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Why an anxious AI romantic now drives Match Group’s dating apps

CEO Spencer Rascoff uses digital “personas” to help the Tinder owner understand its users.
Spencer RascoffCourtesy of Match Group/Joey Pfeifer/Semafor

How syringe-maker BD is infusing AI into its medical devices

CEO Tom Polen is turning his 65,000 employees into lean manufacturing “problem-finders.”
Tom Polen, CEO and Chairman, Becton DickinsonCourtesy of Becton Dickinson/Joey Pfeifer/Semafor

Retail signals portend trouble for US consumers

Major US retailers suggested shoppers are reining in spending as the Iran war raises prices on essential goods.
A customer shops for toys for holiday gifts at a WalmartMike Segar/File Photo/Reuters

We need a new AI vocabulary

CEOs’ vocabulary about the technology is at turns rosy and robotic, maddeningly passive, and tin-eared.
People visit a Metax booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China.Go Nakamura/File Photo/Reuters

SpaceX IPO filing lays out Musk’s interplanetary manifesto

The document also revealed how much the world’s largest public offering is underpinned by a founder firmly in control.
Elon Musk statue in Brownsville, Texas.Gabriel V. Cardenas/Reuters

How will the tech barons be remembered?

Jeff Bezos’ CNBC interview sparked discourse about the future of billionaire philanthropy.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gestures as he speaks at the main panel of Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy.Remo Casilli/Reuters

Novo Nordisk lets Canadian patent expire

It is unclear whether the patent’s lapse was a bit of cunning corporate strategy or an expensive oversight.

Nvidia beats on earnings, but faces headwinds

Nvidia’s revenue topped estimates for the latest quarter, the chip giant reported Wednesday, but it faces challenges.

OpenAI, SpaceX IPOs on deck

The listings would make 2026 the largest year ever for IPOs.

Inflation hits US alcohol industry

The US alcohol industry, already struggling with falling demand, is being further hit by inflation.

SpaceX prepares for pre-IPO Starship launch

SpaceX is set to debut its Starship V3 rocket on Thursday in a key test of both its technology and investor confidence.

Foreign governments dump US Treasurys amid Iran volatility

Data showed seven of the top 10 foreign holders of US government debt trimmed their holdings of US Treasurys in March.

Trump executive order to stop short of requiring banks to collect citizenship information

Still, the president’s Tuesday order imposes significant new restrictions on immigrants’ access to the financial system.

The digital casinos need pit bosses

Kalshi and Polymarket have either a massive insider-trading problem or the appearance of one.

CEOs are stressed out

Corporate chiefs are using earnings calls as talk therapy.

Shadow stock markets could crowd out the real thing

Finance history is full of synthetic products that track economically useful ones.

Joe Weisenthal is not an AI doomer

The co-host of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots thinks the AI future is bright, even (and especially) for financial journalists.

NextEra’s $67 billion deal pokes the AI bear

Regulators’ approval will test Americans’ anger against AI.