Forced Labor Tariffs Hit 60 Economies — Korea Faces 12.5%
USTR proposed up to 12.5% tariffs on 60 economies, including Korea, over weak forced-labor import bans. Final rates follow a July 7 hearing. Read more »
Half of US AI Data Centers Stalled in 2026
Big Tech is spending $650 billion, yet half the US AI data center pipeline has stalled — not over GPUs, but five-year transformer waits and Chinese power gear. Read more »
Hyperliquid Flips Dogecoin in Crypto Top 10
Hyperliquid’s HYPE flipped Dogecoin to crack crypto’s top 10 with a $75.51 record. Here’s how the fee-buyback flywheel works—and why the June 6 unlock matters. Read more »
SoftBank’s €75B France AI Data Center Bet
SoftBank will invest up to €75 billion to build 5GW of AI data center capacity in France, with a 3.1 GW first phase targeted for 2031. Read more »
Kevin Warsh’s First Fed Test: Trump Wanted Cuts, CPI Says No
Trump installed Kevin Warsh to cut rates, but 3.8% inflation and a twelve-vote FOMC complicate his first meeting on June 17. Here is what drives the decision. Read more »
Apple Chip Diversification: Intel, Samsung
Apple is courting Intel and Samsung to build some US chips, cracking a decade of TSMC reliance. Flagship A- and M-series silicon stays with TSMC for now. Read more »
What Is RAG? How It Stops AI Hallucinations
RAG lets an LLM retrieve external documents before answering, grounding its response in real sources rather than guesswork. Read more »
CEO Confidence Tumbles to 47 in Q2 2026
CEO Confidence dropped to 47 in Q2 2026, breaking the pessimism threshold. 47% of CEOs cited a worsening economy while the S&P 500 hit fresh record highs. Read more »
Anthropic First Profit: $559M on $10.9B Q2, SpaceX Discount
Anthropic’s first profitable quarter rides on a SpaceX compute discount that ends in June. Q3 profitability is unlikely per the company’s own investor framing. Read more »
Morgan Stanley Stablecoin Fund Cracks BlackRock $316B Lock
Morgan Stanley launched MSNXX on April 23, 2026 — a $10M-minimum government MMF that targets BlackRock’s $316B stablecoin reserve grip under GENIUS Act. Read more »