Sector breadth has finally widened. That helps investors breathe a little easier after months of narrow mega cap leadership. Still, the question hanging over this tape is simple: if Tech and Consumer Discretionary are going to lead the next leg, do they have the earnings to back it up? June… Listen ⇢

In a move that could reshape the future of enterprise technology, Kyndryl and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are doubling down on their collaboration to enhance agentic AI deployment. This expansion aims to modernize critical workloads on AWS while fostering AI adoption at scale. Details of the partnership The strategic collaboration,… Listen ⇢

Norway just did something it has never done in the history of its football program: reach the World Cup semifinals. And while the sporting world processes the shock, crypto prediction markets are having a field day. The Nordic squad defeated Brazil 2-1 in the round of 16 on July 5,… Listen ⇢

Bitcoin on balance sheets isn’t just a flex anymore. Metaplanet is pushing to turn it into working collateral for credit that trades all day, every day. If you’re trying to figure out whether BTC treasury-rich companies can actually become 24/7 lenders, this will walk you through the mechanics, the risks,… Listen ⇢

When Vladimir Novakovski, CEO of perpetuals exchange Lighter, says the Robinhood Chain deal was “12 years in the making,” he’s not being dramatic for effect. The partnership that officially went live with Robinhood Chain’s public mainnet launch on July 1 is rooted in personal and professional relationships that stretch back… Listen ⇢

The Trump administration launched the American AI Exports Program with a straightforward enough ambition: make US artificial intelligence the world’s default technology. The results from the first application round suggest the ambition may have outpaced the execution. The Commerce Department received just 78 applications when the program’s first call for… Listen ⇢

The AI gold rush has a carbon problem. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon all reported significant jumps in greenhouse gas emissions, driven almost entirely by the insatiable energy appetite of their expanding AI data center networks. Microsoft’s emissions climbed roughly 25% year-over-year to approximately 20-21 million metric tons. Google wasn’t far… Listen ⇢

The U.S. just took a big swing at central bank digital currency, and it’s not a tap on the wrist. A federal statute now blocks a retail CBDC, which reshapes the playing field for dollar stablecoins almost overnight. This piece breaks down what exactly became law, how it tilts incentives… Listen ⇢

VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA just announced its roster of co-streamers for Stage 2, which kicks off July 15. The move is less about adding color commentary and more about triage: Stage 1 averaged fewer than 100,000 viewers, a historic low for the region’s premier competitive circuit. The co-streaming strategy, explained… Listen ⇢