The next ‘golden age’ of AI investment
Good morning, tech reporter Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Allie Garfinkle.“It was very popular two or three years ago to say there’s only going to be three or four…
AI is the common threat—and the secret sauce—for security startups in the Fortune Cyber 60
AI is everywhere these days. And cybersecurity is no exception. And pretty much every company on the list, regardless of stage or size, is leaning heavily into AI. “I would say at…
Why ASEAN membership matters for Southeast Asia’s smallest economy: It’s a ‘credible signal’ of stability to wary international investors
Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s smallest economy, is now ASEAN’s newest member. “Timor-Leste has struggled with securing investments, due to the country’s instability and associated risks,” says Norashiqin Toh, a post-doctoral fellow at…
Powell gave traders a green light to double down on AI—but the markets punished Meta and Microsoft anyway
“I don’t think that the spending that happens to build datacenters all over the country is especially interest-sensitive. It’s based on longer run – it’s, you know, longer-run assessments that…
AIG to partner with specialty insurer Convex and asset manager Onex in $5 billion deal
The terms of the Convex deal, those privy to the negotiations told Fortune, include an initial $2.2 billion commitment to acquire a 35% in Convex Group, the specialty insurer known…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’
“Remember this was a nonprofit, and I think Bill even said, ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars,'” Nadella said.Yet, Nadella and the Microsoft team weren’t swayed by the…
China just purchased its first U.S. soybeans from this year’s harvest before Trump and Xi meet at economic summit
COFCO did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.Experts with knowledge on the transaction told Reuters that the purchase volume was small, only amounting to 3 cargoes, or shiploads,…
Delta CEO Ed Bastian says one key to building customer loyalty is ‘obsessing’ over your own staff
Personalize – Bastian often uses the word ‘concierge’ while Douglas is using agentic AI to create a differentiated experience for each customer. Part of that comes through creating a broad…
Bitcoin, Ethereum dip after Fed chair hints that 25-point rate cut may be last of 2025
Despite the wavering markets, some crypto analysts were cautiously optimistic. “Easing monetary conditions are supportive of upward price momentum for BTC so long as the macroeconomic outlook doesn’t pose severe…
From ‘greenwashing’ to ‘greenhushing,’ clean energy momentum advances despite political roadblocks
One big change is the switch from empty promises of net-zero carbon goals to the more practical applications of green energy that make business sense and include positive returns on…
