Journals

Denitsa Tsekova / Bloomberg: Polymarket is hosting a growing number of contracts related to military conflicts, including China invading Taiwan; possible US strikes in Iran has $18M+ volume  —  Even as prediction-market platforms have tested legal and regulatory norms like… Read More »Polymarket is hosting a growing number of contracts related to military conflicts, including China invading Taiwan; possible US strikes in Iran has $18M+ volume (Denitsa Tsekova/Bloomberg)

Financial Times: Sources: McKinsey pilots an overhaul in how it recruits its next generation, asking candidates to use its AI tool Lilli to analyze a case study during a test  —  Candidates in pilot assessed on how they prompted consulting… Read More »Sources: McKinsey pilots an overhaul in how it recruits its next generation, asking candidates to use its AI tool Lilli to analyze a case study during a test (Financial Times)

Ben Weiss / Fortune: Alpaca, which builds software to let companies offer stocks, ETFs, and other financial instruments, raised a $150M Series D led by Drive at a $1.15B valuation  —  Yoshi Yokokawa, cofounder of Alpaca.COURTESY OF ALPACA  —  Trading… Read More »Alpaca, which builds software to let companies offer stocks, ETFs, and other financial instruments, raised a $150M Series D led by Drive at a $1.15B valuation (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

Dave Sebastian / Bloomberg: Sources: Chinese chip designer Montage, a Shanghai-listed company valued at $22B, plans a Hong Kong IPO that could raise $900M+, backed by Alibaba and JPMorgan  —  Chinese chip designer Montage Technology Co. is set to enlist… Read More »Sources: Chinese chip designer Montage, a Shanghai-listed company valued at $22B, plans a Hong Kong IPO that could raise $900M+, backed by Alibaba and JPMorgan (Dave Sebastian/Bloomberg)

Reuters: Sources: Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by ~12 US and Israeli companies due to national security concerns  —  Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by roughly a… Read More »Sources: Chinese authorities told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by ~12 US and Israeli companies due to national security concerns (Reuters)

Bloomberg: How Ireland, an early data center winner, missed out on much of the current AI boom, hampered by creaking infrastructure and a strained electricity grid  —  The government has a new energy plan to get investment flowing again  — … Read More »How Ireland, an early data center winner, missed out on much of the current AI boom, hampered by creaking infrastructure and a strained electricity grid (Bloomberg)

Delphine Strauss / Financial Times: Ahead of WEF 2026, the IMF urges governments to step up support for young workers displaced by AI, arguing candidates could use AI “rather than compete with it”  —  Analysis finds evidence of the technology… Read More »Ahead of WEF 2026, the IMF urges governments to step up support for young workers displaced by AI, arguing candidates could use AI “rather than compete with it” (Delphine Strauss/Financial Times)

Bloomberg: China’s market regulator says it is investigating Trip.com, the country’s largest online travel agency, over alleged antitrust conduct, without offering details  —  China is investigating Trip.com Group Ltd. over alleged antitrust conduct, taking aim at the country’s dominant online… Read More »China’s market regulator says it is investigating Trip.com, the country’s largest online travel agency, over alleged antitrust conduct, without offering details (Bloomberg)

Tasmin Lockwood / CNBC: US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.AI says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022  —  Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree.  —  Technology companies… Read More »US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.AI says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022 (Tasmin Lockwood/CNBC)

Josh Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times: UK satellite company Open Cosmos wins a highly contested Ka-band spectrum license, used for high-speed internet, beating companies backed by Peter Thiel  —  British company wins highly contested Liechtenstein low-Earth orbit contract  —  A UK… Read More »UK satellite company Open Cosmos wins a highly contested Ka-band spectrum license, used for high-speed internet, beating companies backed by Peter Thiel (Josh Gabert-Doyon/Financial Times)