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Meta’s “Skin Vibration” Authenticator Gets Up-Close and Personal to Combat Deepfakes

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Offering up more in-depth personal biometrics may not be a cure-all to cybersecurity woes.

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Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Repayments Shakes the Bitcoin Market

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Mt. Gox is finally paying off its roughly $9 billion debt to former customers, highlighting how much the bitcoin market evolved.

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Apple Patent Highlights Upcoming AI Integrations for Vision Pro

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Apple Intelligence integrations are reportedly in the works for the company’s debut headset

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French Reject Far-Right as Leftist Coalition Nabs Shock Election Victory

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After a coalition of socialists and greens won a shock upset in France’s parliamentary elections, markets still need time to digest.

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Microsoft Data Patent Walks the Line of Privacy Versus Nuance in AI Training

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Though keeping privacy front-of-mind could help avoid AI-related data breaches, balancing privacy and nuance in data may be tricky.

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The UK’s New Government Opens the Door to Renewables Investment

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The United Kingdom’s newly empowered Labour has promised big shifts in the UK’s energy policy. But will it deliver?

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America’s Auto Industry Can Learn a Thing or Two from Japan

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US manufacturers might not have the best grasp on what drivers want. The ones who seem to know reside about 6,000 miles away in Japan.

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Saks-Neiman Marcus Merger Lures Amazon, Salesforce Into Luxury

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The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue reached a deal to acquire rival Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, the companies announced Thursday.

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Tech, Drugs, and Yoga Wear: These Stocks aren’t Doing so Hot

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We looked at the top-performing companies on the S&P 500, and it was all Big Tech riding the artificial intelligence wave.

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‘Minecraft’ Hedges Its Bets on Gaming

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Mojang Studios, the gaming studio behind “Minecraft,” is exploring new revenue streams like merchandising, education, and content-streaming.

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Robinhood Taps Into AI with Acquisition of Pluto Capital

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Artificial intelligence has graced us with a tech-heavy stock market, but it still remains dicey territory when it comes to investing.

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New York’s Real Estate Market May Be Starting to Turn

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Manhattan is now home to over 8,000 for-sale apartments, or around 1,000 more than the 10-year average. That’s a 9.8-month supply.

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Tesla Sales in Reverse Gear For Second Straight Quarter

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Tesla’s sales fell for the second straight quarter, marking its first back-to-back sales drops since 2012. But its stock still rose 10%.

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Shell Pulls Back on Big Biofuel Plant

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Shell is hitting pause on a major biofuel project in the Netherlands, one of the biggest in Europe, to consider market conditions.

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Keith Gill Briefly Faces Legal Heat Over His GameStop Shares

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Keith Gill — a.k.a. Roaring Kitty — got slapped with a lawsuit alleging a pump-and-dump scheme involving his GameStop shares.

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Parts and Reputation: Boeing to Buy Supplier After Quality Control Issues

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Boeing has agreed to buy one of its biggest suppliers, Spirit AeroSystems, for $4.7 billion, about 20 years after selling it.

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The EU Thinks Meta’s Ad-Free Service Is Illegal

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The European Commission said it believes Meta violated the new Digital Markets Act by implementing a monthly subscription to escape ads.

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UBS Shake-Up Aims to Court the Richest of the Rich

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The Zurich-based bank joins a growing list of wealth management’s elite, including JPMorgan and Goldman, to focus on the wealthiest investors.

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Supreme Court Ruling Minimizes SEC’s Enforcement Power

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BlackRock Pushes Into Private Markets With $3.2B Deal for Preqin

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The BlackRock deal highlights a move by some of the world’s largest asset managers into the very private world of private markets investing.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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