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Gas topped the equivalent of $12 a gallon in parts of Europe—and consumers are spending an extra $231 million a day on diesel
Governments are cutting fuel taxes, handing out subsidies and relaxing energy rules as wars squeeze Europe’s heavily import-dependent economy.
Pope Leo warns humanity risks losing itself in a ‘paradise of machines’
The pope urged stronger safeguards around AI, warning that technology must remain a tool for humans rather than displace or destroy them.
Exchanges reporting crypto gains to IRS becomes tax nightmare
The IRS can now see your crypto gains, but has no idea about the cost-basis. That’s proving to be a big headache for some cryptocurrency investors.
Strategy Wants Its Preferred Stock Dividends to Accrue 365 Days a Year
STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD would accrue dividends on weekends and holidays, in a move Strategy says will dampen volatility.
Morgan Stanley Joins NEXTPredict as Prediction Markets Bet on 'More Institutional' Play
The bulk of prediction market trades are still sports bets, while valuations are predicated on rising institutional interest.
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal who worked in Keir Starmer’s team is poached from Flint Global Business live – latest updatesRavinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s…
Fed’s Tom Barkin, a former McKinsey CFO, says the ‘AI Apocalypse’ hasn’t arrived
The Richmond Fed president says companies are investing heavily in AI to boost productivity, but strong earnings are keeping them from making deep cuts to their workforces.
Morning Minute: BlackRock Leans Deeper Into Tokenization with Ondo
The biggest financial institutions in the world are bringing more products onchain, and the pace is accelerating.
Current price of oil as of September 25, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Quantum won’t kill crypto—but it could accelerate Wall Street’s adoption of blockchain
The crypto industry has been preparing for 'Q-Day' for years says a Franklin Templeton crypto exec.
CoinMarketCap buys CoinGlass to expand crypto derivatives data
CoinGlass will retain its brand and team, while its website, app, free tools, API and pricing will remain unchanged following the acquisition.
I helped invent the smartphone camera. It could have died in the lab
The law that helped put cameras in smartphones could face a consequential policy rewrite.
SlowMist has yet to confirm crypto theft from iPhone Safari attack
The analyzed Safari sample targets iOS 18.4–18.6.2 using previously patched flaws, while its effectiveness on iOS 26.5 remains unverified.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase Wallet, Filing Shows
Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash.
Microsoft unveils Copilot super app, targeting business users with AI agents
Microsoft is launching its super app as a central interface through which customers can chat with AI bots, write code, and access a new "Autopilot" feature that brings agentic cap…
Bond volatility surges while bitcoin and Wall Street stay calm
Bond volatility is at its highest since March, while the bitcoin VIX, BVIV and Wall Street's VIX remain near its yearly low.
People in the Shetlands or the Outer Hebrides: how are you coping with the diesel prices?
Are you taking fewer journeys by car? Or are you cutting back in other areas to pay your diesel bill? Russia’s war-damaged refineries and the Middle East crisis have erased about …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the European energy equation—now efficiency is just as important as sustainability
As Europe grapples with energy security challenges, improving efficiency and harnessing AI will be as important to the energy transition as renewables, says Honeywell’s Anant Mahe…
When the machine should stop and call a human
Agentic AI needs human judgment built into workflows before automated actions go too far.
Bitcoin holders are cashing out, just not the way they did at prior market tops
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 25, 2026
Rogue AI hacks government system for first time – The Latest
A government database has been hacked for the first time by a rogue OpenAI agent, which infiltrated part of the Australian healthcare scheme in June. OpenAI became aware of the ha…
IBIT options price trading more calmly after Bitcoin rebound
IBIT’s expected volatility sits near the bottom of its 12-month range, according to Saxo Bank’s analysis of options data from Sept. 23.
KelpDAO Developer Sues LayerZero Over $292M Bridge Exploit
Evercrest says LayerZero approved the single-verifier configuration in writing multiple times, then warned a different developer about it.
‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deathsWhen it’s 90F on a hot summer day, Esther Minton wears a long-sleeved shirt t…