Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales
As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works.
Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris
Mistral aims to start operating the data center by the second quarter of 2026.
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round
The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia’s dominance.
A$AP Rocky Curates Interior Of Historic Modernist Home At Exclusive L.A. Design Event
An invitation-only design event in Los Angeles is drawing attention this weekend not just for its exclusivity, but for an unusual centerpiece: a fully reconstructed mid-century home styled by rapper and designer A$AP Rocky and available for purchase. The three-day showcase, hosted by Basic.Space.LA at the Pacific Design Center features more than 80 designers and […]
Florida Attorney General Challenges NFL’s Rooney Rule, Threatens Legal Action
Florida’s top legal official is pushing back against one of the NFL’s longstanding diversity initiatives, warning the league it could face legal consequences if changes are not made. Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a formal letter Wednesday to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that the Rooney Rule — a policy requiring teams to interview minority […]
Passive But Not Static: Navigating the VettaFi Index Rebalance
Key Takeaways While index-based ETFs are often viewed as buy-and-hold vehicles, quarterly rebalancing ensures these portfolios undergo a strategic facelift to remain aligned with evolving market leadership and current economic realities. Quarterly rebalancing for thematic indexes captured a shift in the international exposure. GAMR added companies such as Bilibili and NetEase. For fundamentally constructed ETFs, […]
Where Will the Billions of Nuclear Funding Dollars Go?
Investors have taken notice of the eye-popping federal commitments to new nuclear capacity in the U.S. in recent months. Headlines have focused on massive reactor-deployment partnerships and loan authority in the hundreds of billions. While reactor developers certainly stand to benefit, a closer look reveals that the majority of this capital will flow through the […]
Basic Bonds Not Delivering? Bet on BNDI.
Aggregate bond ETFs aren’t delivering alarmingly negative performances, but there is some level of disappointment. Still, BNDI shows promise. Pin the disappointment on the Federal Reserve and the war in Iran. The Fed has yet to lower interest rates and with oil prices and other inflationary indicators too high for comfort, consensus is emerging the […]
Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space
Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day.
American Century International, Value ETFs Draw Investor Interest
Key Takeaways With the U.S. equity market highly concentrated and representing a smaller share of global GDP, advisors are seeking non-U.S. growth opportunities. Funds like the American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) are capturing significant assets as investors target more attractive overseas valuations. As current ETF investing trends show a pivot away from the […]
A fraught moment: Industry leaders on their biggest concerns and how to address them
We asked the co-chairs of the World Economic Forum’s Country Strategy Meeting on Türkiye to describe their biggest current worries – and how to address them.
Why OpenAI really shut down Sora
OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab?
