Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have picked the first 18 startups for their $100M fund

Just five months after announcing a new $100 million fund called Anthology Fund, Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have backed their first 18 startups. And they are looking for more. Menlo says these first 18 were selected from thousands of applicants. They include startups working on recruiting software; autonomous coding; interpretability research (understanding how models make … Read more

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signalled that it expects to reduce rates next year more slowly than previously thought, with inflation still well above the central bank’s two per cent target. The Fed’s 19 policymakers projected that they will cut their … Read more

Caitlin Clark’s trading card popularity blows away other female stars

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Caitlin Clark keeps piling up dominant numbers.  Clark attracted historic viewership and attendance for her basketball games this year, both in college and the WNBA. And with the trading card industry booming, Clark made history, becoming the first woman included in the Professional Sports Authenticator’s (PSA) Top 10 most-collected … Read more

Slack is becoming an AI workplace: Here’s what that means for your job

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The messaging app where millions of office workers share memes and coordinate projects is quietly transforming into something far more ambitious: A platform where AI agents work alongside humans as digital coworkers. As part of Salesforce’s … Read more