Andrew Yang demands $15,000 annual payments for Americans as AI disrupts the economy, arguing citizens deserve a share of profits generated from their personal data, while leaving the door open for a 2028 presidential run.
AI chip startup Etched secures $700M at a $21B valuation and ships its first inference rack to Jane Street, backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Blackstone, as it scales toward Gigawatt-level infrastructure to bring frontier AI models to the masses.
AI coding startups are securing billions in fresh funding as enterprise adoption explodes, with Google reporting 75% of its code now AI-written, but analysts warn a consolidation reckoning looms as companies narrow down to just a few dominant platforms.
AI coding startup Cognition is seeking a staggering $40 billion valuation in a new funding round, just three months after raising $1 billion at $26 billion, as its annualized revenue nearly doubles to approach $1 billion.
Stripe acquires AI gateway startup OpenRouter in a deal exceeding $7 billion, securing a platform that gives 8 million users unified access to over 400 AI models just months after OpenRouter's $1.3 billion Series B valuation.
AI bubble fears intensify as the 'Tinker Bell problem' threatens to deflate the boom if public belief wavers, yet enterprise demand remains resilient with hyperscaler earnings and compute shortages signaling real underlying value despite viral cost myths and growing pressure for measurable ROI.
Stripe acquires AI startup OpenRouter for over $7 billion, marking a massive strategic pivot beyond payments as the fintech giant moves to dominate the rapidly growing AI infrastructure space.
OpenAI and Anthropic are slashing mid-tier AI model prices by up to 80% as Chinese rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot force a fierce price war, with major US companies like DoorDash and Airbnb already switching to cheaper Chinese-made models to cut costs.
Writer launches Palmyra X6, a powerful new enterprise AI model built on open-source technology, promising up to 50% cost reductions as CEO May Habib calls out major AI labs for skyrocketing prices and failing to deliver real business value.
Anthropic is eyeing a historic $2 trillion IPO in October that would surpass all previous public debuts, fueled by explosive revenue growth projected to hit $120 billion annually by end of 2026, even as export bans and fierce competition from cheaper Chinese AI rivals threaten to slow its momentum.