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Crypto for Advisors: The CLARITY Act failed, but the rules came anyway
Exclusive: Nine-Person Halluminate Raises $30 Million, Counts Four Top U.S. AI Labs as Customers
The nine-person company says it has reached a mid-eight-figure annualized revenue run rate selling finance-specific training environments to frontier AI labs.
The rise of the ‘two-job job’: 61% of workers say they’re now doing more than one role
A Korn Ferry survey of more than 16,000 professionals finds workloads climbing and motivation falling as companies flatten management and lean on AI.
NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues
The popular cross-chain trading system said it will reimburse losses after a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.
Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, and Hailey Bieber’s brands dominate beauty’s creator economy. Fame is only part of the reason
Celebrity-founded companies claimed half of the top 10 spots in a new ranking of beauty brands by creator marketing performance. But a string of shutdowns shows star power alone d…
Mortgage Rates Today, Thursday, October 1: Rates Rise Sharply
TL;DR: Mortgage rates jumped today, giving house hunters an early dose of October sticker shock.
Bitget’s $388M hack pushes Q3 crypto security losses past $1B
Crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in Q3 across 247 incidents, with September alone accounting for roughly $769 million.
Christian Ulbrich says working from the office is ‘core’. Just make sure it is a beautiful place to be as well
Office life isn’t just about executives worried about productivity. According to CEO of real-estate giant JLL, being around colleagues matters at every level.
Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed
Highly liquid and settling 24/7, stablecoins can leave banks and countries at lightning speed. But whether stablecoins are a risk — or an opportunity — depends on your perspective.
LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says
Researchers in a Latin American stablecoin ecosystem report warned “fragility in the system is concentrated in its thinnest layer,” with just 16 of 494 companies focused primarily…
Minecraft, Candy Crush Among 11 Games in EU Virtual Currency Crackdown
The guidelines exclude cryptocurrencies, leaving tokens outside a regime written for currencies bought with real money inside games.
Travelodge guests are still at risk, finds review launched after sexual assault
Report finds complaints of room intrusions at nearly one in 10 hotels, after woman attacked by man given a copy of her keyAn independent review into Travelodge after a serious sex…
I Have One Rule for Shopping Amazon Prime Day — and It Saves Me Big
No splurging, no regrets — just restocking the stuff I’d buy anyway at a discount.
HPE’s $1.2 billion order from Vultr puts its AI networking strategy to the test
HPE is betting that AI networking can turn surging demand into faster revenue growth and higher margins.
Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators
Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.
Citi Lifts 12-Month Bitcoin Target to $113K, Ethereum to $3K
The bank has revised its 12-month target for BTC up from $82K, though it remains about 10% below Bitcoin's October 2025 record.
Bedford rail crash: train sped up after red light warning, say investigators
Driver of East Midlands train, who died in June crash, received automatic warning after passing red light but train continued to accelerateThe train that ran into the back of anot…
Should cockpits stay locked from the inside? Flydubai stabbing raises flight security questions
Co-pilot who attacked captain in apparent attempt to crash flight casts doubt over locked-door policy Motive behind flydubai stabbing unknown as investigation opensCockpit securit…
US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits
Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped inDataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $…
AI is consuming human knowledge. It should learn how to pay for it
AI agents need a way to pay for the human knowledge they increasingly consume.
What Twin Peaks and Coyote vs. Acme teach us about the value of what companies abandon
The strange economics of what companies leave for dead turn trash into treasure.
Live Updates: Bitcoin flat near $84,000 after closing out best quarter since 2024
After a spike higher overnight, interest rates are dipping ahead of tomorrow's key U.S. employment report.
Illinois agrees to six-month delay of crypto tax as industry continues court battle
Both sides agreed the 0.2% tax should be put off until July 1, if the court approves the deal, which will let the state and industry focus on the legal dispute.
Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names
The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.