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12-State Water System Hacks Expose 2,844 Open PLCs

Forescout found 2,844 MicroLogix PLCs in the U.S. directly accessible from the internet without authentication. Eight years of vendor warnings did not fix the exposure.

Stocks20d ago

Burkland Hits 150 Episodes of Startup Success Podcast

Burkland's Startup Success podcast publishes 150th episode with Presentation Mode CEO Carl Fudge on AI-era fundraising. The show has hosted founders and investors across 150 interviews.

Crypto20d ago

eToro Agrees to Buy TradeZero for Up to $231M in U.S. Push

eToro agreed to buy U.S. brokerage TradeZero for up to $231 million, continuing a push to compete for U.S. retail order flow against other multi-asset brokers.

Crypto20d ago

Itaú Unibanco Tests Tokenized Bonds and Funds in ANBIMA Pilot

Itaú Unibanco joins ANBIMA pilot to tokenize fixed-income and funds. Brazil's largest bank tests blockchain settlement with OpenAssets.

Stocks20d ago

TikTok's Nashville layoff: severance is one month per year worked

TikTok shuts Nashville office, lays off 250. Severance: one month plus one month per year. Oracle's USDS JV involved. More moderation work moves to AI and contractors.

$CAD/USD Cross-Border Math: $5.30 a Gallon in Vancouver$

Stocks20d ago

CAD/USD Cross-Border Math: $5.30 a Gallon in Vancouver

A traveler crossing into Vancouver priced gas at $5.30 USD per gallon after currency conversion, near Oregon and Washington levels, and pocketed savings on produce and hotel breakfast.

Crypto20d ago

ARP Digital wins VARA in-principle approval for Gulf expansion

ARP Digital won Dubai VARA's in-principle approval to offer regulated crypto-AED conversions after processing $3.5B in volume across 450 clients. The firm already holds a Bahrain license.

Crypto20d ago

Stacks Genesis Bond opens Sept 10, pays BTC yield without bridging

Stacks opens enrollment for Genesis Bond, a bond that pays BTC yield without wrapping or bridging. First Bitcoin protocol bond targets 100-200 BTC in initial phase.

Stocks20d ago

Anthropic Watermarks EU Content as AI Transparency Rules Bite

Anthropic adds machine-readable marks to Claude output for EU users as the AI Act takes effect. California's own transparency law looms for 2025, forcing financial firms to embed detection controls.

Stocks20d ago

Portillo's Hires Darden CFO; $825K Stock Award Part of Package

Portillo's hired Darden controller Kevin Kalicak as CFO with $825,000 in stock and a $50,000 sign-on bonus. The package's structure offers a benchmark for mid-cap restaurant CFO transitions.

Stocks20d ago

Dividends, REITs, and Dropshipping: Passive Income That Actually Works

Index funds yield 10% a year without the landlord calls. REITs like Realty Income pay 5% monthly. Dropshipping and courses take upfront work before they sleep.

Indices20d ago

Carlyle Group Q2 Earnings Beat, Net Debt Rises 14%

Carlyle Group beat Q2 earnings estimates by $0.05 per share. Net debt rose to $7.4 billion, adding to the cost of the earnings beat.