After Wall Street and Big Tech Say No
Mayor Mamdani just started a business group chat. Fifteen execs said yes. A few very famous names left him on read. Here's who showed up — and who very pointedly didn't.
Mike Chambers Sold His House Solo Then Built an AI Startup to Save Others Millions
A guy sold his own house in Boulder, saved a fortune, and thought "huh, I could automate this." Now 300+ sellers have pocketed an extra $43,000 each. The 6% commission just got a very awkward performance review.
AI Startup DeepSeek Nears $74 Billion Valuation With CATL Onboard
DeepSeek's valuation just jumped 48% in a few months, and the names writing the checks aren't your usual VC suspects. Batteries, state funds, and an IPO whisper campaign are all in the mix. So — genuine breakthrough or the new cost of admission to the AI arms race?
Musk and Sacks Will Sit With Altman and Huang at G20
Four men who'd rather not share a group chat are about to share a stage. The G20 just became the most awkward seating chart in tech. Nobody's RSVP'd "yes" to sitting next to whom yet.
Anthropic Is Now DeepMind’s Top Talent Drain, Data Shows
Google DeepMind used to have the best talent bench in AI, full stop. Now half of it is quietly walking across the street. New data shows exactly where — and it's not subtle.
Vince Molinari Broke Every Startup Rule and Built Fintech.TV
While Silicon Valley moved fast and broke things, Vince Molinari moved slowly and bought things — $50 million worth. Today his fintech media outlet doubles as a trading platform. Turns out reading the fine print pays. Literally.
