Posts by Amelia Frost
Anthropic CEO Amodei Faces New Attack From Trump Allies With An Attack Brief Sent To The White House
Critics of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei circulated a sharply negative briefing document aimed at President Donald Trump ahead of a planned private dinner between the two, adding another point of tension to a relationship already strained by a months-long dispute over the military use of artificial intelligence. The document is not an internal White House…
Read MoreAOC Might Be Laying Foundation For A Potential 2028 Senate Campaign: Report
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might be laying a foundation for a potential Senate run in 2028, according to a new report. Although there has been talk of a presidential run in her future, a Senate campaign appears more likely, Axios detailed, adding that the congressional representative has been making appearances in upstate New York. Her activities have…
Read MoreAI Coalition Seeks To Create Standards For Data Centers In Face Of Growing Opposition
A coalition of private equity firms, AI companies and unions has formed, hoping to establish standards for data centers and pave the way for their construction in several states. The American Infrastructure Alliance seeks to help local officials create standards for data centers. The goal is to clear the way for their construction in 2027…
Read MoreStocks Fall And Yields Keep Climbing As Geopolitical Tensions And AI Concerns Dominate The Agenda
Stocks fell and Treasury yields kept climbing on Monday as geopolitical tensions and concerns about AI development continue dominating the public conversation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.67%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.77%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperformed, declining by 0.92%. Treasury yields also saw gains, with the benchmark 10-year note rising above 5.2%…
Read MoreBitcoin Slips Back Below $83,000. Rising Macro Risks Are Testing The Latest Rally.
Bitcoin slipped back below $84,000 Monday as renewed macroeconomic and geopolitical pressure weighed on cryptocurrencies after a strong rally earlier this month. Bitcoin was trading around $83,800 at 3:04 p.m. ET, pairing some losses after falling as low as about $82,700 earlier in the session. The retreat followed a run that pushed Bitcoin above $87,000…
Read MoreWhy Better Regulatory Alignment Could Shape the Next Stage of Financial Compliance
Financial institutions are increasingly turning to AI to manage growing regulatory complexity. Yet adoption does not automatically make compliance clearer. A 2026 Wolters Kluwer survey found that 31.8% of financial institutions had deployed AI or machine learning into production, while only 12.2% said their AI strategy was well-defined and adequately resourced. Surajeet Dev, founder of…
Read MoreHealthcare Consumers Are Seeking More Connected Virtual Care
Virtual care has become an important part of modern healthcare, creating new opportunities for patients to connect with clinicians from wherever they are. Alongside that growth, another conversation has emerged around the patient experience. In many digital care settings, the interaction begins with a questionnaire, progresses through a clinical review, and concludes with a prescription…
Read MoreWhy Better Gut Health Care May Begin With More Precise Diagnostic Decisions
Gut health has become a mainstream conversation, but greater attention does not automatically make gastrointestinal symptoms easier to explain. Irritable bowel syndrome can involve abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, or a mixture of symptoms, and it is now understood as an organic disease. The American College of Gastroenterology’s guideline supports a positive diagnostic strategy, alongside…
Read MoreAI Spending Surges While Organizational Change Emerges as Bottleneck
Gartner reports that global artificial intelligence spending is projected to reach $2.52 trillion in 2026, driven heavily by hardware vendors, cloud capacity, and data center infrastructure. However, the primary challenge remains the readiness of human capital and organizational processes, highlighting a significant gap between acquiring technology and altering institutional operations. Adoption is no longer the…
Read MoreThe Pacific’s Digital Infrastructure Boom Needs a Clearer Focus on the People It Serves
The Pacific’s expanding digital connections are becoming part of a larger strategic debate. In December 2025, Reuters detailed a $120 million plan for three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which its government linked to Australian funding under a defense treaty. The announcement illustrated how closely internet infrastructure and national security priorities can now overlap.…
Read MoreTrump to Unveil $15 Billion Steel Plant: The Iowa Project Would Be Largest of Its Kind in U.S. History
President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a massive $15 billion steel plant in Iowa, a project that could become the largest facility of its kind in U.S. history and create thousands of construction and permanent jobs. The planned facility will be built by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota-based company owned by India‘s Essar Group. “President…
Read MoreAnthropic Just Released Its Latest AI Model. It Says It Doesn’t Advance The Frontier.
Anthropic launched its latest AI model, Claude Sonnet 5.5, on Monday, describing it as a “clear upgrade over” its predecessor, running 30% faster and costing up to 30% less for most work. “Sonnet 5.5 improves on Sonnet 5 across domains—in some cases dramatically. On several evaluations, Sonnet 5.5 at Max effort even performs comparably to…
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