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OpenAI’s first branded hardware is… a light-up keyboard?

As rumors continue to swirl about OpenAI’s work on a personalized smart speaker and other hardware, the company is today quietly rolling out its first branded device. The $230 Codex Micro is a specialized, RGB-lit mini-keyboard designed to let users monitor and quickly interact with multiple Codex agents with a glance and a few clicks.

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Fintech Funding Surges 23% In H1 2026 As Investors Concentrate Their Bets On AI And Financial Infrastructure

Venture funding into fintech startups climbed nearly 23% year over year in H1 2026, even as deal count fell more than 25%, Crunchbase data shows, a sign that investors are writing fewer, but much larger checks into the sector as they focus on areas such as wealth management, financial infrastructure and enterprise automation. All told,

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Steve Brotman is the founder and managing partner of Alpha Partners

Corporate Venture Capital Is Splitting In Two

By Steve Brotman Last month, PayPal confirmed its wind down of PayPal Ventures, the corporate venture arm it launched in 2016 and grew to more than $850 million across three funds. The company hired Jefferies to explore selling portfolio stakes on the secondary market, putting positions in companies such as Plaid and Anchorage Digital in

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