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09/01/2026

The FTC and more than 20 states plan to sue Amazon, alleging it secretly manipulated its ad auctions to raise prices for merchants and reap tens of billions of dollars over seven years; Amazon’s ad business generated $68 billion in 2025.

The FTC sued Amazon, alleging the company misled advertisers through a deceptive auctioning system.

08/28/2026

Anthropic plans to publicly unveil its IPO prospectus after Labor Day and could list as soon as late September or early October, with the offering expected to surpass SpaceX’s record $86 billion raise and potentially include secondary sales by existing shareholders.

Anthropic is planning to unveil its IPO prospectus after Labor Day, with a potential listing in late September ​or early October, The Information reported on Thursday, ‌citing people familiar with the process.

08/25/2026

VOO (Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF) technically holds 500 companies, but its top 10 holdings alone make up over a third of the entire fund.

That's 36.3% of the whole fund's weight in just 10 companies-and nearly all of them are tech names.

Owning VOO still means owning 500 companies, but understanding the concentration at the top helps you know exactly what's really driving your returns.

For context on long-term performance, VOO has returned roughly 19.28% over the past 1 year, 74.67% over the past 5 years, and around 250-300% over the past 10 years (roughly 14-15% annualized), based on recent trailing return data.

08/25/2026

Perplexity, a four-year-old San Francisco startup that operates an AI search engine and chatbot, is discussing a multibillion-dollar funding round with Nvidia at a $30+ billion valuation.

Nvidia is considering taking part in a new funding round for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, The Information reported Sunday (Aug. 23). The

08/13/2026

👉IF YOU HAD A MANUS. AI ACCOUNT, BACKUP YOUR DATA, Before Aug 22 💥

Data generated by certain users on/after December 29, 2025, will be deleted from 8:00 a.m. on August 23 through August 24, 2026 (SGT). Affected users will be able to back up their data from now until 7:59 a.m. on August 23, 2026

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/08/11/manus-china-meta-acquisition.html

Last December, Meta said it planned to acquire Manus for $2 billion, its latest effort to shore up its AI strategy.

07/29/2026

On July 29, 2026, the B2B/SaaS market showed positive trend with an average stock price increase of 2.24%, as 20 out of 25 stocks in The SaaStr.ai Index recorded gains. The combined market capitalization of the index was approximately $1.5 trillion, reflecting continued investor interest in the sector.

07/22/2026

Anthropic has made four known acquisitions this year; OpenAI has been more aggressive, acquiring at least 17 companies since 2023. Both are also, of course, now preparing to go public. Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO on June 1, followed by OpenAI a week later, setting up what could be two of the largest U.S. stock debuts in history.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief the Trump administration and lawmakers next week on a new family of models focused on workplace capabilities, as U.S. officials develop a national safety-review framework and consider an independent regulator for frontier AI systems.



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/openai-s-altman-to-brief-us-officials-on-next-wave-of-ai-models

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman plans to brief the Trump administration and US lawmakers next week on the upcoming generation of artificial intelligence models as the US works to create a process to review the safety of cutting-edge AI systems, according to a senior company executive.

07/21/2026

Billionaires led by Google cofounder Sergey Brin have reserved nearly $87 million in California TV ads to block a proposed one-time tax on residents worth at least $1 billion, including by backing rival ballot measures that could invalidate it.

Sergey Brin and other absurdly wealthy people who’ve fled the state could be subject to “intrusive” residency audits.

07/18/2026

Salesforce Dreamforce 2026 will take place September 15–17, 2026, centered around the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The massive three-day event focuses on AI innovations, specifically the "agentic enterprise," featuring 1,600+ breakout sessions, keynotes from Marc Benioff, hands-on training, networking, and the famous Dreamfest concert.