Hospitals, Insurers and AI Collide in the Fight Over Billing Disputes and Claim Denials
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the newest weapon in one of U.S. healthcare’s oldest conflicts: how much hospitals charge and how much insurers will actually pay. Hospitals are deploying AI to optimize medical coding and documentation so they can capture higher reimbursements, while insurers are using AI to scrutinize claims, flag questionable services, and deny […]
Big Tech Turns to Bonds to Bankroll the AI Buildout as 2026 Spending Tops
The world’s biggest technology companies are increasingly tapping bond markets to fund an unprecedented expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure—marking a shift for Silicon Valley firms that historically relied on huge cash piles to pay for growth. “Big Tech” is expected to spend more than $600 billion on AI in 2026, up sharply from […]
AI for Elder Care Gets a Funding Boost With Sage Plans Predictive Alerts
Sage, a New York-based senior-care technology company, has raised $65 million in fresh funding to expand an AI platform designed to help staff in nursing homes and assisted living facilities respond faster when residents need help. The Series C round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors IVP and Goldcrest, bringing […]
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Market Monitor Urges Regulators to Block Plant Sale
A watchdog for the nation’s largest electricity grid is urging federal regulators to reject the sale of a Maryland power plant, arguing the transaction could worsen an already tightening supply picture if the plant’s output is diverted to serve data centers instead of staying available to the broader grid. The objection was filed by Monitoring […]
Musk’s xAI to repay $3B in bonds early, fueling IPO speculation
Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence company xAI is preparing to pay back $3 billion of high-yield (“junk”) bonds early, a move that typically signals a borrower believes it can refinance more cheaply, has fresh cash available, or wants to strengthen its financial profile ahead of a major corporate milestone. Apparently,. the bonds would be redeemed at roughly […]
Treasury Cuts Off Anthropic’s Claude After Trump Order and Shifts to OpenAI
The U.S. Treasury Department is ending all use of Anthropic products—including its Claude AI platform—after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop working with the company. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the decision in a post on X on Monday, framing the move as a national-security necessity and arguing that no private company should […]
Defense Department Pressures Anthropic to Loosen AI Safeguards
The Pentagon has begun asking major defense contractors—including Lockheed Martin and Boeing—to assess how dependent they are on Anthropic’s AI services, a step that signals the Defense Department is seriously weighing whether to treat the company as a potential “supply-chain risk.” The outreach was first reported by Axios, which said the inquiries come as the […]
Trump Pushes Tech Giants to Self-Supply Electricity as AI Demand Strains The Grid
President Donald Trump says his administration has instructed major technology companies to build their own power plants to supply electricity for their fast-growing data center fleets, arguing the move is needed to prevent household utility customers from footing the bill for the AI boom. Trump made the comments during his 2026 State of the Union […]
Tech Corps: Peace Corps Recruits U.S. AI Talent to Help Communities Abroad Put AI to Work
Peace Corps announced a new initiative called Tech Corps designed to recruit, train, and deploy skilled Americans to support the adoption of artificial intelligence in host countries. The program is aimed specifically at Peace Corps partner countries participating in the American AI Exports Program, a “whole-of-government” effort that the announcement says was introduced by Donald […]
Fifth Circuit Cracks Down on “AI Hallucinations,” Saying Lawyers Can’t Plead Ignorance Anymore
U.S. federal appeals court has sanctioned a lawyer for filing a legal brief riddled with AI-generated errors, warning that fabricated citations and “hallucinated” material in court filings remain a growing problem. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered attorney Heather Hersh to pay $2,500 after concluding she used […]
