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Adopt or die? How Southeast Asian small businesses are using AI to stay competitive
ASEAN member nations’ flags outside the Pullman Hotel, the venue for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, in January 2024. Tang Chhin Sothytang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China are usually top of mind when it comes to artificial intelligence and generative AI. But Southeast Asia’s […]
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Trump administration moves to count crypto as a federal mortgage asset
In a landmark shift for the U.S. housing finance system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has issued a directive ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments. The move, signed by FHFA Director William J. Pulte on Wednesday, signals a new era of crypto […]
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Micron reports earnings, revenue beat and issues strong forecast
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron shares rose in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported […]
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Bitcoin rises, NYSE battles for Trump ETF, and crypto may be coming to mortgage next
The price of bitcoin rose again on Wednesday, reaching above $108,000 at an intraday high, as investors looked past the recent tensions in the Middle East and the stock market hovered near an all-time record. But the trading in cryptocurrencies was uneven, with ether and solana both slipping modestly in afternoon trading. Washington, D.C., figured […]
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Nvidia CEO says robotics is chipmaker’s biggest opportunity after AI
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is seen on stage next to a small robot during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that, other than artificial intelligence, robotics represents the chipmaker’s biggest […]
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Drone maker AeroVironment shares pop 24% on earnings beat
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the AeroVironment Inc. booth during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, US, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images AeroVironment stock rocketed more than 24% higher Wednesday as the drone maker beat fourth quarter expectations on the top and bottom […]
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Blockchain-driven platform to mimic stock trading, allowing users to buy shares of SpaceX, other hot private companies
Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty Images Republic, a New York-based investment startup, is offering users exposure to SpaceX by issuing a “tokenized” representation of its shares. The company will begin selling the digital tokens this week and eventually plans to expand the offering to other private companies like artificial intelligence darlings OpenAI and Anthropic, as […]
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Bumble jumps 15% as dating company plans to axe 30% of workforce
DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder & CEO, Bumble speaks onstage during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media) Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Bumble shares rallied more […]
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