Markets, earnings, deals, and the macro shifts that move them. Reported for readers who already know the basics.
AI-related job postings at major U.S. banks reached 139,819 this year, up 49% from 2025, with demand for agent orchestration skills surging 1,721%, according to hiring data firm Draup.
Marc Sabatini · 32 DAYS AGO
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a California Labor Commissioner lawsuit alleging the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, denying them minimum wage, overtime, and other employee protections.
Jay Goldberg · 33 DAYS AGO
Micron Technology posted fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $54.23 billion, nearly four times its year-ago result, as DRAM sales surged 343% and the company issued guidance that exceeded analyst forecasts by a wide margin.
Marc Sabatini · 33 DAYS AGO
Technology analyst Dan Ives filed Wednesday to launch the Ives Ultra AI Opportunities closed-end fund, which will sell 20 million shares at $10 each to raise $200 million for investment in private, late-stage AI companies.
Marc Sabatini · 34 DAYS AGO
Anthropic's IPO prospectus targets a public market valuation of more than $2 trillion despite reporting a net loss of nearly $42 billion in 2025, with plans to spend $518 billion on infrastructure obligations in the coming year.
TechEchelon Staff · 36 DAYS AGO
The 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.23% on Friday, its highest since 2007, driven by a surge in AI-related corporate bond issuance alongside persistent inflation and growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October.
Jay Goldberg · 37 DAYS AGO
A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages after finding Apple infringed two haptics patents related to the Taptic Engine used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple has vowed to appeal.
Marc Sabatini · 38 DAYS AGO
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Ohio and Tennessee can apply state gambling laws to Kalshi's sports event contracts, marking the second appellate defeat for the prediction market industry and heightening the likelihood of Supreme Court review.
TechEchelon Staff · 39 DAYS AGO
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction market platform of running an unlicensed gambling operation. Polymarket responded the same day by filing a countersuit in federal court, arguing states cannot regulate federally overseen derivatives exchanges.
Marc Sabatini · 40 DAYS AGO
Tesla opened its first high-volume Semi truck factory in Sparks, Nevada on Thursday, targeting commercial freight expansion as the company races to ramp production and develop autonomous driving capability for its electric heavy-duty trucks.
Jay Goldberg · 40 DAYS AGO
Lowe's is partnering with DoorDash and Alphabet's Wing to launch drone delivery, beginning with a pilot at a store in Matthews, North Carolina, offering more than 100 products with delivery windows as fast as 20 minutes.
TechEchelon Staff · 40 DAYS AGO
McDonald's announced plans to build a media network that would display third-party ads on its digital drive-thru boards, with ambitions to grow the business to $1 billion in revenue.
Marc Sabatini · 41 DAYS AGO
Michael Burry is expanding short positions on Micron Technology, Palantir, Nebius Group, and a semiconductor ETF, arguing that rising Chinese memory chip production will end the current structural shortage and trigger a sector down cycle.
Sara Montes de Oca · 41 DAYS AGO
AI drone maker Tekever raised $580 million at a $6.4 billion valuation, citing more than 50,000 operational flight hours in Ukraine and a U.K. Ministry of Defence contract worth up to £400 million.
Sara Montes de Oca · 41 DAYS AGO
The SEC and CFTC began moving to establish cryptocurrency rules under existing authority days after the Clarity Act failed a Senate procedural vote, as industry leaders and regulators signal they will no longer wait for Congress to act.
Sara Montes de Oca · 42 DAYS AGO
Binance has agreed to invest $100 million in Circle Internet Financial, purchasing shares at $80.84 each as part of a five-year deal that grants USDC access to the exchange's global user base in a bid to challenge Tether's international dominance.
TechEchelon Staff · 42 DAYS AGO
Kalshi filed Tuesday with the CFTC seeking approval to offer leverage on event contracts, a move the company says is critical to attracting institutional traders to regulated prediction markets. Access would be limited to self-clearing members meeting specific capital requirements.
TechEchelon Staff · 42 DAYS AGO
Meta Platforms surged 12% on Monday as options traders flooded into the stock following strong early downloads of its Muse AI assistant, helping lift the S&P 500 to its best session since August 4.
Marc Sabatini · 43 DAYS AGO
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