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CFTC reviews prediction markets' mention contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched an internal review of "mention markets" on prediction platforms, contracts that let traders bet…
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USDC growth challenges USDT dominance on NOWPayments
NOWPayments reported that USDC transaction activity on its platform grew rapidly in H1 2026, with transaction count up 209.02% year over year and…
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Judge orders Google to simplify third-party app store installs
A US district judge found that Google's initial implementation of a court-ordered requirement to list third-party app stores in the Play Store…
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Senator urges Trump to back US open-weight AI models
Republican senator Jim Banks has urged the Trump administration to create incentives for U.S. tech companies to develop open-weight AI models and to…
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UAE accuses Iran of drone strikes on two tankers
The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for drone attacks on two tankers operated by state-owned ADNOC as they transited the Strait of Hormuz, calling…
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German auto industry employment falls to lowest since 2005
Germany's automotive industry employed 691,500 people at the end of the first half of 2026, down 42,300 jobs or 5.8% year-on-year, Destatis reported…
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Russia rejects Black Sea cease-fire proposal
Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow "sees no grounds" for a mutual truce in the Black Sea after Turkey proposed a…
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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves
MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…
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U.S. retail sales fall as tax refund boost fades
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop since May 2025, reversing a revised 0.2% gain. The report attributes…
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Dangote refinery plans October IPO to broaden Nigerian ownership
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has submitted an application for a roughly $5 billion initial public offering to Nigeria's securities regulator as part of…
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Unitree expected to surge in Shanghai stock debut
Unitree, China's most high-profile humanoid robot maker, is widely expected to make a strong Shanghai stock market debut next week after its IPO was…
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Supertankers go dark to transit Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb
Supertankers are prolonging periods of going dark by turning off automatic tracking to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb…
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Samsung hires AI and data specialists for chip operations
Samsung Electronics has hired two specialists to accelerate AI use across its semiconductor operations: Han Bo-hyung, a deep learning and vision AI…
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Apple trains China-specific large language model
Apple has trained a large language model tailored for the China market with support from Alibaba, according to three people familiar with the matter…
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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes
MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…
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Crypto projects adopt revenue-sharing and token burns
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued that crypto assets are entering a phase where revenue and returns to token holders will more strongly determine…
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Pony AI to deploy 2,000 robotaxis across Europe with Uber
Pony AI Inc. said it will deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber Technologies Inc., a move that accelerates the race…
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Pony.ai and Uber plan deployment of 2,000 robotaxis across Europe
Pony.ai and Uber announced an expanded strategic partnership to collaborate on deploying more than 2,000 Pony.ai Robotaxis across Europe, building on…
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White House convenes crypto and prediction-market executives
The White House is preparing a meeting next week to gather cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives, with traditional finance figures possibly…
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Silver Lake in talks to acquire Workday
Silver Lake has held confidential talks in recent months to acquire Workday, a human-resources and financial management software company with a…
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Us establishes multinational attack drone task force
The US military announced Task Force Falcon Strike, the first multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force, to operate one-way attack drones…
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OCC returns Zerohash national trust charter application
Zerohash said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency returned its July 17 national trust bank application as materially deficient rather than…
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Apple hires Nate Gatten as vice president of government affairs
Apple has appointed Nate Gatten as vice president of government affairs, with his start date on August 31 and a reporting line to Jennifer Newstead…
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MUFG tests blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond repos
Tokyo-based MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept to execute Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions on the Canton blockchain network, aiming…
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