Tom Kohn
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News Product Manager at Bloomberg, lately writer. Get my book on AI here: https://a.co/d/fFVTz4o. News innovation, machine learning, automation, technology. Reposts aren't endorsements. I am not a robot.
Powell’s Last Rate Cut Would Send Sparks Flying www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Powell’s Last Rate Cut Would Send Sparks Flying
It’s looking extremely likely that Jerome Powell has overseen his last interest rate reduction as chair of the Federal Reserve. That’s bound to inflame tensions with the White House for the rest of hi...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand in AI Services www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand in AI Services
International Business Machines Corp. is buying the data-streaming platform Confluent Inc. for $11 billion including debt, marking one of its largest takeovers yet and a major bet on the kind of enter...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand in AI Services www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Netflix is gambling that going from building content to buying it is worth $72 billion www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Netflix Is Gambling $72 Billion on Buying Instead of Building
In the ultimate triumph for the disruptors, Netflix Inc. has won the fight for renowned Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. with a $72 billion cash-and-stock deal. But does it truly make sens...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Netflix is gambling that going from building content to buying it is worth $72 billion www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Secrets of Machine Learning. A non-technical guide to how AI is shaping the workplace. Perfect for students + early professionals.🎁 Great Secret Santa / career gift. @worldscientific.bsky.social has a sale until Dec. 7. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Secrets of Machine Learning. A non-technical guide to how AI is shaping the workplace. Perfect for students + early professionals.🎁 Great Secret Santa / career gift. @worldscientific.bsky.social has a sale until Dec. 7. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
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Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media
A documentary film explores the real-world consequences of tech companies’ digital practices and widespread concerns over harmful algorithms.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Assets in the global hedge fund industry surged to a record $5 trillion as investors poured money into alternatives www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hedge Fund Assets Hit $5 Trillion With Most Inflows Since Before Financial Crisis
Assets in the global hedge fund industry have surged to a record $5 trillion as investors poured money into alternatives and funds posted solid gains.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Assets in the global hedge fund industry surged to a record $5 trillion as investors poured money into alternatives www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apollo Global to Buy Builder of Large-Scale US Data Centers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apollo Global to Buy Builder of Large-Scale US Data Centers
Apollo Global Management Inc. agreed to acquire a majority stake in Stream Data Centers, making its first such acquisition as the alternative asset manager capitalizes on booming demand for digital in...
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August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Apollo Global to Buy Builder of Large-Scale US Data Centers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What Happens When AI Schemes Against Us www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What Happens When AI Schemes Against Us
Models are getting better at winning, but not necessarily at following the rules
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August 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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AI startup Anaconda valuation hits $1.5 billion in latest funding round www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Startup Anaconda Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation in New Round
Artificial intelligence startup Anaconda Inc. has raised a new funding round that values the company at $1.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
AI startup Anaconda valuation hits $1.5 billion in latest funding round www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Shooter dead after killing police officer at Blackstone's NYC office tower; at least 3 wounded
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Shooter Dead at Blackstone’s NYC Tower; At Least Three Wounded
An active shooter attacked 345 Park Ave. in Manhattan, the tower housing Blackstone Inc.’s global headquarters and the National Football League among others, killing one police officer and injuring se...
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July 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Shooter dead after killing police officer at Blackstone's NYC office tower; at least 3 wounded
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Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal
Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, sidelining its own in-house models in a potentially blockbuster move aim...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Quant Firm’s $1 Billion Code Is Focus of Rare Criminal Case www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Quant Firm’s $1 Billion Code Is Focus of Rare Criminal Case
The prosecution of a trader could define how a quant algorithm can become stolen property and have a huge impact on Wall Street’s talent war.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Quant Firm’s $1 Billion Code Is Focus of Rare Criminal Case www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its iOS 26-Focused WWDC 2025 Event www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its iOS 26-Focused WWDC 2025 Event
Company set to highlight software redesigns as it remains on sidelines of AI revolution.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Everything Apple Plans to Show at Its iOS 26-Focused WWDC 2025 Event www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Data Centers Added $9.4 Billion in Costs on Biggest US Grid www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Data Centers Added $9.4 Billion in Costs on Biggest US Grid
The rapid development of data centers connected to the largest US electric grid raised costs by $9.4 billion, an expense that consumers from Illinois to Washington, D.C., will see reflected in their u...
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June 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Data Centers Added $9.4 Billion in Costs on Biggest US Grid www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US job growth was robust in April and the unemployment rate held steady; stocks are soaring www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Payroll Gain of 177,000 Shows Uncertainty Yet to Dent Hiring
US job growth was robust in April and the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policy has yet to have a material impact on hiring plans.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
US job growth was robust in April and the unemployment rate held steady; stocks are soaring www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Carney wins: Canadian election results www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
Live: Canadian Election Results
Canada Election Live Results & News From 2025 Prime Minister Race
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April 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Carney wins: Canadian election results www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
Data-crunching Wall Street skeptics sit out the turnaround trade www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Data-Crunching Wall Street Skeptics Sit Out the Turnaround Trade
Michael Mullaney’s mind was elsewhere during the market rebound this week, even as stocks surged, borrowing costs for Corporate America eased and Treasuries settled down.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Data-crunching Wall Street skeptics sit out the turnaround trade www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reid Hoffman Says Tariffs, Spending Cuts Could Hurt US AI Lead www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reid Hoffman Says Tariffs, Spending Cuts Could Hurt US AI Lead
Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist, said the Trump administration’s tariffs and federal spending cuts could hurt America’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence and give...
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April 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Reid Hoffman Says Tariffs, Spending Cuts Could Hurt US AI Lead www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
OpenAI In Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3 Billion
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OpenAI In Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3 Billion
OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
OpenAI In Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3 Billion
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China is open to trade talks if US shows some respect, and names point-person www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Open to Talks If US Shows Respect, Names Point Person
China wants to see a number of steps from President Donald Trump’s administration before it will agree to trade talks, including showing more respect by reining in disparaging remarks by members of hi...
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April 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
China is open to trade talks if US shows some respect, and names point-person www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In CEO AI avatar news.. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Meetings Won’t Be the Same When the Boss Sends an AI Bot
The CEO of a meeting-transcription company has developed a digital avatar that can fill in for him, and envisions a day when every leader has one.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Anthropic readies voice assistant www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Anthropic Is Readying a Voice Assistant Feature to Rival OpenAI
Anthropic is nearing the launch of a new voice assistant product for its Claude chatbot, nearly a year after rival OpenAI began rolling out a similar option for ChatGPT users.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Anthropic readies voice assistant www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Retail investors are buying the dip www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Retail Investors Who’ve Only Known Bull Markets Are Buying the Dip
Tariff turmoil has shredded investing play books up and down Wall Street. But far from Manhattan, in the Nevada desert, Brandon Arnett is sticking to the retail trading mantra that’s worked for all hi...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Retail investors are buying the dip www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
After years of empty promises, Big Tech firms aren’t going to address their harmful effects on kids, @parmy.bsky.social writes. Phone-free schools are just the beginning of a new backlash www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Social Media's 'Big Tobacco Moment’ Is Coming
After years of empty promises, Big Tech firms aren’t going to address their harmful effects on kids. Phone-free schools are just the beginning of a new backlash.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
After years of empty promises, Big Tech firms aren’t going to address their harmful effects on kids, @parmy.bsky.social writes. Phone-free schools are just the beginning of a new backlash www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...