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TikTok code includes peer-to-peer payments over messaging: Bloomberg
The feature, which follows earlier moves into financial transactions, is not yet being tested anywhere, a spokesperson said.
Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Internal documents obtained by Guardian show White House meetings, scheduled calls with top Trump officials and communications with Fox News producers Continue reading...
Ripple raises $275 million in senior notes for prime brokerage push
Ripple Prime's inaugural senior notes carried an investment grade rating and drew institutional investors across key financial markets.
How the UAE has emerged as a ‘leading light’ for tokenization
Coinbase's decision to base its global tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi is the latest sign that the emirate's bet on regulated digital assets is paying off—with $500 billion in GCC a…
Limit reduced for branded school uniform items
The States says the school uniform policy should be "a welcome relief" for families' budgets.
Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Launches 'World's Largest' Zcash Mining Fleet
The Nasdaq-listed privacy firm launched Cypherpunk Mining through a $33.33 million equity deal with Winklevoss Capital, adding roughly 18% of the Zcash network's hashrate to accel…
Labour ‘could lose up to 50 seats’ to Greens if new drilling in North Sea approved
Greens say analysis shows government failure to take bold climate action could lead to big gains for party at electionUK politics live – latest updatesLabour could lose dozens of …
Coinbase establishes Abu Dhabi tokenization hub
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OpenAI trails Anthropic as losses deepen and Altman pauses frontier AI training
Widening losses and intensifying competition coincide with a pause in frontier reinforcement-learning training as openai strengthens its safety controls.
Live updates: Bitcoin remains above $64,000 as oil rises and the Kospi tumbles 6%
U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000.
‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil
Subsidies and a crackdown on armed groups are helping smallholders rebuild their lives, leaving behind decades of conflict and fearSurrounded by towering oil palm trees on his far…
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'
The consumer watchdog said they were trying to find out if the three companies were not showing full prices upfront to customers.
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees
UK competition watchdog investigation is part of broader clampdown on illegal ‘drip pricing’Business live – latest updatesThe UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations…
OpenAI hits pause on training in Hugging Face aftermath
In today's edition: OpenAI presses pause; China's robot dogs; Apple's EU sacrifices, teen AI, TikTok money, Meta, China's edge, Alibaba, and Etched.
For CEOs, retirement is the ultimate performance review—and 60% are failing it
New data from BCG shows why the CEOs best at running companies are often the worst at leaving them.
Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
PM’s plan to shield households from more pressure risks being overwhelmed by wider price risesUK inflation rises to 2.9%Business live – latest updatesJuly’s increase in inflation,…
Arthur Hayes takes CEO role at Flop Labs ahead of Q4 airdrop
Hayes revealed his new role as Flop Labs CEO and teased a “massive airdrop” from the AI inference protocol in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Bitcoin ETFs add $189M as August net inflows approach $1B
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $189 million on Tuesday, lifting August net inflows to $951 million, while Ether ETFs added $71.5 million.
UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills
Accelerating price increases in July add to pressure on households, with chancellor saying ‘there is more to do to restore hope’Analysis: Rising inflation underlines scale of Burn…
The IRS is scrutinizing how UnitedHealth moved money through foreign subsidiaries—and whether it underpaid taxes
The agency wants to raise the health giant's taxable income for four straight years. Neither side will say how much is at stake.
Tesla asked Las Vegas for 5,000 robotaxi permits. Sin City gave it 10, capped the speed at 45mph, and banned airport trips
Nevada capped Tesla's fleet at a fraction of its request and kept it away from Harry Reid airport.
USC just shattered its fundraising record by nearly $100 million—thanks partly to the billionaire family behind the Houston Texans
The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation donated $25 million to the University of South Carolina in 2026.
Princeton’s ‘AI Snake Oil’ author says the real fear isn’t thinking machines—it’s that AI exposes who already knows how to think
Princeton's Arvind Narayanan says his students are "in a bind." How much should they use AI versus resist it to build up their own skills?
Strait of Hormuz chaos has incentivized China to use an alternative trade route: a 3,400 mile frozen Arctic channel dubbed the ‘Ice Silk Road’
Chinese shipping company Sea Legend Line just announced a shipping route through the Arctic, which takes half the time as established shipping routes.