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Trump Signals Openness to Work With Intel’s Lip‑Bu Tan After a Week of Turmoil
After calling for the Intel chief’s resignation last week, the White House pivots to engagement, saying it will spend time with the CEO to bring ‘suggestions’ on how Washington can help the chipmaker. SANTA CLARA / WASHINGTON – Less than…
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Borrowing From a Policy, Not a Pedestal
Inclined Technologies raises a $8 million Series B to expand borrowing against whole life insurance—an option its founders say has been historically reserved for the wealthy—just as insurtech funding shows signs of life in 2025. SAN FRANCISCO — Inclined Technologies,…
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Riding the Legal‑AI Wave Without Wiping Out
With roughly $2.2 billion flowing into legal tech in 2024—much of it for AI—the market is sizzling. Bryter CEO Michael Grupp shares a playbook for shipping fast without sacrificing staying power. By August 2025, legal technology is having a generative‑AI…
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Western Union to Buy Intermex in $500 Million Cash Deal
The remittances giant bets on Latin America as it seeks to revive growth; closing targeted for mid‑2026 pending approvals. Western Union has agreed to acquire International Money Express, better known as Intermex, in an all‑cash transaction valuing the Miami‑based remittances…
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The People Behind the Prompt: What AI Owes Its Hidden Workforce
A new study traces artificial intelligence from mines and factories to data centers and digital piecework, arguing that the real stakes of AI lie in the global systems of extraction and power that sustain it—and that it strengthens. Brussels –…
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The Next DeepSeek? How Manus and Benchmark Sparked a Cross‑Pacific Backlash
A Chinese‑born AI start‑up backed by Silicon Valley heavyweight Benchmark quits China amid U.S. scrutiny—triggering criticism in Beijing and a policy test in Washington. In an era when artificial intelligence is both an industrial project and a geopolitical contest, few…
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Untested Waters: Pimco’s Manny Roman Warns Private Markets to Plan for the Hard Downturn
With $2.1tn under management, the bond giant’s chief says investors must ‘constantly think about what can go wrong’ as private credit and other illiquid assets spread into the mainstream. The chief executive of Pimco, Emmanuel “Manny” Roman, has delivered one…
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The 15% Quid Pro Quo: Nvidia and AMD’s Unprecedented Deal to Keep Selling AI Chips in China
In exchange for export licenses, the chipmakers will hand 15% of their China AI-chip revenues to Washington—upending decades of U.S. export‑control practice and raising fresh questions about security, trade and precedent. In a move without modern precedent for U.S. industry,…
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Western Midstream to Acquire Aris Water Solutions for $1.5 Billion
Cash-and-stock deal extends Western’s footprint in the Delaware Basin and builds a full-cycle water platform; enterprise value pegged near $2 billion with closing targeted for Q4 2025. HOUSTON / MIDLAND — Western Midstream Partners (NYSE: WES) said this week it…
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Turning on a Dime: Why Pivoting Is the Startup’s Sharpest Tool
In 2025’s tougher market, changing direction isn’t capitulation — it’s craft. Here’s how founders pivot without breaking their product, team or trust. LONDON / SAN FRANCISCO Startups are built on conviction — the hunch that a small team can spot…
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