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Bad weather brings rise in insurance claims
BBC - 12 Aug 2024 01:02
Payouts hit a high but homeowners faced hikes in premiums and providers face further criticism.
BOJ ex-board member says another rate hike unlikely this year
Coin Telegraph - 12 Aug 2024 03:08
The Bank of Japan is unlikely to raise interest rates again for the rest of the year, but it'll be a "toss up" whether there will be another before March.
Driving change: Companies shaping the future of their industry
Venture Beat - 12 Aug 2024 22:29
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: It's no secret that industries are constantly evolving, especially with the onset of new technology. For some companies, change means taking bold steps to improve your life. The following companies a...
Blink Fitness -- whose gyms charged as little as $15 a month -- files for bankruptcy
New York Post - 12 Aug 2024 16:28
The low-cost fitness chain, like many of its competitors, struggled to draw back customers who left the gym during the pandemic.
Top Wall Street exec predicts 'social unrest' due to AI: 'Millions of people could be out of jobs'
New York Post - 12 Aug 2024 16:07
Armen Panossian, a co-CEO of the Los Angeles-based investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, told Bloomberg News that AI poses "the biggest risk."
59% of Americans wrongly think the U.S. is in a recession, report finds
CNBC - 12 Aug 2024 14:54
Although the economy is growing, consumers remain somewhat pessimistic.
Autonomous driving company WeRide sets IPO terms for U.S. listing
Market Watch - 12 Aug 2024 14:45Sky of Tides is a sci-fi adventure game and animated series
Venture Beat - 12 Aug 2024 14:15
Indie publisher ESDigital Games and film and game studio Lofty Sky Entertainment, shared details on game and animated series Sky of Tides.
How Bank of America Ignores Its Own Rules to Prevent Dangerous Workloads
Wall Street Journal - 12 Aug 2024 03:00
The death of a former Green Beret sparks an outcry about the all-nighters and 100-hour weeks that grind down young investment bankers.
At D23, even Disney's biggest fans feel the pinch of high parks prices
L.A. Times - 12 Aug 2024 01:09
After a year of boardroom drama and box office disappointment, Disney seems to be rounding a corner. Fans at its biennial D23 convention feel the difference.
Bitcoin Slips Below $59K as Crypto Market Faces $132M in Liquidations
Bitcoin.com - 12 Aug 2024 00:05
On Sunday, bitcoin slipped below the $60,000 mark and dipped even further beneath the $59,000 range. The leading cryptocurrency touched an intraday low of $58,315, after previously hitting a high of $61,868 earlier in th...
Nickelodeon CMO Sabrina Caluori Reportedly Exits Paramount
AdWeek - 12 Aug 2024 23:50
Another executive is reportedly exiting Paramount. Today, Sabrina Caluori, evp, kids and family marketing at Paramount+ and CMO, Nickelodeon, announced she's exiting the company in a memo to staff covered by numerous med...
Felicis Ventures leads $10 million round in AI startup MemGPT at a $70 million valuation, sources say
Business Insider - 12 Aug 2024 23:48Drone photos show the elegance of animals in the wild from a perspective humans rarely see
Business Insider - 12 Aug 2024 23:44Crypto ETFs will expand to new asset types, indexes -- Grayscale executive
Coin Telegraph - 12 Aug 2024 23:39
The pace of adoption of crypto exchange-traded funds in the United States has been surprising even to Grayscale.
Inside JPMorgan Chase's biometric payment journey
American Banker - 12 Aug 2024 23:37
The bank partnered with fintech PopID for biometric payments at fast-food retailer Whataburger, but widespread adoption from consumers and merchants could be an uphill battle.
Nacon delays Terminator: Survivors to 2025 release window
Venture Beat - 12 Aug 2024 23:37
Nacon has moved open-world survival title Terminator: Survivors from an October early access launch to sometime in 2025.
AI Search Engine Perplexity Teams up With Predictions Market Giant Polymarket
Bitcoin.com - 12 Aug 2024 23:30
On Aug. 12, 2024, the startup behind Perplexity, an AI-driven search engine and chatbot, revealed a new partnership with Polymarket, a blockchain-powered predictions market. With this integration, users searching for eve...
Here's what happened in crypto today
Coin Telegraph - 12 Aug 2024 23:21
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Column: With lawsuit against advertisers, Elon Musk plumbs new depths of asininity
L.A. Times - 12 Aug 2024 23:19
Elon Musk is suing former X advertisers because they won't spend money on his platform. Can he be serious?