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Wise to move primary listing to U.S. in blow to London stock exchange
The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone screen.Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty ImagesLONDON — British money transfer firm Wise on Thursday said that it plans to move its primary listing location to the U.S., dealing a…
North America takes the bulk of AI VC investments, despite tough political environment
Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook.
Between February…
Court denies Apple appeal, keeping App Store changes
The App Store logo is seen next to the Epic Games Store logo on two screens. Epic, maker of the popular game "Fortnite," wants to sell digital items in its apps without giving a cut of the purchase price to Apple.Fabian Summer | picture…
Venmo adds debit card perks, checkout options
Venmo, long known for helping friends split dinner bills and birthday gifts, is jumping into the heart of consumer commerce. The PayPal-owned platform on Wednesday rolled out several updates designed to move beyond peer-to-peer…
Apple names 2025 Design Awards winners
Days before its Worldwide Developer Conference 2025 (WWDC), Apple has named the winners and finalists of its 2025 Design Awards for apps.
This year’s winners and finalists mostly include indie apps and startups, and contrary to the…
Trump Truth Social step toward bitcoin ETF launch with new NYSE filing
Anna Barclay | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's Truth Social platform moved a step closer to having a bitcoin exchange-traded fund available to everyday investors. NYSE Arca, the all-electronic arm of the New York Stock Exchange that…
Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight
Anthropic has given its AI a blog.
A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Populated by posts on technical topics related to…
$TRUMP crypto wallet launches. Eric Trump denies knowing about it
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMagic Eden, best known as a non-fungible token marketplace, says it's partnered with the team behind President Donald Trump's meme token to launch an official $TRUMP-branded cryptocurrency…
Irish fintech NomuPay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank
As global trade evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That’s why an Irish-based fintech startup called NomuPay has raised $40 million in a Series C round from SB Payment Service (SBPS), a…
AI, trade and $24 socks
SXSW had branding all around the neighbourhood of Shoreditch in London.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCSouth by Southwest (SXSW) may be a well-known event in the United States, but it certainly hasn't reached the same level of recognition in…
Robinhood’s $200 million Bitstamp deal takes it beyond retail trading
Robinhood has officially closed its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, bringing one of the world's longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges into its fold and signaling a strategic shift beyond retail trading and into the world of…
Former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg co-leads $15.5M Series A for AI video ad platform
DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s venture fund WndrCo co-led a $15.5 million Series A round for Creatify, an AI video ad platform.
Creatify’s AdMax platform uses AI to quickly generate dozens of video advertisements, which are…
Applied Digital shares rip 40% higher on CoreWeave AI lease agreement
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesShares of Applied Digital rose more than 40% after the company said it signed two long-term lease agreements with CoreWeave for artificial intelligence data centers.Nvidia-backed CoreWeave climbed…
For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker
Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to…
Nvidia results spark global chip rally
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2025.Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia shares jumped on Thursday after posting a positive set of earnings, sparking a…
China calls out Trump for ‘abuse’ of semiconductor export controls
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump.Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty ImagesChina is calling out the U.S. for "discriminatory restrictions" in its use of export controls in the chip industry, after the Trump…
Early AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups
Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Now, as…
Tesla gains 22% in May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of the Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla have…