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Bill aims at stopping US lawmaker bets on their own elections ahead of midterms
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act will not be addressed before the 2026 US midterms as Congress is on recess until after the election.
Roll-out begins for passport-free airport e-gates
The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
Affluent investors seen boosting crypto exposure: Survey
Most affluent investors across seven countries own and are increasing their crypto holdings despite financial advisers who remain overly cautious about digital assets.
Patagonia’s CEO is worried about political apathy—so the company offered 112,000 people $100 to help 3 friends plan to vote
The $11.2 million incentive disappeared in four days. Researchers say a friend’s nudge could help turn environmental concern into votes.
‘AI Snake Oil’ author sees chatbots evolving into a ‘truth oracle’—and journalism heading somewhere it hasn’t been in 200 years
Princeton's Arvind Narayanan asked the Computation + Journalism conference to prepare for AI "not as it is today, but as it will be" in five to 10 years.
Mistral AI Drops 'Le Chonk': A Massive AI Model Named After a Cat Meme
Paris-based Mistral launched Large 4, a model nicknamed after a June internet joke. It tops GPT-6 Astra on one finance test, but trails Claude on others.
Bitcoin grinds toward $87K as US equities hit new record highs
Bitcoin price action was kept in check by overhead ask liquidity while US stocks broke out to new all-time highs.
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Securitize stock jumps 8% amid South Korea tokenization push
The LG CNS partnership gives Securitize a foothold as the Seoul prepares new rules for tokenized stocks, bonds and funds beginning in February 2027.
Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund leads a $5 million token buy in crypto collateral protocol Anvil
Pantera Capital and Bullish also participated in the ANVL purchase as Anvil rolls out software designed to make its collateral protocol easier for businesses to integrate.
Is regulation enough to stop AI systems killing us all? | Letters
Martyn Thomas wonders how any rational person can argue that independent oversight and regulation will be sufficientOnce again a frontier AI model has been withdrawn because it fa…
Crypto is expanding the boundaries of what can be priced
The future of crypto may therefore depend less on creating the next novel asset and more on building the infrastructure required to price a growing universe of existing ones, argu…
Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up
Bitcoin and Ethereum barely moved today, but Zcash and Monero are leading the largest coins over the last 24 hours.
ECB policymaker warns of fragmentation without digital euro
A ECB executive board member said the potential introduction of a digital euro ”would not to take over the role of banks,” but ensure they have a role in the EU’s monetary system.
Taiwan opens Phoenix office as $265 billion chip investment in Arizona grows, over China’s objections
Taiwan is turning Phoenix into a bigger hub for its chip industry with a new office and TSMC's investments
Zambia to sign revised U.S. health deal without patient data and specimen-sharing clauses
The U.S. has signed new bilateral health agreements with around two dozen African nations since last year, but some have pushed back on requirements to provide patient data.
Tell us: do you use AI agents to manage your finances?
We would like to speak to people about their experience of using AI agents when dealing with their financesFollowing the release of Meta’s Muse and Open AI’s dots there’s now capa…
‘It’s been a very strange year on LIV’: LIV Golf to get $300 million investment to help the circuit emerge from bankruptcy
The financing by funds advised on the BC Partners Credit platform requires bankruptcy court approval.
Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker
OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequencesTech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subt…
Gen Z’s new American Dream: Skip the mortgage, book the flight
Young Americans are trading square footage, new cars and even moving out for plane tickets, even as airfares jump more than 20%.
Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.
Ripple expands Brevan Howard deal with prime brokerage services
Ripple Prime will provide prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to funds managed by the $35 billion alternative investment manager.
OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots
The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint ventur…
After housing protests turned violent, Spain will tax seasonal rentals to build a 10 billion euro fund into first-home loans
Spain passed 21 housing measures after tends of thousands protested the country's housing affordability crisis and ahead of snap elections