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224 Ventures is a new AI-native venture firm launched by former AIX Ventures co-founder Shaun Johnson, ex-Google DeepMind researcher Oriol Vinyals, and AI pioneer Yann LeCun. The trio plans to make seed-stage bets and launches with more than $100 million in assets under management. 224 Ventures General Partner Shaun Johnson discusses why the most compelling opportunities may be "nonconsensus" bets, with white space emerging in the future of work, robotics and infrastructure. He joins Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Tech."

OpenAI is on track to generate more than $40 billion in annualized revenue, roughly double its run rate at the end of 2025, according to sources. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz explains how growth in paying ChatGPT users, enterprise adoption and coding assistant Codex are driving the surge, and why the enormous cost of computing power remains a key challenge for the AI company. She joins Tim Stenovec on "Bloomberg Tech."

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson. Mangione admitted on Friday in New York federal court that he shot and killed Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024. He faces life in prison. Mangione's attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, US Attorney for the Southern District Jamie McDonald and NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch all spoke outside the court.

Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley chief US equity strategist and CIO, talks about using gold as a defensive asset to protect your portfolio. He says gold has been in a bull market for 25 years. He speaks on "Bloomberg Money."

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. This happened in New York federal court Friday morning. Mangione also faces charges in New York state court. June Grasso of Bloomberg Law is following the breaking news on Bloomberg Radio and has more.

Garrett Langley, Flock Safety CEO and founder, talks about rolling out new guardrails to enhance privacy protections and reduce instances of abuse. Some police officers have been accused of misusing the company's license plate readers. Langley says they are working to balance privacy rights and safety while holding people accountable for unauthorized use of the cameras and technology. He speaks to David Gura on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Women's volleyball is attracting serious investment as League One Volleyball sells team ownership stakes at valuations around $20 million. LOVB Pro Commissioner Sandra Idehen joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the sport's massive youth participation, growing college audiences and emerging star athletes could help turn professional volleyball into America's next major women's sports league.

AI's massive power needs are reshaping the commodities trade. CoreCommodity's Doug Daly joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why uranium and gold remain attractive, why oil markets may be dangerously complacent and how geopolitical risks are forcing countries to rethink critical-mineral supply chains.

Rudina Seseri, founder and managing partner of Glasswing Ventures, joins Businessweek to discuss latest AI-related headlines including reports that Anthropic is in talks to buy startup 'Decart' for $6 Billion. She argues that with many of the major AI companies operating today like OpenAI and Anthropic "their success is also their limitation, which is they're not efficient."

US retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases at online stores and auto dealers. The value of retail purchases, which isn't adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.6%, the most since May 2025, according to data published Friday by the Census Bureau. Veronica Clark, US Economist with Citi, reacts to the US retail sales data and discusses the weakening labor market and slowing inflation.

The US government sold 30-year bonds at the highest interest rate in a quarter century, a testament to investors' demand for greater compensation to finance the nation's growing deficit. Priya Misra, Portfolio Manager: Core Plus Bond Fund at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses the bond market and how the Fed is digesting recent economic data.

Tvardi Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TVRD) reported a Q2 2026 net loss of $6.5 million as R&D spending declined to $4 million.