‘AI routing’ startups are betting they can help companies grappling with token costs
Concentrate AI's team. Courtesy of Concentrate AIVenture funds are backing startups that manage the landscape of AI models.OpenRouter raised $113M...
How Quiet Oman Landed Itself in Trump’s Cross Hairs
When President Trump casually threatened last month to bomb Oman, a longtime American ally, it was so extraordinary that some...
Exclusive: Mastercard launches protocol to let AI agents pay each other, send micropayments
Mastercard is diving deeper into AI payments. The card giant announced on Wednesday that it was launching a protocol to...
The World Cup Is a Global Celebration, Shared With Neighbors. It’s a Trump Nightmare.
After nearly four years, the World Cup is back to take over the summer. But alongside celebration for the sumptuous...
In this state, nurse practitioners pay for the right to do their job
You’re reading Red Tape, a newsletter on the consequences of overregulation. Click here to get it in your inbox. Donna...
‘The circulatory system isn’t working.’ Goldman on what’s really wrong with private markets
The machine that powers private markets — the steady rhythm of companies being bought, built, and sold — is jammed....
These Knicks Fans Show Out in Style
Knicks fans don’t settle for simple T-shirts. (Not even, to the team’s dismay, free ones.) They want to show their...
Maine Democrats face a test they can’t dodge
Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, is a former U.S. senator and representative. He served as U.S. ambassador to Turkey...
One of L.A.’s most personal theater experiences is disguised as a tarot reading
There’s a sense of quiet mystery in tarot. That’s why during my reading last week, it was more peculiar than...
D.C. Council candidates strive for seat to shape Ward 1’s next chapter
Lynn French, a sixth-generation Washingtonian, has lived in her house in Columbia Heights for three decades. But over the years,...
