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in TechnologyThe New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
#Friend #Pendant #Talk Friend CEO Avi Schiffmann welcomes me into his palace—what he calls his large apartment in San Francisco. He sits on the couch in his living room, clad in an orange shirt emblazoned with a cartoon version of the motorcycle driven by Italian racer Valentino Rossi. He props his feet up on the…
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in WealthNorges Bank divests from Israeli firms active in Gaza
#Norges #Bank #divests #Israeli #firms #active #Gaza Norges Bank divests from Israeli firms active in Gaza – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Bank terminates contracts with Israeli investment managers and brings portfolio management in-house Norges Bank is reviewing and removing Israeli firms active in the war in Gaza from…
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Low-cost franchise business model is changing, but not the risks
Small Business Caroline McDavid and her husband started South Carolina-based franchise business Juiced Fuel in 2022 to take that pesky stop at the gas station out of people’s day. They’ll come to you, top off your tank, and be on their way. There’s no real estate involved, no fancy office space, or hiring fairs to…
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in BusinessPassenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of ‘I don’t want to die’
BBC News A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew. Edward Killiwick had been travelling back from a friend’s birthday party with his partner Julie, on the…
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in TechnologyChrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting
#Chrome #TwiceaWeek #Patching #Bug #Hunting Google’s Chrome browser has always been focused on pushing security updates. A decade ago it was controversial that the browser, the first to add automatic updates, distributed patches every six weeks. Now it’s the norm for critical, widely used software to get security fixes every few weeks, but as AI…
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in WealthNino Jeladze on overseeing Georgia’s fintech hub ambitions
#Nino #Jeladze #overseeing #Georgias #fintech #hub #ambitions Nino Jeladze on overseeing Georgia’s fintech hub ambitions – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content National Bank of Georgia’s vice-governor speaks about efforts to develop stablecoin and fintech rules that encourage innovation while safeguarding monetary transmission and financial stability What are the most…
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Trump tariffs led businesses to take high interest rate loans
Small Business A protester with the Main Street Alliance holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as its justices are set to hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s bid to preserve sweeping tariffs after lower courts ruled that Trump overstepped his authority, in Washington, Nov. 5, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Some small…
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in BusinessFifa’s World Cup plan never stacked up – here are 4 reasons why
BBC News In the slides, Fifa’s central argument was that football does not raise enough cash in relation to its fan base, that “Fifa has been under-monetised versus other leagues” and so “global football development gets squeezed”. It did this with reference to a comparative chart showing annual revenue as well as revenue per fan…
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in TechnologyNobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal
#OpenAIs #Anthropics #Hacking #Sprees #Illegal Who is legally responsible when agentic AI goes rogue, and what recourse do victims have when they’ve been breached by joyriding models? Great question. In the wake of disclosures from both OpenAI and Anthropic that versions of their models escaped containment during internal cybersecurity experiments and hacked real-world organizations, calls…
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in WealthPeople: South Sudan’s president fires governor (again)
#People #South #Sudans #president #fires #governor South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, on July 29 dismissed Johnny Ohisa as governor of the country’s central bank, according to reporting by Reuters. Ohisa had taken over as governor in January, in what was his third stint as head of the Bank of South Sudan. He was first appointed…