Utah has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program allowing an AI to handle prescription renewals without any human doctor in the loop. State officials and startup Doctronic say it will increase access and lower costs, but the American Medical Association warns it puts patients at risk by removing
A proposed one-time 5% wealth tax in California is forcing the state’s billionaires to make a choice. Their reactions, from moving assets to shrugging it off, highlight a classic split in financial risk tolerance under uncertainty.
Anurag, a journalist with five years in tech, replaced VS Code with the AI-native fork Cursor. After a month, he found its project-wide AI understanding, multi-line autocomplete, and agentic features too integrated to give up. The familiar interface made the switch seamless.
Niko Bonatsos, the investor behind early funding for Discord and the $10 billion startup Mercor, has left General Catalyst. He plans to start a new VC firm focused on young founders and consumer businesses.
JPMorgan’s asset management arm is replacing proxy advisory firms with an internal AI platform called Proxy IQ for all its shareholder votes. Meanwhile, the fragile truce over private equity recruiting has collapsed, with first-year banking analysts interviewing for jobs starting in 20 months.
Google has issued its first Chrome security update of 2026, fixing a high-risk vulnerability. The flaw, found in the WebView component, requires other browsers to update their Chromium base.
Google is using its Gemini AI to let teachers turn lessons into custom podcasts. The feature is available now for Google Workspace Education subscribers. It’s a direct attempt to engage the estimated 35 million Gen Z monthly podcast listeners in the U.S.
The £150-per-share acquisition of TT Electronics by Cicor Technologies is off. The deal failed to secure the required 75% shareholder approval, garnering only about 51.77% support.
China has unveiled new regulations targeting the aggressive tactics of major e-commerce platforms. The rules, effective in February, specifically ban coercing merchants into promotions and come after a year of heightened scrutiny.
Morgan Stanley is seeking SEC approval to launch exchange-traded funds tied to bitcoin and solana. This is the first such move by a major U.S. bank, signaling a major shift in institutional crypto adoption.
