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Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation
A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE's owner bought in at exactly the same price.
Mortgage Rates Today, Tuesday, October 6: Back on the Rise
That dip in mortgage interest rates we saw yesterday just got erased.
Chevron CFO Eimear Bonner built a 20-plus-year career at the company. Now she’ll run its core business
Bonner's path from petroleum engineer to technology chief and CFO has prepared her to lead oil, products and gas.
Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme
Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery.
Morning Minute: The CFTC Reveals Plan to Regulate Crypto Exchanges
Clear rules of the road are here. So what does it all mean and what is the overall impact?
Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act also gives prediction markets cover to close accounts and report candidates to regulators.
Current price of oil as of October 6, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Why Sam Altman takes his hardest questions to Nikesh Arora
The Palo Alto Networks CEO doesn’t do sugarcoating. And it’s made him a go-to advisor.
The VIX of bonds is rising but bitcoin and stocks aren't hearing it yet
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 6, 2026
I’ve spent a decade teaching AI to write. Here’s why your slop posts are ruining your LinkedIn
Ten years ago, it would have been inconceivable for a Fortune 500 firm and a mom-and-pop to share a ghostwriter. So why are they now?
Misuse of AI is brands’ top reputational threat, new survey says
The findings come after warnings from tech leaders that AI placed in the wrong hands could trigger larger threats such as nuclear war or bioweaponry destructionMisusing artificial…
Crypto 'Godfather' Gets Six Years for Hiring Sheriff's Deputies, $37M Meta Fraud
Adam Iza used off-duty LA deputies to pull warrants and personal data on his rivals, then moved the proceeds through crypto custodians.
Live updates: A drop below $84,000 could put $80,000 in play for bitcoin
FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed's last meeting come out Wednesday.
Smaller altcoins shine as bitcoin stills trades around $85,000
Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.
Hong Kong officials double down on end-2026 deadline for crypto licensing bill
Hong Kong regulators plan to establish a licensing regime for four categories, including digital asset trading, custody, advisory and management services.
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety ActMark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the…
‘We take the unpopular stance that a bond-market crisis would be a good thing’: Wall Street is losing its patience with government debt
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
I wrote The Future of Truth and then found to my alarm it contained AI-hallucinated quotes. I’ve chosen to fight back
My book went through five editorial rounds and more than 4,000 tracked changes, but I later discovered it had 26 quotes that didn't hold up under scrutiny.
Binance BTC outflows hit highest since mid-2023 as whales deposit stablecoins
Binance BTC reserves fell by nearly 40,000 coins since Sept. 20 as whales returned stablecoin capital to their exchange wallets.
ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app.
The Supreme Court takes up climate costs. CEOs should worry about the cost of doing nothing
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U.S.- China AI race heats up as Chinese rivals secure billions ahead of IPOs
DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.
Ondo opens private markets with tokenized pre-IPO AI exposure
Ondo’s tokenized notes will give eligible investors exposure to private companies, with the first tied to an unnamed pre-IPO AI company.
Solana Foundation targets settlement in seconds with DvP launch
Solana DvP offers financial institutions an open-source settlement program designed to complete asset transfers and payments in seconds.