FiscEdge Academy — The Knowledge Hub https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog Business, startup and AI breakdowns for founders, from FiscEdge Academy. en Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:09:21 GMT <![CDATA[The Pentagon Just Turned AI Into a Three-Way Vendor War. 1.7 Million Users Are Already Inside.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/pentagon-genai-mil-chatgpt-grok-multi-vendor https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/pentagon-genai-mil-chatgpt-grok-multi-vendor Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:09:21 GMT <![CDATA[Apple Just Changed CEOs for the First Time in 15 Years. Ternus Inherits a $4.6 Trillion AI Problem.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/apple-ceo-transition-john-ternus-tim-cook https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/apple-ceo-transition-john-ternus-tim-cook Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:09:05 GMT <![CDATA[Fed Rate Hike Odds Jump to 60% After Warsh's Jackson Hole Speech. Your Cap Table Should Notice Before September Does.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/fed-rate-hike-odds-jackson-hole-warsh https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/fed-rate-hike-odds-jackson-hole-warsh Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:12:42 GMT <![CDATA[OpenAI Will Cut Off Cursor's Models on November 12. Only 5% of Traffic Is at Stake.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-cuts-cursor-model-access-spacex https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-cuts-cursor-model-access-spacex Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:11:46 GMT <![CDATA[a16z Raised $1.1 Billion for AI's Physical Layer. Its Bet: Capital Now Beats Code.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/a16z-machine-age-fund-1-1-billion-ai-hardware https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/a16z-machine-age-fund-1-1-billion-ai-hardware Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:09:04 GMT <![CDATA[Owner Raises $240M at a $2.3B Valuation. Its AI Now Runs More US Locations Than Domino's.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/owner-restaurant-ai-240-million-series-d https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/owner-restaurant-ai-240-million-series-d Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:09:05 GMT <![CDATA[A Federal Judge Just Struck Down the Pentagon's Blacklist of Anthropic. The Ruling Calls It Illegal Retaliation.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-pentagon-blacklist-ruling-illegal https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-pentagon-blacklist-ruling-illegal Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:09:18 GMT <![CDATA[Anthropic Will Reveal Its IPO Prospectus After Labor Day. It's Letting Insiders Cash Out, Breaking From SpaceX's Playbook.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-ipo-prospectus-shareholder-cashout https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-ipo-prospectus-shareholder-cashout Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:08:22 GMT <![CDATA[Instinct Raised $250M at a $2.5B Valuation. Its Value Jumped 50x in Four Months.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/instinct-ai-assistant-2-5-billion-valuation https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/instinct-ai-assistant-2-5-billion-valuation Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:08:54 GMT <![CDATA[AWS Tripled Its Nvidia GPU Order to 3 Million Chips. It Ran Out Early.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/aws-nvidia-3-million-gpu-deal https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/aws-nvidia-3-million-gpu-deal Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:08:48 GMT <![CDATA[Nvidia Posted a $96 Billion Quarter, Up 106%. Its Guidance Says Demand Is Still Accelerating.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-96-billion-quarter-ai-demand-signal https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-96-billion-quarter-ai-demand-signal Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:09:13 GMT <![CDATA[Meta Just Agreed to Pay $18 Billion. The Real Cost Is a Court-Ordered Product Spec.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/meta-18-billion-teen-safety-settlement https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/meta-18-billion-teen-safety-settlement Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:27:18 GMT <![CDATA[All Three Major Music Labels Just Took Equity in an AI Company. That's the Real Story.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/stability-ai-76-million-major-labels-funding https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/stability-ai-76-million-major-labels-funding Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:13:13 GMT <![CDATA[ChatGPT Ads Just Landed in 31 European Countries. OpenAI's $2.5B Bet Still Doesn't Cover the Bill.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-chatgpt-ads-31-european-countries https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-chatgpt-ads-31-european-countries Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:08:26 GMT <![CDATA[Amazon Quietly Raised Echo Prices 60%. The AI Boom Sent the Bill.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/amazon-device-price-hike-memory-shortage https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/amazon-device-price-hike-memory-shortage Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:10:43 GMT <![CDATA[Nvidia Is in Talks to Back Perplexity at $30B+. That's a 50% Jump in Under a Year.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-perplexity-30-billion-valuation-talks https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-perplexity-30-billion-valuation-talks Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:08:36 GMT <![CDATA[Hugging Face Explores a $13B Sale. That's Nearly Triple Its 2023 Valuation.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/hugging-face-13-billion-sale-exploration https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/hugging-face-13-billion-sale-exploration Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:09:43 GMT <![CDATA[Nscale Is Chasing a $3 Billion IPO. Its $51 Billion Backlog Is 100x Its Real Revenue.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nscale-51-billion-backlog-3-billion-ipo https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nscale-51-billion-backlog-3-billion-ipo Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:11:18 GMT <![CDATA[Nvidia Is Raising AI Server Prices Over 15%. Memory Chips Are the Reason.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-ai-server-price-hike-memory-costs https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-ai-server-price-hike-memory-costs Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:08:55 GMT <![CDATA[Broadcom Is Borrowing Up to $100 Billion to Keep Anthropic's Chips Flowing.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/broadcom-100-billion-ai-chip-debt-anthropic https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/broadcom-100-billion-ai-chip-debt-anthropic Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:10:13 GMT <![CDATA[New York Just Beat San Francisco on Tech Headcount. The AI Money Never Moved.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/cbre-new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-2026 https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/cbre-new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-2026 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:11:57 GMT <![CDATA[Nvidia Just Paid $7 Billion for an AI Startup It Insists It Didn't Buy.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-poolside-6-billion-reverse-acquihire https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/nvidia-poolside-6-billion-reverse-acquihire Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:10:54 GMT <![CDATA[Waymo Built Its Own AI Chip. It Just Made Nvidia Optional for Robotaxis.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/waymo-custom-chip-nvidia-independence https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/waymo-custom-chip-nvidia-independence Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:08:49 GMT <![CDATA[Rillet Closed $100 Million in Under 48 Hours. Its Customers Are Ripping Out NetSuite.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/rillet-100-million-series-c-ai-native-erp-unicorn https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/rillet-100-million-series-c-ai-native-erp-unicorn Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:15:16 GMT <![CDATA[Anthropic's Credit Line Just Quadrupled to $10 Billion. It Still Hasn't Gone Public.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-10-billion-credit-facility-ipo https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/anthropic-10-billion-credit-facility-ipo Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:12:31 GMT <![CDATA[Google Can Buy 7% of Marvell for $12.2 Billion. The Catch: It Vests With Every $500M of Chip Orders.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/marvell-google-12-2-billion-chip-warrant https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/marvell-google-12-2-billion-chip-warrant Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:11:31 GMT <![CDATA[Etched Raises $700M at a $21B Valuation. Its Lead Investor Is Also Its First Customer.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/etched-700-million-21-billion-jane-street https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/etched-700-million-21-billion-jane-street Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:08:22 GMT <![CDATA[OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens. Age Prediction Just Became a Product Requirement.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-chatgpt-for-teens-safety-launch https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/openai-chatgpt-for-teens-safety-launch Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:11:33 GMT <![CDATA[Unitree Prices a $9 Billion Robot IPO. Retail Investors Oversubscribed It 8,000 Times.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/unitree-9-billion-ipo-8000x-oversubscribed https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/unitree-9-billion-ipo-8000x-oversubscribed Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:13:06 GMT <![CDATA[Stripe Pays $7 Billion for OpenRouter. It Was Worth $1.3 Billion in May.]]> https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/stripe-openrouter-7-billion-acquisition https://academy.fiscedge.com/blog/stripe-openrouter-7-billion-acquisition Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:08:38 GMT