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Married co-founders Hala Jawwan and Alessio Tresanti of Rivio reveal how their spousal partnership strengthens their AI procurement startup through deep trust and complementary expertise, while their third co-founder provides crucial balance and investors prioritize founder-market fit over traditional concerns about family businesses.
UN Security Council debates competing resolutions on Iran's regional attacks, with a Bahrain-led condemnation supported by 135 nations passing while a Russian ceasefire draft fails; delegates detail civilian casualties, economic disruptions, and nuclear proliferation risks amid calls for immediate de-escalation.
Tech giants are accelerating AI infrastructure buildouts through custom silicon and strategic cloud investments while enterprise software companies automate development workflows, even as investors monitor execution risks and geopolitical volatility.
Markets are drifting lower but haven't fully priced in the prolonged supply disruption risks from the Strait of Hormuz conflict, with oil prices surprisingly resilient despite a massive IEA reserve release that analysts say merely buys time rather than solving the structural deficit, while sticky services inflation and fiscal stimulus complicate the Fed's policy calculus.
Sam Altman details OpenAI's $110 billion infrastructure offensive to transform AI into an abundant utility 'too cheap to meter,' predicting that executives will soon serve primarily as supervisors of AI agents while the US maintains its technological edge through massive capital deployment and energy-efficient hardware.
Sheryl Sandberg discusses her landmark report with Hillary Clinton revealing child marriage costs the global economy $175 billion annually while destroying girls' autonomy, alongside new Lean In data showing a corporate ambition gap driven by systemic promotion barriers.
Gulf economies built on being "safe havens" face an existential crisis as Iranian attacks target their stability and the Strait of Hormuz closes, simultaneously blocking oil exports and food imports despite trillions in reserves.
UK Chief Secretary Darren Jones addressed Parliament regarding the release of documents on Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, acknowledging systemic due diligence failures that missed the extent of Mandelson's Jeffrey Epstein ties, explaining why some materials remain withheld for a criminal investigation, and outlining emergency reforms to vetting and ethics rules.
The UN Security Council addressed the dangerous escalation between Hezbollah and Israel following Hezbollah's March 2nd attacks, which have drawn Lebanon into conflict despite the government's recent efforts to assert state authority and implement Resolution 1701, resulting in hundreds of casualties, mass displacement, and direct attacks on UN peacekeepers.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his decision not to join US-Israel offensive strikes in Iran while accusing opposition leader Kemi Badenoch of a 'screeching U-turn' on war support, as he faced questions on frozen fuel duty, defense investments, and cost of living pressures amid Middle East conflict.
A mass funeral in Tehran for Revolutionary Guard commanders killed in US and Israeli strikes featured the public reading of an IRGC statement claiming retaliatory missile and drone attacks on American military bases in Kuwait that allegedly injured over 100 US soldiers, amid heavy religious rhetoric vowing continued war until total victory.
Amazon launches one of history's largest corporate bond sales targeting up to $42 billion to fund AI infrastructure, while the Pentagon accelerates deployment of Google's AI agents for military operations and cuts ties with Anthropic, and legal tech startup Legora raises $550 million to shift law firms from hourly billing to AI-driven outcomes.