How to catch an AI model
Good morning. Mark Zuckerberg’s top advisor in Washington is leaving the company after 15 years. Why is chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan moving on one month before the U.S.…
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Exclusive: AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1 billion valuation as AI-written code surges
Blacksmith, a startup that runs the infrastructure companies use to test code before it ships, has been valued at $1 billion following a new $66 million funding round led by…
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Is Anthropic the IPO market’s last hope for 2026? The clock is ticking
Morgan Chittum here. More bad news in the IPO market this week. Recommended Video On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected…
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Australians also don’t like data centers: NextDC shares fall 42% after community opposition stalls a grid upgrade
NextDC, an Australian data center operator, is the latest such company to get hit by a growing investor selloff of AI stocks. Shares in the Brisbane-based company fell by 41.7%…
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More output isn’t better business: Workday’s CFO Zane Rowe on how finance chiefs should really measure AI
Good morning. For Workday CFO Zane Rowe, the promise of AI isn’t just about automating tasks. It’s about giving employees the freedom to rethink how they work, uncover new insights,…
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The AI boom is nearly $5 trillion short of paying for itself, Gartner says
There isn’t an endless stream of revenue for AI as early adopters once thought. The gap between what’s being spent on the AI buildout and the revenue projected to come…
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Nonprofits are embracing AI to advance their missions, but few have a road map for adoption
American Cancer Society Chief Executive Officer Shane Jacobson says he is currently in the process of creating a new plan that will look at how his nonprofit has leveraged data…
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Hungary’s former central bank chief is arrested on suspicion of fraud as the new government cracks down on alleged corruption
Hungarian police arrested the country’s former Central Bank governor on Wednesday, a significant step in the new government’s pursuit of suspected financial abuses during the rein of Viktor Orbán, whose…
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In-N-Out keeps delivery off the menu, but its fans are paying extra to get it anyway
For In-N-Out fans, the yellow arrow and red lettering paired with a palm tree backdrop can signal a familiar destination: relatively cheap burgers, fries, and most often than not, a…
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Let AI go ‘a little bit rogue,’ says SharkNinja CIO. Better we find the limits than someone else does
Ask the executives who run AI inside some of the world’s leading companies whether the technology is going to kill us, and you get an answer that looks vastly different…
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