We are talking about an entire “agentic economy” here, t54 founder Chandler Fang told Fortune in an emailed statement; “it is very different from simply using AI agents for financial tasks.” https://bit.ly/4tBpIfr
Astronaut Christina Koch is the first woman to travel around the moon. It's not the first time she's made history. https://bit.ly/4civJa1
A Fortune analysis of produce wholesale prices from USDA data found grocery-cart staples such as tomatoes, bananas, and yellow onions have experienced significant price spikes since the war began. https://bit.ly/48pbnKT
The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is a treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock. Now a group of volunteers is methodically cataloging, digitizing and uploading them one by one. https://bit.ly/4tzUzZI
A significant share of employees are actively trying to sabotage their company’s AI rollout, according to a new report published from enterprise AI agent firm Writer and research firm Workplace Intelligence. https://bit.ly/4miD91v
The Bank of New York has just launched a new homeowner program for U.S. employees: those who earn $100,000 or less each year may qualify for $6,500 to be used towards buying their first home. https://bit.ly/3Qsgcgf
Mark Zandi, the top economist at Moody’s Analytics, said the U.S. economy could already be in a recession, according to the Vicious Cycle Index, an economic indicator Zandi and his colleagues created. https://bit.ly/4dTJT3R
Late last year, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a sweeping regulation: any creator discussing medicine, health, law, finance, or education must prove verified professional credentials. In essence: no degree, no license, no post. https://bit.ly/47PtrOd
Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at the European Union on Tuesday, saying its liberal policies were discouraging investment and predicted a “major fracture” between the bloc’s eastern and western member states. https://bit.ly/4dAMeR4
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that three clauses of the 10-point ceasefire framework with the United States had already been violated, despite negotiations not beginning. https://bit.ly/47QAFBp
“AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities,” Anthropic wrote. https://bit.ly/4tEP1gS
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon knows better than to predict when the national debt may come to a head—but he is certain that the nation’s fiscal trajectory cannot be ignored forever. https://bit.ly/4dzG6sf
Supermicro is launching an internal investigation following a federal indictment alleging one of the company’s cofounders orchestrated the routing of $2.5 billion in servers packed with Nvidia’s highly prized GPUs to China. https://bit.ly/4mfCH49
Oil fell below $100 per barrel on the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, as the agreement hinges on a 10-point plan that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. https://bit.ly/4txREkj
U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran has put a spotlight on the strength of the “petrodollar,” which makes up the cornerstone of America’s dominance over global trade. https://bit.ly/41PU41U
Meta has unveiled Muse Spark, the first AI model produced by its Meta Superintelligence Labs, the new AI research unit it created last year and has spent billions of dollars to staff and equip. https://bit.ly/4c95i6l
“Just steps from where those bullets struck is our dining room table... my son had been playing with his Legos the day before,” Indianapolis Councilmember Ron Gibson wrote. “That reality is deeply unsettling.” https://bit.ly/41UaSVu
There are serious questions looming over OpenAI’s ability to go for an IPO this year. And, in the absence of an IPO, it’s unclear how much longer the company can continue to tap the private market. https://bit.ly/47S2ids
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President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget is built on a single, load-bearing bet: that the U.S. economy can grow at 3% annually for the next decade. Experts are skeptical. https://bit.ly/4tBxLsJ
Five weeks of held breath just exhaled from the U.S. stock market this morning, and it was worth about $1.5 trillion. https://bit.ly/41hLJE2
Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, cited a desire to unleash “long-term value” when making yesterday’s $64 billion bid to acquire Universal Music Group. https://bit.ly/4meJJpE
OpenAI's new policy paper proposes that AI systems approach superintelligence, the existing tax code, labor market, and social safety net are all dangerously unprepared for what’s coming. https://bit.ly/41nz6Hz
U.S. President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or else a “whole civilization will die tonight.” https://bit.ly/4sR6bro
Olto’s sleek and modern design—like a Cybertruck for the bike lane—tends to grab attention. But is it really a bike? https://bit.ly/4tFyFVf
Asian markets surged Wednesday morning as investors welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, even if details of what the temporary truce means for transit through the strategic Strait of Hormuz remain unclear. https://bit.ly/4dACQwK
Southeast Asian companies with successful wellness programs have one thing in common: They treat it as a design challenge rather than a series of perks. https://bit.ly/4vhDWnf
Who owns ideas in the AI age?
Hachette Book Group CEO David Shelley is taking on Big Tech, defending copyright, and making the case for why the future of human creativity is at stake. bit.ly/41TdS4t
The White House will spend $377 million for renovations and repairs for the presidential residence this year, according to the president’s budget released on Friday. https://bit.ly/3PQ5xfj
As the Artemis II crew heads back to Earth, there’s no financial windfall waiting for them. https://bit.ly/4v6ql26