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AI · Apr 23, 2026 · 6 min read

Dario Went to the West Wing. The Pentagon Fight Became a Policy Problem.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 17. The meeting capped a two-month standoff over Mythos. Frontier AI labs are now strategic counterparties to the federal government, not just contractors.

Payments · Apr 8, 2026 · 7 min read

The Interchange War Has a Front Line. It Is the Grocery Aisle.

The three largest US grocery operators are building payment systems that bypass card networks entirely. The interchange war just found its front line.

Payments · Mar 25, 2026 · 9 min read

Prediction Markets Are Speedrunning 50 Years of Payments Compliance

Kalshi is building the same trust infrastructure that took the payments industry decades to establish. Criminal charges, restraining orders, and federal legislation say the clock is ticking.

AI · Mar 11, 2026 · 5 min read

The AI Company That Said No to the Pentagon Just Got Backing from Microsoft, Google, and the CIA

Anthropic refused to remove Claude's safety restrictions for military use. The Pentagon classified it as a supply chain risk. Now Microsoft, 37 AI researchers, 22 former military leaders, and civil rights groups have filed briefs in its defence.

Payments · Feb 9, 2026

Government by Turnaround: What Happens When a Payments CEO Runs the Tax System

Frank Bisignano built the infrastructure that processes 44 percent of America's card payments. Now he is restructuring the agency that collects $5.1 trillion in taxes. The playbook is familiar. The stakes are not.