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Marcus Chen
New York City · 919 articles
Marcus began tracking AI's market implications in 2016, noticing AI-related patent filings accelerating ahead of earnings upgrades before most of the sell-side had caught on. A former fixed-income quantitative analyst, he spent two decades building models that priced risk across emerging markets before pivoting to cover the economic impact of AI full-time. His writing translates opaque technical developments into clear risk/reward terms — and he's rarely diplomatic about the gap between AI valuations and underlying fundamentals. He believes most market participants still underestimate AI's long-run deflationary effect on knowledge work.
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ChatGPT Outage Highlights System Availability Risks for AI Platforms
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Suno AI Music Generator Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
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Former DeepMind Researcher Raises $300M Pre-Seed Valuation Without a Product
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Thinking Machines Unveils Inkling, Its First Open AI Model, Challenging One-Size-Fits-All Approach
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Apple Intelligence Gains Approval for China Launch, Partners with Alibaba’s Qwen AI
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OpenAI Shuts Down Atlas but Expands AI Browser Features to Desktop and Chrome
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The Shift to Open Models in AI: Hugging Face Leads the Charge
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The AI Economy's Next Layer of Value: Beyond Model Building
2026-07-20 · 4 min read
Nvidia Maintains Machine Learning Dominance as Intel Closes In
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PsiQuantum's Quantum Leap: A $1 Billion Bet on Light-Based Computing
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Big Tech's Fossil Fuel Reliance Threatens Climate Goals and Investment Portfolios
2026-07-20 · 4 min read
Hospital Mergers Surge in Q2, Boosting Strategic Positioning and Revenue
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Judi Health Rebrands PBM Arm, Launches Integrated Care Solutions
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AI-Driven Surge in Digital Health VC Funding Reaches $7.4 Billion in H1 2026
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Pearl Health Secures $110M to Expand AI-Driven Medicare Solutions
2026-07-20 · 4 min read
UST Integrates Anthropic's Claude into CarePath for Enhanced Healthcare Operations
2026-07-20 · 4 min read
Digital Health Funding Surges to $7.4 Billion, Led by Megadeals and AI Integration
2026-07-20 · 3 min read
UnitedHealth Signals Rising Employer Health Insurance Costs Amid Strong Earnings
2026-07-20 · 3 min read
XR Health Acquires Swing Therapeutics to Expand Digital Treatment Portfolio
2026-07-20 · 3 min read
Startup Sues Palo Alto Networks Over AI-Generated False Espionage Claims
2026-07-13 · 3 min read
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Amid Intensifying AI Market Competition
2026-07-13 · 4 min read
HalluSquatting: A New AI-Driven Threat to Cybersecurity
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SambaNova Secures $1 Billion in Series F Funding at $11 Billion Valuation
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AI Law Startup Norm Raises $120M, Reaches Unicorn Status
2026-07-13 · 4 min read
