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The Fed Moves and Rahm Emanuel looks at 2028 9/17/26

The Federal Reserve delivered a much-anticipated rate hike, part of new Chair Kevin Warsh’s goal to combat inflation. CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on President Trump’s re

“Science of the AI Mind” & Ron Baron 9/16/26

Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Dario Amodei discussed AI guardrails at the Salesforce conference this week, each with a different perspective on safety and innovation

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore & the AI Buildout 9/15/26

Seven weeks away from the midterm elections, Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) discusses his own reelection campaign, the future of the Democratic Party, and rumors of his

Calls for an AI Slowdown 9/14/26

 Leaders in AI have joined a refrain to slow the pace of innovation as fears of AI’s risk to humanity mount. Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Satya Nadella, and

25 Years Later 9/11/26

25 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Squawk Box remembers those who were lost and those who rebuilt. KBW CEO Tom Michaud, spared that day by mere c

AI Alarms, Canada’s Opposition, The GOP Convention 9/10/26

Former Google Design Ethicist Tristan Harris is now co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, and he explains the alarm from AI researchers, executive

Microsoft’s Brad Smith & Utah Gov. Cox: AI, Teaching, & Peace 9/9/26

Microsoft has teamed up with the American Federation of Teachers to create guardrails for AI in classrooms. Microsoft President Brad Smith and AFT President Randi Weingar

GLPs & Fraud with Dr. Oz & Kevin O’Leary’s $11m Baseball Card 9/8/26

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods–including on U.S. steel and dairy–have taken effect as fallout continues from the collapse of trade talks last month. Nvidia CE

What Pablo Torre Found Out & Banning Artificial Superintelligence 9/4/26

: The long tail of the NBA’s shocking punishment of LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.  Podcaster Pablo Torre has been at the center of this story;

Nvidia Buys Hugging Face 9/3/26

Nvidia has officially agreed to buy open-source artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, as the chipmaker and world’s most valuable company moves

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel & Sec. Lutnick Blames Canada 9/2/26

Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel is in Tokyo, where he’s discussing the firm’s stakes in Japanese trading houses. Abel also discusses Berkshire’s Alphabet stake, a

Apple’s New CEO & Mayor Mamdani’s Business Council 9/1/26

Anthropic has secured a $35 billion deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda for a Texas data center, and today Apple welcomes its new CEO John Ternus, after Tim Cook’s 15 years on

The G20, Spider-Man, & OpenAI’s Call on Cursor 8/31/26

In the first attack since July, the U.S. struck Iran at Larak Island. CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on the latest exchanges from Dubai. OpenAI will end access to Cursor after

Affirm’s Q4 & Big Tech in Court: Meta & Anthropic Rulings 8/28/26

After reporting a strong Q4, Affirm’s stock surged. Affirm CEO Max Levchin discusses his view of the consumer and the economy, from his position in buy-now, pay-later pla

Nvidia’s Blowout & an E-Shaped Economy 8/27/26

Nvidia reported a blowout quarter, issuing optimistic revenue guidance that’s pushing the stock higher. CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos discusses CEO Jensen Huang’s comment

Angles of AI: Flexible Power, AI in Op-Eds, & Top Talent Moves 8/26/26

Labor Secretary under President Clinton Robert Reich discusses the tariffs between the U.S. and Canada and AI’s impact on the workforce, as well as wealth taxes, the rise

Canada’s Side of Tariffs, DoD Drones, & The Bond Market Speaks 8/25/26

Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller has penned a sharp op-ed criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s new bond buyback strategy. In “Operation Economic Outcast

USTR Jamieson Greer & a GPU Lifecycle 8/24/26

After the U.S. treasury yields surged to levels not seen in nearly 20 years, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Treasury would double the size of it

Debating a California Wealth Tax & Adding AI to Therapy 8/21/26

Proposition 40, a proposed wealth tax in California, has sparked heated debate among investors, tech founders, and billionaires. Venture capitalist Ben Narasin argues tha

U.S. Debt, Data Centers in the Midterms, & Coinbase CEO 8/20/26

The morning after crypto and tech leaders met President Trump at the White House, attendee and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong discusses the Clarity Act vote in September. A