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Average health insurance deductibles on ACA marketplaces have reached $2,912 in 2026, up from $1,881 in 2014, while roughly one in five workers with employer-sponsored plans now faces a deductible of $3,000 or more for single coverage.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced the GUARD Act, a bill that would bar AI companies from allowing minors to access AI companion chatbots and impose fines of up to $100,000 per violation.

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The S&P 500 closed at 7,230.12 and the Nasdaq finished at 25,114.44 on May 1, both setting all-time highs, as Apple's fiscal second-quarter earnings beat lifted shares more than 3% and oil prices retreated on Iran peace-deal uncertainty.

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Bitcoin gained 12.7% in April for its best month since April 2025, but CryptoQuant says perpetual futures were the "sole driver" of the rally while spot demand contracted — a pattern analysts associate with self-limiting price runs.

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Seven major AI firms — including OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, SpaceX, and Reflection AI — have signed agreements with the Pentagon to deploy artificial intelligence systems on the Defense Department's classified networks.

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A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed "Copy Fail" and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows any user with a basic account to gain full administrative control and escape cloud containers — affecting virtually every major Linux distribution released since 2017.

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Apple reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $111.18 billion, up 17% year over year, and earnings of $2.01 per share — both ahead of estimates — as the company navigated its best-ever March quarter and prepared for a CEO transition in September.

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A new phishing-as-a-service platform called Bluekit combines more than 40 phishing templates with an AI assistant capable of drafting campaign content, underscoring the growing integration of AI tools into cybercriminal infrastructure.

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Elon Musk returned to the federal witness stand in Oakland for a third time Thursday as his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman entered its fourth day, with cross-examination by OpenAI attorney William Savitt set to continue after a heated Wednesday session.

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Samsung Electronics posted its highest-ever quarterly operating profit in the first quarter of 2026, with earnings rising more than 750% year over year to 57.2 trillion Korean won, driven by surging demand for AI-linked memory chips.

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Uber announced hotel bookings via an Expedia partnership, an OpenAI-powered voice booking tool, and an off-platform shopping service at its annual Go-Get event in New York on Wednesday, deepening its push to become an all-in-one super app.

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AstraZeneca and GSK both beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday, but their CEOs joined a growing chorus of European pharma leaders warning that Trump's most-favored-nation drug pricing policy could limit which new medicines reach patients in Europe.

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Meta's newly released Muse Spark AI model has drawn cautious praise from analysts ahead of the company's first-quarter earnings call, but investors are pressing CEO Mark Zuckerberg for a concrete strategy to monetize the technology beyond advertising.

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As families navigate the complexities of generational transition, particularly as “The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here” according to the NY Times, the line between a family business and a family enterprise continues to evolve.

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As healthcare continues moving toward broader interoperability, the conversation is beginning to shift.

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The world’s largest contract chipmaker posted first-quarter revenue of 1.13 trillion New Taiwan dollars ($35.6 billion), marking a 35% year-over-year increase and slightly exceeding analyst expectations.

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Cybersecurity investment specialist Option3 is preparing to bring its next-generation platform to market, targeting a summer launch for what it now calls Native 2020.

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Spanning geopolitical conflict, trade policy upheaval, artificial intelligence, private market fragility, and bank regulation, the letter offers an unvarnished look at how the most influential banker in the world sees the current environment.

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