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Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym’s reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class’ waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

Record Fundraising Accelerates Georgia Tech’s Investments in Students and Innovation

For the second consecutive year, Georgia Tech set a new fundraising record. The Institute raised more than $415 million in fiscal year 2026, exceeding the previous annual record by more than $100 million and pushing Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech past the $2 billion mark with 18 months remaining. The record-breaking effort will enable the continued expansion of need-based scholarship programs; the transformation of campus […]

Real Estate, Infrastructure and the Georgia Business Boom: Who’s Benefiting?

Georgia’s economic growth continues to create opportunity across the state. Industrial facilities are rising along major transportation corridors, corporate campuses are expanding, and communities are investing in development-ready sites, roads, ports and other infrastructure. The Georgia Department of Economic Development reported that during fiscal year 2025, the state supported 423 new locations and expansions representing […]

Your Ticket to Our Annual Luncheon is an Investment in Georgia’s Youngest Children

By Kristin Bernhard, GEEARS CEO GEEARS’ beloved Annual Luncheon happens a bit earlier than usual this year, on September 17th. It probably won’t feel like fall yet, and we’ll be about six weeks shy of the November election. And yet, I know we’ll all be feeling the excitement, and urgency, of the change on the […]

MARTA board announces three finalists for CEO position

After interviewing the three finalists for MARTA’s top job, the agency’s board announced the contenders: Jonathan Hunt, MARTA’s chief legal officer, who has been serving as interim since last August. Cleveland Ferguson III, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA). Leroy Jones, chief operations officer of the Washington Metropolitan […]

Top ETFs This Week: Metals, Defense & Semiconductors

Following last week’s macroeconomic developments — such as the July jobs report — it’s worth taking a look at near-term ETF performance. Tracking top-performing funds allows advisors and investors to see what thematic strategies are resonating in the market. Key Takeaways: Last week saw a wide selection of State Street ETFs post compelling returns. The […]

Goldman Sachs Converts 2 Fixed Income Funds to ETFs

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) completed the conversion of two of its fixed income mutual funds to ETFs Monday. Per a press release, GSAM converted the Goldman Sachs Bond Fund and Goldman Sachs Income Fund into the Goldman Sachs Core Plus Bond ETF (GCPB) and the Goldman Sachs Income ETF (GINC), respectively. That move expands […]

The Trillion-Dollar Trio Goes Public: What Advisors Need to Know About SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI

For three years, clients have asked the same question: “How do I get into SpaceX or OpenAI before the IPO?” That question just changed tense. SpaceX has completed its roadshow and begins trading, Anthropic filed confidentially on June 1, and OpenAI followed on June 8 — a once-in-a-generation cluster of mega-listings, now all compressed into […]