This week’s Top of Stack covers the most pressing news over the past seven days, including the latest AI scandal – an impersonation attempt of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Meanwhile, tech firms are pushing for a renewed effort in AI regulation after a failed state ban, Americans worry about what the passing of the “Big Beautiful Bill” means for healthcare, and new stablecoin regulation could give the crypto industry a substantial boost.
News Trends to Watch
AI & Tech
- Axios: Rubio impersonation campaign underscores broad risk of AI voice scams
- Axios: AI is changing the world faster than most realize
- Entrepreneur: Meta Poaches Top Apple Executive With Compensation Offer Reportedly in the Tens of Millions
- The Wall Street Journal: The Companies Betting They Can Profit From Google Search’s Demise
- The Wall Street Journal: The AI Scraping Fight That Could Change the Future of the Web
Politics and Regulation:
- AInvest: Crypto Industry Could Reach $20 Trillion With Stablecoin Regulation
- Axios: New push for national AI rules likely after state ban fails
- The Atlantic: A New Era of Internet Regulation Is About to Begin
- The Wall Street Journal: After Setback, Tech Firms Renew Push for Federal AI Regulation
Finance & Investment
- Axios: Private equity’s tail risk
- Blockworks: Venture capital funding tops $2.8B in June
- Forbes: The Quiet Renewable Race: Private Equity’s Bid For Prime Energy Land
- The Wall Street Journal: Homeowners Who Gambled on Lower Rates Are Paying the Price
- World Economic Forum: How tech innovations are transforming private equity
Healthcare
- Associated Press: What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans
- Reuters: Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump’s tax bill, warn it will harm millions
- The Wall Street Journal: How Healthcare Cuts in the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Affect Americans
- The Wall Street Journal: Prosecutors Question Doctors About UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices
Clients in the News
- TaxTech 500: Top 50 Startups in Tax Technology 2025 (april)
- Carta: In the face of tariff-related ‘chaos,’ early-stage tech investors sound an optimistic note (Core VC)
- Carta: Tariffs bring uncertainty—and opportunities—for PE and M&A (Dynamix)
- AI World Today: How Avenue Z’s Johnny Hughes is Transforming Marketing with Funnel GPT and Human Creativity (Avenue Z)
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