AI blow-up fears revive credit default swaps. Would they pay out?
The Economist asks whether CDS protection would actually cover an AI-driven debt crisis - and why the answer matters for CFOs and boards.

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The Economist asks whether CDS protection would actually cover an AI-driven debt crisis - and why the answer matters for CFOs and boards.
The AI startup's choice of lead underwriters signals a landmark public debut and a lucrative, prestige-heavy win for the two Wall Street giants.
New rules require a year of maintenance, three contributors, and English fluency, leaving independent developers locked out of the forum they need to grow.
The AI startup sits atop a pyramid of partners and suppliers, so its public debut will ripple far beyond one stock.
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Authentic Brands Group's suit over Presley's catalog signals a new front in AI copyright battles.
A 54-year-old aspiring actor says he recognized Sacha Baron Cohen mid-shoot, kept his MAGA act up, and let the film-makers think they had fooled him.
The indie darling is spending near-blockbuster money on a FromSoftware adaptation - and the bet may be safer than it looks.
Alex Gibney's scathing Musk earned under $1 million in two weeks, and now the theatrical rollout is quietly disappearing.
Peter Steinberger, the developer behind the open-source AI agent OpenClaw and now an OpenAI employee, revealed the eye-watering cost of running AI agents at scale at Cloudflare's Connect conference.
The marketplace is forcing sellers to prove their items are real, targeting AI-generated listings that buyers say they can't identify.
The Oculus and Anduril founder is betting $200 million that 'elite working dogs' with advanced body armor will reshape the battlefield.