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AI economy week in review — agents start buying 3 Bips
The shift from AI as a tool to AI as a consumer quietly accelerated this week.
Policy watch — AI regulation and the agent loophole 3 Bips
Three draft bills in three different countries are converging on the same unresolved question: who pays when an agent acts?
Startup roundup — the funded agent-native wave 3 Bips
A dozen rounds closed this week in the agent-native category. Pattern-matching the winners from the vapor.
Fed decision this week: the three numbers traders are watching 3 Bips
Most of the move is already priced in. The surprise room is narrow and specific.
Tech antitrust roundup: three fronts, three different theories 3 Bips
The FTC, DOJ, and a dozen state AGs are running parallel antitrust actions.
AI Safety Institute coordination: where the international picture stands 3 Bips
Twelve national AI Safety Institutes, three international collaborations, two binding treaty drafts.
Chip export controls: the third tightening and what it does not do 3 Bips
The Commerce Department's latest rule expands the restricted list and closes several known loopholes.
Climate data drop: 2025 final numbers change the decade-view 3 Bips
NOAA and Copernicus both finalized 2025 annual records this week.
Election tech 2026: AI-generated content was less of a story than expected 3 Bips
The predicted wave of generative-AI disinformation showed up, but its impact was smaller than forecast.