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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.
Crypto lost $1.26 billion in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter
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There’s a pipeline of deals—for pipelines—that will help power the AI boom
Potential sellers ask for more money on inflated valuations, while the buyers think longer term and conservatively. It’s hard to meet in the middle on a price tag.
Gen Z is the most likely generation to use AI for learning—but 57% say they struggle to apply what they learn
Chatbots can help new hires get up to speed, but a survey suggests the human side of learning at work still matters.
Synthetic tokenized stocks are bad for American investors
U.S. markets are the envy of the world because investors trust that whoever owns a share owns it fully, writes Aaron Kaplan, founder of Promethum. The synthetic models cheapens th…
Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds
Dune found that tokenized markets show different trading patterns from traditional markets, with RWA value reaching $34.5 billion.
Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
The review comes after a woman spoke out after being assaulted in a Maidenhead hotel.
U.S. added 90,000 jobs last month, says ADP—including in manufacturing and construction, where trade bosses say six-figure jobs are sitting empty
"It's a manufacturing hiring spree that is limited by worker sentiment and preferences about timing of work, not just working in those fields as well," Dr. Nela Richardson told Fo…
Bitcoin kicks off new quarter in the old $82,000-$85,000 price range
Prices briefly topped $85,000 on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, But bulls couldn’t hold the move and spot ETFs didn’t help.
Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading
Bitcoin erased its post-PCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lower-than-expected inflation reading.
Why the media’s whisper campaign about a Goldman Sachs change at the top is misleading gossip, at best
Chasing a phantom Brutus, the media is missing Goldman's real story of unprecedented success under David Solomon.
McKinsey senior partner: Why AI’s easiest wins are misleading CEOs
CEOs tout contact centers and software coding as AI successes. But are they? That works was already standardized, for reasons nothing to do with AI.
Modern cars’ smart features could be used to spy on you, drivers warned
Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says Dutch spy agency amid concerns over Chinese importsDrivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern…
Pension tops £16,000 a year after 4.7% increase
The full pension rises by £734 a year, or about £14 a week, the Government of Jersey says.
Binance’s EU services face scrutiny over licensing exemption: Report
EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers.
AI ‘godfather’ Yann LeCun: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ‘deluded,’ ‘crazy,’ and doesn’t understand cybersecurity
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Britain’s scaffolding should be a source of national pride - instead we’re struggling to recruit workers | Adrian Chiles
My dad and grandad were scaffolders. I even did it myself for a short time. It’s brutally hard work – but it’s something the tech bros will never take awayThere’s a shortage of sc…
Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume
Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.
MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’
The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return.
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Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift exemplifies Florida’s new mindset: from attracting innovation to creating it
Our ambition is to become the place where the next generation of great American companies is built.
Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives
Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.
Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’
Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022Business live – latest updatesThe private equity owner of high street pha…