The AI arms race is about more than algorithms. It’s about control over the very platforms where commerce and conversation happen. From a $34.5 billion bid to unseat Google Chrome to growing privacy concerns over AI chatbots, the next phase of digital competition is here. Big Tech is facing antitrust heat, geopolitical pressure is shaping AI policy, and the SEC’s softened stance on crypto is shifting financial strategies in real time.
News Trends to Watch
AI & Tech
- Forbes: The AI Commerce Wars Have Begun
- Fortune: Meta contractors say they can see Facebook users sharing private information with their AI chatbots
- Reuters: AI startup Perplexity makes bold $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser
- The New York Times: Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
- WIRED: OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt
Politics and Regulation:
- AInvest: Antitrust Risks in Tech Ecosystems: A New Front in Big Tech Regulation
- NBC News: How redistricting became the burning hot center of Democratic politics
- POLITICO: Trump will send National Guard into Washington
- The Defiant: SEC Drops Ripple Appeal Signaling Shift in Crypto Regulation — But Uncertainty Remains
- TIME: The Politics, and Geopolitics, of Artificial Intelligence
Finance & Investment
- Financial Times: The venture capital money machine is spinning again
- NPR: Trump opens the door for private equity in retirement plans
- Oracle: Harnessing the AI advantage in finance
- Reuters: Trump announces $100 billion new investment pledge from Apple
Healthcare
- Axios: Trump admin claims Social Security, Medicare at risk if tariffs blocked
- Axios: Tech firms, states look to rein in AI chatbots’ mental health advice
- NPR: The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
- Reuters: Struggling US healthcare stocks endure rough 2025 but draw some bargain hunters
- USA Today: Millions will lose Medicaid under Trump’s tax law. Here’s the final tally.
- World Economic Forum: 7 ways AI is transforming healthcare
Clients in the News
- Commercial Observer: Six Months Into Trump 2.0, D.C. Is Still Finding Its Footing (Easterly Government Properties)
- Investment News: Asset managers sharpen institutional focus with strategic hires (Pandion Asset Management)
- S&P Global: Long-term borrowers may miss benefit of Fed rate cut (Easterly Asset Management)
- Fintech Weekly: Fintech Infrastructure in Latin America: Why Interoperability Still Sets the Pace (Prometeo)
- Fast Company: How AI can finally fix prior authorization (Autonomize AI)
- Fintech TV: The Rise of Interest-Bearing Stablecoins: What It Means for Financial Institutions (Tassat)
- Forbes Advisor: 34 Website Optimization Tips (Avenue Z)
- PYMNTS: AI in Accounting Services May Level Playing Field for Small Businesses (Extend)
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