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Four firms control more than half of the world’s seed supply. Italian farmers are fighting back and returning to the bartering system
Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF dominate the global seed market. Growers in Italy are saving and trading seeds outside that system.
Monad proposes wallet upgrade that could survive lost keys and quantum attacks
The Ethereum-compatible blockchain wants users to be able to replace the keys controlling an account without changing its address, opening the door to passkeys, recovery tools and…
Jamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the ‘springboard to success’ for the next generation
The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation's gift to 12 UNCF schools comes as HBCUs brace for a federal pullback.
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp has professors who never sleep–but that’s because they’re AI clones
Founders can rehearse pitches, sales calls and board meetings repeatedly with avatars modeled on seven HBS faculty members
What Anthropic’s Dario Amodei can learn from the airline industry’s painful lesson about marketing and the concept of safety
The airline industry discovered that stating a fear about yourself is worse than saying nothing, because the word does the same work against you.
Crypto rally spills into dog and cat memecoins as smaller tokens double in a week
Robinhood Chain-based Cash Cat jumped more than 50% in a day, while several smaller animal-themed tokens have gained between 50% and 130% over the past week.
Lloyds Bank is holding on to our urgently needed £5,500
We want our balance back, but we can’t access the money to pay for essential repairs and settle an electricity billLast November, Lloyds Bank informed me, in my role as treasurer …
Bitcoin traders place $2.9 million bet on a rapid price jump above $82,000
Traders are spending millions to position for further Bitcoin upside after its staggering rally to $80,000, though demand for downside protection remains firm, according to Laevit…
‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle
Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the ‘wrong hands’A year ago, Rupert Murdoch resolved the long-runnin…
US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments
The US Treasury expanded sanctions to Iran’s digital asset sector, alleging a UAE-based broker processed over $100 million in crypto for oil sales.
Bitcoin tops $80,000, solana jumps 8% but rally now runs into overbought warning
BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to slow new SOL creati…
The Gurkha families fighting for their pensions
Gurkhas who retired before 1997 receive far less than their British Army counterparts.
Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.
‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyondIn a village 21 miles north of Edinburgh, a real estate consultancy…
BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork to strengthen bridge security
BNB Chain activates the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, closing bridge and validator security gaps while targeting greater transaction capacity.
Asia’s founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they’re sure what their business is, says Stripe’s SEA MD
To help businesses expand, Stripe is announcing partnerships with an array of Southeast Asian payment processors like ShopeePay, GCash, and TrueMoney.
Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express
Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.
Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn Budget
Experts have warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will have little room to manoeuvre in their first Budget.
Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates
BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.
How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy - and Trump
What leverage does Canada, which sells about 70% of its goods to the US, actually have in this spiraling trade dispute?
From mixed martial arts to mechanical dogs: the World Robot Conference 2026 – in pictures
More than 3,000 products were shown at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing as China showcased its rapidly growing robotics industry.The event, which ran from 19-23 August, …
'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.
New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
The coin has been designed to feature King Charles III and a Scottish grouse close to extinction.
SEC subpoenas Wall Street banks over Situational Awareness
The information being sought is related to the trading activity of the hedge fund, which came under pressure and was forced to exit many of its positions last month.