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Warsh Recruits Andreessen, McMillon to Rethink Fed Methods

Warsh Recruits Andreessen, McMillon to Rethink Fed Methods
Warsh Recruits Andreessen, McMillon to Rethink Fed Methods
July 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Reserve has announced the leaders of five task forces that will examine the Fed’s methods, analytical tools and policy approaches and provide “candid feedback” for the Federal Open...

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The AI Hire Doesn’t Answer to Anyone
The AI Hire Doesn’t Answer to Anyone
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Companies have spent decades organizing around the limits of human coordination. Departments, reporting lines and job titles exist because complexity had to be made manageable....

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Lendable Raises $670 Million to Fuel Personal Lending Expansion
Lendable Raises $670 Million to Fuel Personal Lending Expansion
July 09, 2026  |  Investments

U.K. digital lender Lendable finalized a deal Thursday (July 9) in which it will raise 500 million pounds (about $670 million) to support its effort to push...

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Former Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic’s Watchdog Group
Former Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic’s Watchdog Group
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke joined Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT), an independent body that works to hold Anthropic to its mission of responsibly...

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Robinhood’s Memecoin Boom Shows Crypto’s Retail Market Is No Joke
Robinhood’s Memecoin Boom Shows Crypto’s Retail Market Is No Joke
July 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The easiest way to misunderstand memecoins is to take the joke too seriously. The second-easiest way is not to take the market seriously enough. Get...

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Banks Turn Stablecoin Safety Into a Selling Point
Banks Turn Stablecoin Safety Into a Selling Point
July 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins have drawn attention for how they move money. Custody may prove to be the business that help solidify banks’ positioning in the institutional market....

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent That Executes Complex Workflows
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent That Executes Complex Workflows
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has begun rolling out a new agent in ChatGPT that is designed for work that is more complex than a typical chat request. Get...

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Aria Secures $283 Million to Expand Invoice Financing
Aria Secures $283 Million to Expand Invoice Financing
July 09, 2026  |  B2B Payments

French embedded invoice financing platform Aria has raised $283 million, much of it in debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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