Michael J. de la MERCED is a journalist at The New York Times. He has covered business and finance since 2006, focusing on significant events such as the 2008 financial crisis, major mergers, and the emergence of technology giants, while also contributing to DealBook, which explores the intersection of business and public policy. Michael's work has been featured in The New York Times, New Zealand Herald, and The Australian Financial Review.
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Michael J. de la Merced's coverage primarily focuses on finance, economy, business, and technology with an emphasis on investment analysis and evolving stories in these areas. He also covers government and politics related to the finance and business sectors.
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He has a particular interest in the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on businesses as well as their governance implications. Pitches providing expert opinions or exclusive data related to AI governance concerns would likely align with his coverage interests.
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By: Brian O’Keefe, Sarah Kessler, Niko Gallogly, Michael J. De La Merced, Bernhard Warner, Andrew Ross Sorkin
Layoffs linked to artificial intelligence are rattling workers and college graduates, stoking concerns worldwide that are showing up in polls.
By: Niko Gallogly, Ian Mount, Sarah Kessler, Brian O’Keefe, Bernhard Warner, Michael J. De La Merced, Andrew Ross Sorkin
SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, giants of the artificial intelligence sector, are rushing to test investor appetite in the stock markets.
By: Brian O’Keefe, Niko Gallogly, Sarah Kessler, Bernhard Warner, Ian Mount, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael J. De La Merced
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has floated a policy idea that’s getting attention in Silicon Valley: let workers own a piece of technology disruption.
By: Michael J. De La Merced
An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.
By: Bernhard Warner, Niko Gallogly, Ian Mount, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Brian O’Keefe, Michael J. De La Merced, Sarah Kessler, Benjamin Mullin
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence puts technology giants on notice. But will it slow down the A.I. race?
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Brian O’Keefe, Michael J. De La Merced, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Niko Gallogly, Lauren Hirsch
Three major producers — Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix — are now trillion-dollar companies. Politicians and Wall Street have taken notice.
By: Michael J. De La Merced, Bernhard Warner, Ian Mount, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Brian O’Keefe, Sarah Kessler, Niko Gallogly
Charges against a Google employee who bet on Polymarket have raised concerns that the issue may dent momentum in the fast-growing sector.
An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.
By: Niko Gallogly, Ian Mount, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Vivienne Walt, Brian O’Keefe, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. De La Merced
The mogul’s People Inc. is preparing an offer to buy the portion of the casino giant that it doesn’t already own, at an $18 billion valuation.
By: Ian Mount, Brian O’Keefe, Sarah Kessler, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Jonah E. Bromwich, Hurubie Meko, Niko Gallogly, Michael J. De La Merced, Lauren Hirsch
A federal jury found Andrew Left, who rose to fame by betting against companies, guilty of securities fraud. Other short-sellers are worried.
