This week’s Top of Stack brings a wave of transformative developments across AI, regulation, finance, and healthcare. Major players like Amazon and Google are doubling down on AI infrastructure and automation, while fresh warnings of an AI bubble dominate the conversation. Policymakers grapple with the boundaries of federal and state authority on AI governance, and markets respond to emerging trends in venture capital, private equity, and crypto. Meanwhile, our clients continue to shape the future of fintech, customer experience, and caregiving with breakthrough innovation and strategic traction.
News Trends to Watch
AI & Tech
- Bloomberg: Google’s Having the AI Build the UI in Latest Gemini Update
- Fox Business: Amazon to invest up to $50B to build AI infrastructure for US government agencies
- Reuters: ‘Big Short’ investor Burry targets AI boom with new blog after hedge fund closure
- The Wall Street Journal: AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
- WIRED: Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting
Politics and Regulation:
- Forbes: Federal Preemption Of State AI Regulation Proposals Sparks Controversy
- Reuters: White House pauses executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on AI, sources say
- TechCrunch: Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all
- TIME: Banning AI Regulation Will Endanger American Kids
Finance & Investment
- Harvard Business Review: How Generative AI Is Reshaping Venture Capital
- NPR: Here’s why concerns about an AI bubble are bigger than ever
- Private Equity News: Asset managers to pursue more fintech tie-ups, says PwC
- Reuters: Wall Street surges on tech rally, rate cut optimism
- The New York Times: Why Crypto’s Slide Is Rattling Wall Street
- The Wall Street Journal: Leave Private Equity? More Buyout Professionals Are Considering It
Healthcare
- CNN: Trump expected to unveil new health care cost proposal
- Forbes: AI Tools Are Transforming Emotional Wellbeing And Patient Care
- Reuters: Health insurers rise on report Trump considering ACA subsidy extension
- The New York Times: What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
Clients in the News
- Forbes: Caregiving Is The Crack In America’s Retirement And Longevity Planning (A Place for Mom)
- Forbes: Embedded Tax Platform April Launches Real-Time Tax Estimation For Stock Trades (april)
- Reuters: Industrial giants regain footing as tariff turmoil recedes (Easterly)
- PYMNTS: Extend Enables More Credit Cards to Connect to Expense Management Platform (Extend)
- Cointelegraph: Republic raises $100M for ETH purchases under unusual zero-interest deal (Republic Technologies)
- Decrypt: How Lynq Connects Crypto With Traditional Finance (Lynq)
- Financial IT: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Customer Experience in Financial Services (Cognigy)
- BusinessWomen: Q&A with Samantha Yoder, New VP of Product at Fintech Startup Ualett (Ualett)
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