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Chicago, Toronto, and Glendale push to restrict sidewalk delivery robots amid safety concerns. The regulatory patchwork threatens Uber's rollout and the projected 2.1 million robot fleet by 2034.
BoE expected to hold at 3.75% as US-Iran peace deal eases energy inflation fears. UK CPI held at 2.8% in May, below forecasts. Ofgem price cap rise looms in July.
MIT secured the top spot in the QS World University Rankings for the 15th consecutive year, leading in 12 subject areas including computer science and engineering.
A coalition of 50+ groups including casinos and tribes is pushing to ban sports betting on prediction markets, citing $1B in lost tax revenue. Senate vote expected within 9 days.
1inch processed $214B in swaps in 2025. NGRAVE saw swap transactions surge 400% after API integration. Cross-chain volume hit $56.1B in July. The shift is reshaping wallet revenue.
Crypto market cap fell 2% to $2.21T. The drop came amid news of a pending U.S.-Iran deal. Traders are watching Fed Chair Warsh's press conference for rate signals. Bitcoin and Ethereum slipped.
An indirect SpaceX stake from the Alameda era has surged in value after the rocket company's IPO, potentially adding billions to creditor payouts.
Apple's iOS 27 developer beta is free for anyone to install right now. No $99 fee required. Here is how to get it on your iPhone before the September release.
Nvidia shares fell 1.3% to $204.68 as the chip sector rotated. Alpha Score 70 indicates moderate risk-reward. AI capex from hyperscalers continues to support the longer-term thesis.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is pitching Asian regulators on tokenized equities and national stablecoins. Governments are split on the technology.
ECB's Lagarde helped block Binance's Greek MiCA bid. France's AMF is the only remaining path before the June 30 deadline. Binance says Greece deemed its application compliant.
Jeff Bezos said AI will boost productivity and create a labor shortage, not mass unemployment. He pointed to Amazon's own automation history and warned of a skilled-labor bottleneck.
Rachel Dratch's Debbie Downer joke at Dartmouth landed as FERC tightened data center grid rules. Constellation, Vistra, and NVIDIA face a new timeline on power delays.
Joe Vernachio, former Allbirds CEO, will lead SOREL starting June 22. The hire brings footwear and outdoor experience to Columbia's brand portfolio.
Roelof Botha joins SpaceX's board days after its IPO. Sequoia's $35B stake gives it little sway as Musk holds 82% voting control. The audit committee role offers a first test of board independence.
Trace Finance has processed $10B in cross-border volume using stablecoins plus regulated bank infrastructure. The $32M Series A will fund expansion beyond LatAm into APAC and the US.
Modrić's record fifth World Cup selection coincides with a CoinW ambassador role and a flurry of Solana meme tokens. One token had a market cap near $114,000.
Eighty percent of tokenized equity trades on Binance come from emerging markets, with a median trade size under $19. The growth path to $661B carries platform and regulatory risk.
PayPal is exploring a shutdown of its venture arm. The fund added 10 cents to Q4 2025 EPS, reversing a 4-cent cost a year earlier, as the CEO pursues a broad corporate overhaul.
Advanced Drainage Systems benefits as customers shift from individual drainage products to complete water-management systems, lifting revenue per project and margins.
The global crypto market cap fell nearly 2% to $2.21 trillion as the US and Iran near a deal. Trump said the agreement could be signed tomorrow.
The FT90 cocktail from JINYA Ramen Bar pairs Jim Beam with soccer season to drive traffic and check size at full-bar locations. Limited time, 80-plus stores.
QuEra and AWS target 2028 for a 256-logical-qubit quantum computer. The milestone could eventually break Bitcoin and Ethereum's elliptic curve keys, putting crypto on notice.
Senate Armed Services approved an NDAA provision barring buybacks without Pentagon waiver. Lockheed (LMT), Boeing (BA), and Northrop face capital return limits if the House agrees.
Trace Finance's $32M Series A, led by CoinFund, shows VC conviction in regulated stablecoin payments. Brazil's FX classification of digital assets is the catalyst.
Clario, the first platform built to eliminate enterprise data ROT, raised $6M in seed funding led by Preface Ventures. The company aims to automate data cleanup across file systems and cloud storage.
Nine of 19 Fed officials see a rate hike this year. Warsh wants to scrap forward guidance. TSX down 264, Dow off 507. Oil steadies on Iran deal hopes.
A simple valuation approach for Telstra and Mineral Resources: dividend yield vs interest rates for TLS; lithium price-driven forward earnings for MIN. Key catalysts ahead.
The Fed held rates at 3.5%-3.75% but dropped the easing bias and raised the 2026 dot. The S&P 500 fell 1.8% as growth stocks sold off. Next marker: May CPI on June 12.
Former Spanish PM Zapatero denied influence-peddling in a €56M airline bailout. The court is now tracing his cryptocurrency holdings as part of the probe.