AI is evolving faster than policy can keep pace, stablecoins are gaining mainstream attention, IPOs are making a quiet comeback, and the next wave of innovation is reshaping everything from Medicaid to media. From AI acceleration to regulatory upheaval, here’s what’s moving this week.
News Trends to Watch
AI & Tech
- Axios: AI’s anything-goes moment
- Financial Times: The rise and risks of stablecoins
- Forbes: AI Agents Are Killing Brand Loyalty And Reshaping How We Shop
- TechCrunch: Telegram’s crypto wallet launches in the US
- The Wall Street Journal: AI Search Is Growing More Quickly Than Expected
Politics and Regulation:
- Axios: Stablecoin regulation bill heads to Trump’s desk
- Fast Company: Internet regulation is entering its hall pass era
- NBC: Trump sets 15% tariff on Japanese imports as part of investment agreement
- NPR: Trump aims to get rid of AI regulations and finance exports to win AI race
- The New York Times: What to Know About the Three Crypto Regulation Bills in Congress
- The New York Times: An Attack on the Medical Establishment Buried in an 1,800-Page Regulation
Finance & Investment
- Axios: U.S. IPO market best since 2021 levels
- Bloomberg: Private Equity Cuts Leveraged Loan Banks Out of M&A — and Fees
- Bloomberg: Private Equity Capital Freeze Stalls Midsize Firm Growth
- Financial Times: Private equity firms flip assets to themselves in record numbers
- Tech Funding News: Why data-driven healthcare solutions are the next goldmine for tech investors
- USA Today: Private equity is coming to your 401(k). Are the rewards worth the risk?
Healthcare
- Associated Press: Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
- Forbes: These 3 Medical Trends Predict A Massive Healthcare Crisis
- KFF: Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Enacted Reconciliation Package
- Reuters: Humana renews challenge to downgrade of US Medicare ‘star’ ratings
- The New York Times: Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them
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Clients in the News
- PYMNTS: Crypto Week Comes Back to Life with Stablecoin Bill Set for House Vote (Innovating Capital)
- Forbes: AI in Pharma: Startups, VCs And Big Tech Are Reshaping the industry (Asepha)
- CoinDesk: What Is Big Money Betting on? Bitcoin $140K, Ether $4K Calls Lead Open Interest (Republic Technologies)
- Institutional Real Estate Inc: Sagard Real Estate makes fourth acquisition for value-added, open-end fund (Sagard Real Estate)
- Sports Business Journal: Sequel-Fever partnership underscores growing investor focus at the intersection of women’s health and sports (Muse Capital)
- Axios: Embedded tax startup April raises $38M (april)
- Innovation Insider: Engineering Leadership Series – Benjamin Mayr (Cognigy)
Hot Upcoming Events
- The FPRA PR and Comms Summit in Orlando from August 3-6, 2025, will bring together Florida’s top PR professionals to discuss everything from AI and storytelling to crisis comms and harnessing the power of viral fandoms. I will be representing Avenue Z as a speaker at this year’s conference. Other speakers include comms professionals from Universal Orlando Resort, FOX Entertainment, and Duolingo.
The signals are there. Are you tuned in?
This week’s headlines reflect more than news. They point to the underlying shifts defining tomorrow’s economy— AI acceleration, regulatory rebalancing, and bold bets from visionary leaders. At Avenue Z, we don’t just follow these signals, we help brands lead them.
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