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When asked about the role politics plays in the investing landscape, Horowitz emphasized three areas: increased clarity around crypto, his optimism about Trump’s AI executive order, and his hopes around rare earth mineral mining and manufacturing. trib.al/3be1KWw
Ben Horowitz and Raghu Raghuram on AI, politics, and the questions they don’t have easy answers to | Fortune
As the former VMware CEO joins VC firm a16z, Raghuram and Horowitz sat with Fortune for a candid conversation about the state of things.
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But if inflation or jobs reports, which are delayed due to the government shutdown, point to an economic shift, then tariff-revenue checks could suddenly “start looking a lot better and less inflationary.” trib.al/dtj2uU1
Trump’s tariff revenue checks could create a ‘weird feedback loop’ that encourages more price hikes, analyst says | Fortune
But the inflationary effects may not be as severe as Biden’s COVID-era stimulus checks were.
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“As AI reshapes how we communicate, market, and create, those who pair creative skills with AI fluency will have a competitive edge, and we’re looking for that combination,” Stacy Martinet, chief communications officer for Adobe, tells Fortune. trib.al/XteEsC7
Adobe exec says the $141 billion software giant embraces candidates who use AI to apply for jobs—because they're the people 'creating the future' | Fortune
While many CEOs see AI in hiring tests as cheating, this Adobe exec says candidates who use it are the innovators she’s hunting for.
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Less than 10 years after dropping out of New York University and then starting what would become the prediction market Polymarket in the bathroom of his Lower East Side apartment, Shayne Coplan has been crowned the youngest ever self-made billionaire. trib.al/Nq5nSqF
Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything | Fortune
Coplan, 27, started Polymarket in the bathroom of his Lower East Side apartment.
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AI is shaking up the browser market, with companies beginning to incorporate new generative and agentic AI capabilities directly into the web navigation tool. That in turn is sparking a fierce new war for users. trib.al/zXcTJO8
Browser wars, a hallmark of the late 1990s tech world, are back with a vengeance—thanks to AI | Fortune
Google has integrated Gemini into Chrome, while Perplexity and Opera have launched AI-native browsers too.
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Some government-funded museums and facilities have closed, and those that haven’t, such as the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the National Air and Space Museum are operating with reserve funds until Saturday. Starting on Sunday, the real pain begins. trib.al/jXbLfEm
The government shutdown couldn't have come at a worse time for D.C. Its $11 billion tourism industry is bracing for impact | Fortune
Fall is a peak season for conferences and business travel, said the president and CEO of the city’s nonprofit destination marketing organization.
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Some jobs can be paused or slowed. Other jobs can’t be rescheduled but could be redirected to another data center where the local power grid is less stressed. Data centers would need to be flexible in this way less than 2% of the time, Sivaram says. trib.al/wmdUUHS
Companies like OpenAI are sucking up power at a historic rate. One startup thinks it has found a way to take pressure off the grid | Fortune
Emerald AI, which launched in July, is trying to solve the problem of powering the data centers that all AI companies need.
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Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said Friday he had a “great interview” to potentially succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the central bank, while warning the U.S. labor market is so weak it may actually be contracting. trib.al/I64Uxt8
Fed's Chris Waller says he had a 'great interview' to succeed Jerome Powell and the labor market is 'weak' and 'not doing great' | Fortune
"There was nothing political about it," the Fed governor told CNBC. "Just serious economic discussion."
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Repairing relations with front-line workers was key for REI CEO Mary Beth Laughton, especially as the brand struggled. But in the last week, Laughton has made moves that could complicate those efforts and revive tensions. trib.al/QSlxeJT