Bloomberg Business imagines a hedge fund with perfect foresight for 2025. Their hypothetical trades, betting on a second Trump term’s policies, show staggering gains from silver, gold, and geopolitical shifts. It’s a wild thought experiment in risk and reward.
Meta is buying AI chip startup Manus for a staggering $2.5 billion. The deal’s fine print reveals a massive $500 million pool to keep Manus employees and a complete exit from China.
According to new research, nearly 80% of ChatGPT usage is basic, free tasks. The foundational models are commoditizing fast. The disruption is moving to a new layer of the stack.
Origin Energy is pumping another $140 million into Kraken Technologies, the tech arm of Britain’s Octopus Energy. The deal involves waiving exclusive Australian rights to the platform in exchange for more equity.
A 2025 poll from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital reveals a stark parental anxiety. A huge majority believe both the physical and mental health of American kids is getting worse, and they’re pointing the finger directly at social media and excessive screen time.
The U.S. electrical grid is under unprecedented strain from AI data centers, with rates up 13% this year. A new batch of startups is betting that software, not just new power plants, can find hidden capacity and prevent outages.
SoftBank is in advanced talks to acquire data center investment firm DigitalBridge. This move is a direct play to capitalize on the exploding demand for AI computing power and infrastructure.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who dropped out of Stanford in 2005, says he’s “envious” of today’s 20-year-old college dropouts. He laments that running OpenAI leaves him no mental space to brainstorm new startups, joining a chorus of tech CEOs questioning the necessity of a degree.
India’s startup ecosystem raised $10.5 billion in 2025, a 17% drop, but the number of deals plummeted by 39%. Investors grew highly selective, shifting focus to early-stage startups with proven models and away from speculative bets, creating a stark contrast with the AI funding frenzy in the U.S.
From a promising new UniFi travel router to a massive Google Play Store settlement, it was a surprisingly busy week. We also saw major updates for Linux phones, NAS operating systems, and the Ruby programming language.
