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Bond Market’s Big Short Bet Gets Wakeup Call as AI Trade Wobbles

US Treasuries are showing tentative signs of reclaiming their traditional role as a haven — threatening to wrong-foot investors who are heavily positioned for this year’s bond slump to deepen.

We haven't written up this one. Bloomberg has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Schwab, JPMorgan and Citi Block AI Agents That Log In With Your Password

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Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a Public Benefit Fund, for a total of ~20% with co-founder and staff pledges, plus 2% per 50% valuation rise (Anthropic)

Today, we're committing a portion of Anthropic's shares to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity with a structure that increases the stake as the company grows.

  • Anthropic commits 5% of shares to Public Benefit Fund
  • Co-founders and staff pledge 80% of equity holdings
  • Additional 2% pledged per 50% increase in valuation

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