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Developing story · 2 episodes · 22 Sept to 2 Oct

AI Boom Fuels Corporate and Political Money Moves

The saga tracks how the rise of artificial intelligence is reshaping business strategies, with Amazon Web Services executives touting massive revenue growth for partners and political figures like Donald Trump’s investment team capitalizing on AI‑related stocks. After the latest episode, the story shows both corporate optimism and high‑profile investors betting heavily on AI‑centric companies such as Amazon and Microsoft.

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    Trump's investment team sold up to $25M in Amazon and Microsoft

    President Donald Trump's independent investment team executed 1,156 trades in July 2026, according to U.S. Office of Government Ethics filings. Among these transactions, the team sold between…

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    AWS chief claims 7x partner revenue multiplier in AI era

    Matt Wood, AWS’s chief AI and technology officer, argues that Amazon Web Services offers the strongest value proposition for channel partners in the AI era compared to Microsoft and Google. In an…

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