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Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom

Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
April 10, 2026  |  IPO

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday...

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Feds Warn Major Banks of Anthropic Mythos Cyber Threat
Feds Warn Major Banks of Anthropic Mythos Cyber Threat
April 10, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed Friday (April 10) that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a meeting with bank CEOs to address developments in artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story...

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Gas Price Spike Set to Squeeze Household Essentials
Gas Price Spike Set to Squeeze Household Essentials
April 10, 2026  |  Economy

The latest inflation figures start at the pump, but the effects will likely extend well beyond gas prices and into everyday household spending decisions. Get...

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OpenAI Calls for AI Taxes to Protect Safety Nets
OpenAI Calls for AI Taxes to Protect Safety Nets
April 10, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

When jobs are lost, paychecks follow. Disappearing paychecks mean disappearing payroll taxes that fund Social Security, Medicaid and SNAP. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash
Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash
April 10, 2026  |  ANTITRUST

Klarna said Friday (April 10) that a Swedish court has delayed by two months its judgment in an antitrust case that Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner brought...

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Tubi Launches ChatGPT App to End Streaming Search Frustration
Tubi Launches ChatGPT App to End Streaming Search Frustration
April 10, 2026  |  Streaming

Choosing something to watch can be a chore. Viewers spent an average of 20 minutes searching for their next title in 2025, more than double...

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Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down
Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down
April 10, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Forget software patches and firewalls. The threat of physics itself is kicking off what is perhaps the most consequential cybersecurity arms race in the digital...

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Kraken Reveals Fed Account Bars Interest and Emergency Lending
Kraken Reveals Fed Account Bars Interest and Emergency Lending
April 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto exchange Kraken’s limited purpose account granted by the Kansas City Fed has some restrictions designed to mitigate risk, Reuters reported Friday (April 10). Get...

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