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Hugging Face explores $13 billion sale as AI tooling valuations climb
Companies

Hugging Face explores $13 billion sale as AI tooling valuations climb

The AI developer platform is reportedly working with a bank to gauge buyer interest at $13 billion or more, nearly tripl...

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Pet insurer data sharing exposes £31,000 fake dog-death fraud in Liverpool
Insurance

Pet insurer data sharing exposes £31,000 fake dog-death fraud in Liverpool

Robert Cretu's 30 near-identical fake dog-death claims were caught only after Animal Friends, the Insurance Fraud Bureau...

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Eli Lilly's Foundayo Launch Puts UK Brokers on Counterfeit and Disclosure Watch
Insurance

Eli Lilly's Foundayo Launch Puts UK Brokers on Counterfeit and Disclosure Watch

The UK debut of Eli Lilly's daily Foundayo pill could widen non-disclosure in life, travel and private medical insurance...

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Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate
Politics

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate

Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado and Augusto Cury used Sunday's Band debate to attack the absent frontrunners while outlinin...

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Humanoid Robot Preorders Promise Chore Helpers, but the Tech Is Still Stumbling
Technology

Humanoid Robot Preorders Promise Chore Helpers, but the Tech Is Still Stumbling

Startups are taking $7,999 to $29,950 preorders for humanoid home robots, yet experts say safety, privacy and limited wo...

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Le Maire’s 2027 Manifesto: Retirement at 65, VAT Shift and a Six-Nation EU Core
Politics

Le Maire’s 2027 Manifesto: Retirement at 65, VAT Shift and a Six-Nation EU Core

The former economy minister unveils a 60-page 2027 platform: retirement at 65, de-indexed pensions, a VAT shift and a si...

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Rhine at 6cm: Barge Loads Tumble to 400 Tonnes and Surcharges Pass €1,000
Logistics

Rhine at 6cm: Barge Loads Tumble to 400 Tonnes and Surcharges Pass €1,000

The historic low at the Kaub bottleneck is forcing barge operators to cut loads and charge steep low-water surcharges, w...

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Closing Auction Session Goes Live on NSE and BSE: A New Official Close for F&O Stocks
Markets

Closing Auction Session Goes Live on NSE and BSE: A New Official Close for F&O Stocks

The 20-minute CAS replaces the old end-of-day price discovery for eligible stocks. Here's the timetable, order restricti...

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Canada Announces September 8 Tariffs on U.S. Steel, Electronics and Dairy
Economy

Canada Announces September 8 Tariffs on U.S. Steel, Electronics and Dairy

Ottawa is matching Washington's tariffs after USMCA talks collapsed, targeting U.S. steel, dairy, electronics and househ...

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Astronomers Find a Super-Earth 25 Light-Years Away in a Habitable Zone
News

Astronomers Find a Super-Earth 25 Light-Years Away in a Habitable Zone

GJ 3378b orbits a red dwarf at a distance where liquid water could exist, making it a promising target for the next gene...

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Telli Ondiris Founder Hunts Designers as Cosmetics Maker Shifts to Pharmacy Format
Companies

Telli Ondiris Founder Hunts Designers as Cosmetics Maker Shifts to Pharmacy Format

Kazakh entrepreneur Asel Tasmagambetova is recruiting packaging and brand designers as Telli Ondiris pivots back to a ph...

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France's Richest Already Pay Proportionally More Tax, Peyrelevade Argues
Economy

France's Richest Already Pay Proportionally More Tax, Peyrelevade Argues

A French parliamentary inquiry has forced the tax authority to publish long-held top-income data, reviving a dispute ove...

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How a Former eBay Executive Built a $1.7 Billion School Transport Company
Companies

How a Former eBay Executive Built a $1.7 Billion School Transport Company

Zum says its route optimization cut one district's bus fleet from 236 to 193 and saved $3.5 million a year, fueling a pu...

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Female Finance Should Be an Entry Point, Not the Destination, Says Antje Erhard
Personal Finance

Female Finance Should Be an Entry Point, Not the Destination, Says Antje Erhard

Antje Erhard sees Female Finance as a way to lower the barrier to investing — but argues real progress means making reti...

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Trump June Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Securities Trades, Renewing Conflict Questions
Politics

Trump June Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Securities Trades, Renewing Conflict Questions

A White House financial disclosure shows President Trump traded more than 1,000 securities in June worth $78.1M–$263.1M,...

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Academics Role-Play an Artificial Superintelligence Future in a Zoom Forum
Education

Academics Role-Play an Artificial Superintelligence Future in a Zoom Forum

Bryan Alexander's Future Trends Forum asked about 70 higher-ed professionals what a 2027 ASI announcement would mean for...

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Sorghum Growers Ask CFTC to Halt CBOT Basis Futures Launch Over Delivery Gaps and Liquidity Risk
Agriculture

Sorghum Growers Ask CFTC to Halt CBOT Basis Futures Launch Over Delivery Gaps and Liquidity Risk

National Sorghum Producers wants the CFTC to pause Monday's planned CBOT sorghum basis futures listing and review whethe...

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Florida Charges Seven in Alleged $100M Workers’ Comp Shell-Company Scheme
Insurance

Florida Charges Seven in Alleged $100M Workers’ Comp Shell-Company Scheme

Prosecutors allege a network of shell construction firms underreported payroll to obtain workers’ comp coverage, rented ...

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Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China
Politics

Why Vietnam Is Emerging as the West's Rare Earth Alternative to China

Vietnam holds 22 million tonnes of rare earth reserves and plans to scale from just over 4,000 tonnes processed today to...

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German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine With Winter Energy Security and Defence Ties in Focus
Politics

German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine With Winter Energy Security and Defence Ties in Focus

On Ukraine's 35th independence day, Berlin is signalling support for military resilience, winter energy repairs and long...

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South Carolina Age-Based Mail Voting Ruling Creates 26th Amendment Circuit Split
Politics

South Carolina Age-Based Mail Voting Ruling Creates 26th Amendment Circuit Split

A federal appeals court struck down South Carolina's over-65 mail-voting preference, leaving three circuits split on the...

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NYC Deal Digest: $30M FiDi Conversion, $9.5M Chelsea Condo Lead 214 Transactions
Real Estate

NYC Deal Digest: $30M FiDi Conversion, $9.5M Chelsea Condo Lead 214 Transactions

Kings Capital plans 108 market-rate rentals at 69 Gold Street, while a Chelsea condo at One Highline closed at $9.5 mill...

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Tintin and Asterix: Two Comic Geniuses, Two Rival Views of the World
Lifestyle

Tintin and Asterix: Two Comic Geniuses, Two Rival Views of the World

On the centenary of Asterix co-creator René Goscinny, a cultural reassessment of why Tintin expands the world while Aste...

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Dow Rebounds Friday, but S&P and Nasdaq End Week Lower as Gold, Copper and Crypto Rally
Markets

Dow Rebounds Friday, but S&P and Nasdaq End Week Lower as Gold, Copper and Crypto Rally

US stocks closed mixed: the Dow gained 0.98% while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted weekly losses. Gold miners, copper prod...

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How Patients Can Use Price Transparency Laws to Lower Medical Bills
Personal Finance

How Patients Can Use Price Transparency Laws to Lower Medical Bills

Federal transparency rules give patients leverage to compare prices, request upfront estimates and challenge inflated ho...

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Moody's Sees Qatari Bank Profits Slipping in 2026 Before 2027-28 Rebound
Companies

Moody's Sees Qatari Bank Profits Slipping in 2026 Before 2027-28 Rebound

Higher risk costs tied to the Middle East conflict are set to push Qatari banks' returns to 1.0%-1.1% of tangible assets...

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Where Childcare and Housing Costs Consume the Most Family Income
Personal Finance

Where Childcare and Housing Costs Consume the Most Family Income

US families spend about 52% of income on housing and childcare combined; in Los Angeles and New York the share tops 90%,...

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Evergrande Founder Gets Life Sentence as Court Accepts Mainland Liquidation
Real Estate

Evergrande Founder Gets Life Sentence as Court Accepts Mainland Liquidation

A Guangzhou court has accepted liquidation of Evergrande's mainland property unit as founder Hui Ka Yan begins a life se...

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Mark Cruz Confirmed as 12th Director of Indian Health Service
Health

Mark Cruz Confirmed as 12th Director of Indian Health Service

The Senate confirms Klamath Tribes citizen Mark Cruz for a four-year term leading the Indian Health Service, ending a le...

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India's INS Sudarshini Brings Naval Diplomacy to Lisbon on 22,000-Mile Voyage
Defense

India's INS Sudarshini Brings Naval Diplomacy to Lisbon on 22,000-Mile Voyage

The Indian Navy sail training ship's Portuguese stop mixes maritime heritage with modern security outreach, from a rende...

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