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New York Life Investment Management is stepping into tokenized finance with the launch of its first tokenized bond fund, built in partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Centrifuge. The fund gives institutional investors on-chain access to high-yield corporate bonds, a signal that traditional asset managers are moving from curiosity to commitment when it comes to blockchain-based securities.
Meanwhile, the long-running legal battle between Apple and Epic Games is heading back to the Supreme Court. Apple filed an appeal after a federal judge found the company in contempt of an order requiring it to loosen App Store fee restrictions. The case has already reshaped how we talk about platform power, and this next chapter could set precedent with consequences well beyond gaming.
And on the question everyone in tech is asking about jobs and artificial intelligence, a new study from financial software company Ramp offers some counterintuitive data. Companies making the heaviest investments in AI are actually growing their workforces, with headcount up roughly ten percent and entry-level hiring climbing twelve percent. It's a complicated picture, and one study isn't the final word, but it does challenge the narrative that automation means elimination.
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