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Festive hiring in tier-3 and -4 towns rose 110% year-on-year, but gig workers there earn 15-30% less than metro peers.
Nscale targets a $3 billion IPO as soon as September, backed by $51 billion in contracted revenue. The listing tests public appetite for AI infrastructure builders.
Standard Chartered and HSBC completed the first interbank transaction on Swift's blockchain ledger. The live cross-border payment showed tokenized deposits from two regulated banks can interoperate through Swift's infrastructure, with 17 banks preparing pilots.
South Korea's FSS AI platform monitors thousands of tokens, targets wash trading and price manipulation, and scans YouTube and chat rooms for suspicious activity.
Jack Henry beat Q2 estimates on revenue and EPS, but margin pressure persists. Faster payments growth and a strong backlog could drive margin expansion in H2.
SEC official says Biden-era crypto strategy was designed to block digital assets; agency has rescinded SAB 121, dismissed cases, and proposed a new framework.
Coupa's AI agent processed $20.1M in payments in five weeks, handling validation and batch prep but not final approval. Mastercard and Visa are building infrastructure for agent trust.
Vanguard Europe's VALL ETF charges 7 bps for 10,000 stocks, undercutting existing all-cap funds from State Street and Vanguard. The Ireland-domiciled fund lists in multiple currencies on LSE and Borsa Italiana.
Onfolio Holdings CEO Dominic Wells said the company has grown since its 2022 IPO during the Q2 2026 earnings call, but did not provide specific financial figures.
SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Asset borrows from Reg CF and Reg A. Startup Exemption allows $5M over four years; Fundraising Exemption tops out at $75M.
Disney will stop offering medical coverage to U.S. employees' spouses who already have insurance through their own jobs, citing rising healthcare costs.
Shareholders of First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt approved a hybrid long-term incentive plan at the Aug. 13 AGM. The company continues advancing its Pipestone XL nickel-cobalt project in Newfoundland.
Jon Hansen's new book tests human-AI reasoning against real, pre-outcome decisions. The disciplined system of prompt, verify, and correct is the rare practical guide for decision-makers who need the machine to be a tool, not a crutch.
CFO Krishna Rao is fielding questions on data-center slowdown risk in pre-IPO meetings. A Gallup survey found 70% of Americans oppose local AI data centers.
Matthew Hyland compares the June sell-off to March 2020, predicting altcoins could recover within months. Bitcoin above $76,000, XRP up 18%.
Apollo Global Management said an attacker accessed its cloud platforms July 6-10, exposing names, Social Security numbers and contact info. The disclosure follows FBI and Google warnings about voice phishing targeting financial firms.
Nomura's Laser Digital Japan won Japan's first new crypto exchange license since 2022, following a $65M loss that tightened risk limits. Institutional trading launch timeline remains unclear.
Pilots aborted landing before fatal Alaska crash, NTSB says. Eight killed when Cessna 441 went down near remote radar site. Investigation to review weather and pilot records.
Eighteen unidentified migrants were buried in numbered graves at Ceuta's Muslim cemetery Friday, three weeks after 90+ died in Spain's deadliest border crisis. An NGO called the burials a 'new human tragedy.'
TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million to resolve US claims they collected data from children under 13 without parental consent. The settlement follows a 2019 FTC consent decree and a restructuring of TikTok's US operations.
FASB proposal defines three criteria for stablecoins as cash equivalents: demand redemption, direct claim on issuer, segregated liquid reserves. MiCA already requires this in the EU.
SOL's dividend yield sits at 2.14%, below the 5-year average of 2.44%. Netwealth trades at a P/S ratio of 21.02x, also below its historical average. Both offer a potential entry point for value-focused investors.
The CLARITY Act's passage odds collapsed from 82% to 16% after the Senate postponed a cloture vote to September 15 over ethics provisions tied to public officials' crypto holdings.
Society Management, home to Kendall Jenner and Adriana Lima, partners with Canopy Talent to tap the $4 billion NIL market, giving luxury brands access to college athletes through integrated campaigns.
Integral Metals Corp. raises up to C$1.25 million in a flow-through private placement to fund exploration on its KAP Project and other critical mineral properties. Offering closes Sept. 14.
Northern Discovery Metals (CSE: NOR) engaged Nordcore Media for a 30-day digital marketing campaign. The junior explorer is spending $70,000 to promote its Vent Project copper property.
Wells Fargo's $500 checking bonus requires $1,000 in direct deposits within 90 days. No early termination fee. Open to new customers not recently bonused.
Boca Raton Wellness opens a 23-bed detox and residential treatment center Aug. 27 with a community open house. The facility focuses on personalized substance use recovery in South Florida.
Galaxy Research says the SEC's proposed Reg Crypto framework could give hundreds of tokens a formal exit from investment contract status, ending years of legal ambiguity.
Uber's average U.S. fares jumped 83% from 2018-2022, nearly four times inflation. Critics say algorithms extract maximum revenue from riders. The company denies using personal data.