ECB’s Lagarde says AI could trigger financial crises and calls for Cold War-style non-proliferation governance

ECB’s Lagarde says AI could trigger financial crises and calls for Cold War-style non-proliferation governance

TL;DR Lagarde warned AI could trigger financial crises worse than job losses. She wants global AI governance like nuclear non-proliferation treaties. 109 banks stress-tested. ECB President Christine Lagarde warned on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could trigger dangerous financial crises and called for global AI governance modelled on the Cold War-era non-proliferation agreements that kept the…

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How to turn off AI in your Google Docs

How to turn off AI in your Google Docs

It happened to me: I opened a Google Doc to write an article, and I was immediately confronted with a text box inviting me to “write with Gemini.” I looked for some button to swipe away the garish AI display, but I could not find it. It made me mad. Now, instead of writing the…

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Parafin lands a Goldman Sachs credit facility to embed lending inside Amazon, DoorDash, and Walmart

Parafin lands a Goldman Sachs credit facility to embed lending inside Amazon, DoorDash, and Walmart

TL;DR Parafin secured a Goldman Sachs-led credit facility to scale embedded small business lending through Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, and TikTok Shop. Parafin, an embedded financial infrastructure company on the 2026 Forbes Fintech 50 list, has secured a new credit facility led by Goldman Sachs alongside One William Street Capital Management. The facility will expand access…

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How Pasta Became Interior Design’s Most Playful Muse

How Pasta Became Interior Design’s Most Playful Muse

There is something wonderfully unserious, and yet oddly elegant, about pasta-inspired decor. What began as an April Fools’ joke by luxury stone and tile company Artistic Tile has now become part of a broader design movement that treats pasta as form, memory, geometry, and material inspiration. In April, Artistic Tile posted its newest “product line”…

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Meta expands live shopping ads and virtual card checkout to drive more purchases

Meta expands live shopping ads and virtual card checkout to drive more purchases

Meta’s new shopping features aim to reduce purchase friction and help advertisers convert product discovery moments into sales. Meta is introducing new commerce features across Facebook and Instagram as it looks to turn more AI-driven product discovery into completed purchases. What’s happening. Meta is expanding Live Video Ads globally on Facebook and bringing them to…

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Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI

Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI

Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist. As a co-founder of Goodwater Capital, a firm focused exclusively on consumer and prosumer technology, he has built a portfolio spanning entertainment, healthcare, fintech, and live experiences — with investments in companies like MIDI Health, Fever,…

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China pitches free AI for the developing world as the G7 debates who gets access to American models

China pitches free AI for the developing world as the G7 debates who gets access to American models

TL;DR China wants a global AI cooperation org and offers cheap/free models. The G7 is discussing “trusted partner” access to US AI. Two systems are forming. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi announced on Wednesday that Beijing is “accelerating the establishment of a global AI cooperation organization” and invited all countries to join. The comments came…

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