North Carolina Treasurer passes on SpaceX citing valuation concerns; favors OpenAI, Anthropic

North Carolina Treasurer passes on SpaceX citing valuation concerns; favors OpenAI, Anthropic

North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner said the year’s hottest IPO is too expensive for his pension fund to own. Briner, who oversees roughly $200 billion for North Carolina’s teachers, firefighters and police officers, said the state has invested heavily in artificial-intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic while avoiding a direct stake in SpaceX — expected…

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Regulators' proposed prediction markets rules ban trading on terrorism, assassinations

Regulators’ proposed prediction markets rules ban trading on terrorism, assassinations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, Dec. 23, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal regulators came out with their first proposed rules on how to oversee prediction markets on Wednesday.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has taken the lead as the federal regulator over the markets, will seek to…

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CrowdStrike warns of increasing Chinese AI cyberattacks on U.S. tech

CrowdStrike warns of increasing Chinese AI cyberattacks on U.S. tech

U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S. The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report. “China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage…

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Kalshi perpetual futures trading 'perps' crosses $1 billion in volume within a week of launch

Kalshi perpetual futures trading ‘perps’ crosses $1 billion in volume within a week of launch

Kalshi’s logo appears on a smartphone placed on a reflective surface, with a blurry betting curve projected in the background in Creteil, France, on March 9, 2026, during a major scandal and $54 million lawsuit concerning bets related to recent strikes in Iran. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi’s perpetual futures…

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