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Standard Chartered brings spot crypto trading to Dubai FX platform
The bank is now offering institutional crypto spot trading in the region, bringing BTC and ETH onto the same eFX rails that institutions use to trade dollars and euros.
USS Lincoln sailors finally hit dry land in Thailand after a record 264 straight days at sea
The carrier’s lengthy Middle East deployment raised concerns about crew mental health and food shortages.
Clippers fined $30 million as owner Steve Ballmer is suspended for a year following NBA investigation on behind-the-curtain deal
A near-year-long investigation has amounted to a heavy blow to the LA franchise and its owner for an alleged circumvention of league rules.
Finns who survived Soviet bombings are training the next generation for a possible war with Russia
The goal is for local authorities and civilians to rehearse what they would do if they were under attack from Russian forces.
Japan requires married couples to share a surname, so matchmakers are pairing singles who already have the same one to avoid changing it
A Japanese advocacy group helped organize the events to highlight a 128-year-old law that requires married couples to share the same surname.
Texas evacuates an assisted living facility as flooding from Tropical Storm Edouard strands drivers and cuts power
Hardin County was hard-hit—with flooding, downed trees and powerlines, debris and power outages.
Meloni breaks Berlusconi’s record for longest-serving uninterrupted government, longest since WWII
“For this she is now reaping exactly what she deserves in terms of international credibility,” Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said regarding Giorgia Meloni.
Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution | Agustin Guilisasti
Paris converted tens of thousands of on-street parking spaces into docking stations, fundamentally changing its approach to public spaceAgustin Guilisasti is founder and CEO of th…
SoFi Links Banking Network and Stablecoin to Kraken in New Deal
Kraken will list SoFiUSD and gain access to SoFi’s round-the-clock dollar settlement network, while Kraken Prime will execute trades for SoFi’s crypto customers.
One of the fastest-growing jobs in Silicon Valley sends engineers straight to customers’ offices to get AI up and running—and pays more than $188,000
Silicon Valley tech giants are copying Palantir’s playbook by hiring engineers to work directly with customers—and paying them nearly $200K to do so.
My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions
It’s kind of you to wonder if you should change the way things were left, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it’s possible his preference is already clearRead more …
Crypto for Advisors: Why crypto earnings reports can be misleading
Billionaire wives are about to inherit a huge slice of the $6.6 trillion great wealth transfer—and 1,235 women stand to cash in by 2035
3,795 billionaires are going to pass on their fortunes to spouses, kids, and siblings—and wives are set to win big.
CBS brings back Norah O’Donnell to co-anchor morning show amid ratings challenges
O’Donnell, who co-hosted show from 2012 to 2019, was recently named correspondent for revamped 60 MinutesCBS is bringing back journalist Norah O’Donnell to co-anchor the channel’s…
A memecoin making app becomes crypto’s top fee generators as Robinhood Chain activity explodes
Users paid nearly $6 million in a day to create and trade tokens through Pons, more than they paid to use Pump or Hyperliquid, and even more than they paid to use Robinhood Chain …
Bitget in talks with Wall Street giants including BlackRock to fuel Asian distribution
Gracy Chen highlighted the world's largest asset manager as one example of such a firm seeking to expand distribution of their tokenized ETFs in the region.
Gloria Steinem, who fought for decades for women’s equality, dies at 92
The Ms. Magazine co-founder became one of the women’s movement’s most influential voices over six decades
The bond market is crashing Trump’s midterm campaign
George Washington University’s Stephen Kaplan says the bond market is giving Washington a “check."
Billionaire Leon Black is suing Congress for ‘fishing’ into his alleged ties to Epstein
Black is mentioned repeatedly in the Justice Department's Epstein files and is one of many influential figures to appear in the investigation
Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs despite double-digit growth as it makes room for its robotaxi future
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the cuts will make Uber “faster and smarter” as it invests billions into autonomous vehicles
Recovery specialists crack $1B crypto wallet... but find just $10
Crypto recovery specialists reveal how lost wallets, passwords and seed phrases can sometimes be recovered — but that’s of no help if the money was never there in the first place.
Households warned gas price spike could pile fresh pressure on energy bills
Experts warn low storage levels could push up gas prices further, leaving households with higher bills.
Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal
Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chipsNvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for nearly…
John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela ScanlonBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Lewis is launching an online chatshow and social media…