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Like millions of Americans, OpenAI’s Sam Altman unwinds from thinking about AI by scrolling on TikTok before bed: ‘I happen to like short-form video’
OpenAI’s billionaire CEO Sam Altman enjoys scrolling TikTok before bed—and he’s not the only CEO who does. But he wouldn’t let his son use the app.
Crypto Long & Short: Six signs a crypto winter is ending
5 Things to Know About the SoFi Smart Card
The SoFi Smart Card boasts some ideal features for credit newbies, plus excellent rewards at grocery stores — but not anywhere else.
Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa as Validators
The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly launch them.
Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands as the Budget approaches
The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.
1 in 3 Gen Z and millennials are stuck in their parents’ home—now, Airbnb is swooping in with a $250 million fund for affordable rental homes
A record 25.2 million U.S. adults under the age of 35 lived with their parents last year. Airbnb is hoping to be “part of the solution” for affordable housing.
Hot or not? The economy’s fate rests on Kevin Warsh’s answer to one key question
Oil near $110, 5% Treasury yields, an AI investment boom and stubborn inflation have revived a question the Fed hasn’t faced in years: Is America overheating?
Exclusive: Tare raises $13 million from Blockchain Capital to manage private credit transactions on the blockchain
The startup uses blockchain software to streamline credit operations and boost returns for borrowers and lenders.
AI Pause Would Help Dominant Firms, Not Safety, Think Tank Warns
Cato favors voluntary safeguards, while Block Chairman Jack Dorsey backs independent testing and narrowly justified restrictions.
Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid
Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol.
Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, September 16: Yup, We’re Over 7%
Mortgage interest rates topped 7% as the 10-year Treasury yield hit a 20-year high.
Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost petsAmazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbo…
Chase Sapphire Reserve Increases DoorDash Credit, Unveils Travel Offers
Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders can now get up to $15 per month in credits for DoorDash restaurant orders. There are also new Chase Offers on travel.
A LatAm telecom operator is putting part of its finances on Avalanche
Led by former IBM Blockchain partner Jules Miller, Iris is helping Bolivia's VIVA use stablecoins for settlement, dollar reserves and new financial services without replacing its …
Blockchain finance platform Theo launches tokenized silver backed by $40 million in active leases
The onchain finance platform said thSLVR allows investors to retain exposure to silver while earning income from lending the metal to institutional borrowers.
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influ…
Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it
Zero-knowledge technology could let companies verify who you are without storing your identity documents. So why isn’t it already standard practice?
FCA Guidance Lands Two Weeks Before UK Crypto Authorization Window Opens
Overseas firms serving UK retail customers need authorization too, and nobody trades under the new rules before October 2027.
A stolen coin can be returned. A leaked identity cannot.
We keep building the honeypots, and we are about to hand the same architecture to billions of AI agents, writes Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions.
Data centers can be good citizens. It’s why we’re partnering with Google and Nvidia to create the AI Energy Management Alliance
Today, the AI Energy Management Alliance is launching with 18 members who lead the AI and energy industries. We want to support our communities.
Finance is the most dominant sector by revenue, new Fortune 500 Europe list shows
The finance sector also accounts for 40% of profit and 14% of the workforce across the Fortune 500 Europe.
Burnham rejects 'tax and spend socialist' comments
The prime minister insists he is prepared to take "difficult decisions" at next month's Budget.
Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure
Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on Tuesday.
What's driving UK 'shoplifting crisis'?
The number of shoplifting offences recorded in England and Wales in 2025-26 is still above pre-pandemic levels.