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Krispy Kreme Apologizes Over Offensive Ad; Ad Standards Ready to Probe If Prompted

Aug 23, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Economy Life Business

Krispy Kreme is under fire after releasing a marketing campaign featuring a racial slur. Collaborating with Abel and Limehouse Production, one video in the campaign replaced congrats with cooongrats. While the...

Digital Currency Revolution

Recur NFT Platform to Shut Down After Raising $50M, Major Collaborations

Aug 23, 2023 07:22 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

After raising $50 million and earning support from industry giants like Hello Kitty and Nickelodeon, Recur NFT platform announces its impending shutdown amid the ongoing blockchain challenges. With this announcement of...

Nissin Unveils Plant-Derived Imitation Eel, Selling Out in Minutes Amid High Anticipation

Aug 23, 2023 07:06 am UTC| Economy Life Business

Nissin Food Products unveils a plant-based unagi alternative, offering eel lovers a sustainable, affordable treat amid rising prices and endangered status. The instant hit sold out in a minute. Dive in for the delectable...

Coinbase Acquires Equity in Circle, Dissolves Joint Centre Consortium Overseeing USDC

Aug 23, 2023 06:45 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business

San Franciscos Coinbase Global announces an equity acquisition in Circle Internet Financial, ending their joint Centre Consortium, which managed the stablecoin, USDC. The change reflects growing global stablecoin...

Oman Inaugurates $350M Crypto Mining Center; Bolsters Global Blockchain Presence

Aug 22, 2023 12:01 pm UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business

Omans Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) recently inaugurated a $350 million data hosting and cryptocurrency mining center in Salalah Free Zone, marking its second significant...

Digital Currency Revolution

FBI Seizes $1.7M in Cryptocurrency; Ether, Stablecoins, Altcoins Among Confiscated Assets

Aug 22, 2023 11:51 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business

FBI seizes $1.7M in cryptocurrency between March-July, highlighting increased oversight on illegal digital asset activities, with ether and stablecoins among top confiscated assets, according to recent filings. Most of...

Samsung's SAIT Launches AI, Computer Engineering Challenge for Emerging Tech Talent

Aug 22, 2023 11:04 am UTC| Economy Technology Business

Samsungs RD unit, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), amplifies its commitment to next-generation semiconductors, launching the AI and CE Challenge to find and mentor top AI and computer engineering talents...

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Economy

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Egypt, Opening Path to $3.8 Billion in Funding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews of the countrys Extended Fund Facility (EFF), a key step that could unlock around $2.5...

RBA Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed that its board members discussed the possibility of raising interest rates in 2026, according to the minutes from the central banks December policy meeting. The discussion...

Wall Street Ends Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains Ahead of Holiday Week

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Monday, extending recent gains as investors look to finish the year on a strong note despite thinning trading volumes in a holiday-shortened week. The SP 500 rose 0.5% by the closing...

Global Markets Rise as Tech Stocks Lead, Yen Strengthens, and Commodities Hit Record Highs

Global financial markets started a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, with most major stock indexes posting gains as technology stocks rebounded and investor sentiment improved. Wall Street was supported by...

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

Politics

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

China’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Arms Control Concerns as Pentagon Report Warns of Growing Military Ambitions

China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal, with a draft Pentagon report warning that Beijing may have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) across three newly...

Kremlin Downplays U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine as Ongoing Process

Russia has played down expectations surrounding recent discussions with the United States on the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that the talks should not be interpreted as a major diplomatic breakthrough. Kremlin spokesman...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...