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What drones and drug discovery have in common
What do weapons and drug discovery have in common? Over the last 24 hours, billions of dollars and a lead investor. In quick succession, Demis Hassabis’s Isomorphic Labs announced it had raised a $2.1 billion Series B, and very early today, Anduril announced it had closed its $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion…
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Chatbots are becoming mental health tools before they are ready
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here, filling in for Jeremy Kahn today. In this edition: The risks of using AI chatbots for mental health…Amazon’s AI usage metrics are backfiring…Thinking Machines Lab is building an AI that collaborates…AI is starting to help hackers find software flaws. Millions of people are turning to…
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Plaid’s CFO sees AI usage taking off internally: ‘People are so excited to share what they’ve built over the weekend with AI’
Good morning. CFOs are increasingly involved in AI strategy. For Seun Sodipo, CFO at Plaid, the fintech startup that connects financial institutions, her coding experience has become a foundation for experimenting with large language models and AI. “AI in its best form, should be an accelerant to a business achieving their goals,” said Sodipo, who…
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WFP Chief Cindy McCain warns that the food crisis is a business crisis: ‘Feed them now or fight them later’
In today’s CEO Daily: The global food crisis isn’t just about food. The big leadership story: Consumers are shouldering the entire cost of tariffs now. The markets: Mostly down as an immediate U.S.-Iran peace plan looks unlikely. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. The global food crisis is impacting business…
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Exclusive: Roadrunner raises $27 million from Kleiner Perkins and Founders Fund
Joubin Mirzadegan will straight-up tell you: it’s boring—and that’s the point. Mirzadegan’s startup Roadrunner builds AI-native, natural-language “configure, price, quote” (or CPQ) software. And before you keep scrolling, consider: The CPQ process—the software companies use to configure what they’re selling, set the right price, and generate a quote—quietly controls how fast and how well they…
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Inside the high-stakes ping pong tournament designed to keep workers from quitting
Good morning! Last month, nearly 300 Montage International employees packed into the ballroom of the company’s Deer Valley, Utah hotel dressed in their Wimbledon-inspired best. After grabbing concessions like strawberries and cream, they filed into stadium seats, eyes fixed on a ping pong table where former Olympians served as referees for the company’s biennial Compass…
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Stablecoin disruptors want to vanquish Visa but face a tough task ahead
A debate broke out on X last week that, by the standards of social media, was refreshingly civil and informed. The topic was whether Visa will continue to dominate payments in the age of agentic commerce, or if that future belongs to blockchain natives wielding stablecoins. The debate kicked off with the cofounder of a…
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What Microsoft’s new research tells CFOs about the ROI of AI
Good morning. In Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index, the tech giant examined who is building the skills and habits needed to succeed in an AI-powered workplace. Several findings should interest CFOs, particularly those trying to determine whether AI spending is translating into measurable business value. For starters, Microsoft frames AI value as an operating-model issue,…
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The next test of leadership is how well you manage your AI agents
In today’s CEO Daily: Digging into the questions about AI agents that every leader has to figure out. The big leadership story: GameStop’s eBay bid echoes one of the worst business deals of all time. The markets: Mixed globally as an Iran peace plan stalls. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good…
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Exclusive: Index Ventures backs Frame’s $50 million bet that employees are still cybersecurity’s weakest link
I used to think I’d never fall for a phishing scam. Now I’m not so sure. A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine received a text from our editor, or so they thought. It turned out to be completely fake. Scams like this, apparently, are becoming the new normal. That’s the bet behind Frame…