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Elon Musk Makes First Davos Appearance, Predicts Robots Will Outnumber Humans and Expands Focus on AI and Automation
Elon Musk appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos for the first time, forecasting a future dominated by robotics and AI, outlining Tesla’s humanoid rob...
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Elon Musk Makes First Davos Appearance, Predicts Robots Will Outnumber Humans and Expands Focus on AI and Automation
Elon Musk appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos for the first time, forecasting a future dominated by robotic...
ClearBank Selects Taurus-PROTECT to Support Secure Digital Asset Services and Stablecoin Operations
ClearBank has selected Taurus-PROTECT as its wallet infrastructure provider to support digital asset services, includ...
ECB’s Lagarde Warns Trade Uncertainty Returns as Trump Signals New Tariffs on Europe
ECB President Christine Lagarde warns renewed U.S. tariff threats under Donald Trump are raising uncertainty, delayin...
Coinbase Pulls Support From CLARITY Act as U.S. Crypto Market Reform Enters Critical Phase
Coinbase has withdrawn support for the CLARITY Act after Senate changes, delaying markup and reshaping the debate ove...
PayPal Backs Klearly With $14 Million as Europe Pushes Toward Hardware-Free Payments
PayPal invests $14 million in Amsterdam-based Klearly, signaling a deeper push into European fintech and hardware-fre...
Tether Introduces Scudo to Make Gold Spendable Again as Prices Reach Record Highs
Tether unveils Scudo, a new unit of account for Tether Gold, aiming to make gold usable for everyday payments as gold...
The Great Capital Divide: Why 2026 Could Redefine Who Goes Public — and Who Stays Private
As SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic near potential IPOs and Ripple opts to stay private, 2026 may redefine how frontier ...
Bitcoin, Gold, and Silver at Year-End: What a Fractured Relationship May Signal for 2026
As 2025 closes, gold and silver surged on macro forces while bitcoin fell sharply. An editorial look at what their di...
Tether Expands Open AI Training Data With Release of QVAC Genesis II Dataset
Tether Data releases QVAC Genesis II, expanding the world’s largest open synthetic educational AI dataset to 148 bill...
Cambodian Youth Gain Digital Skills Through Video Game Development as UNICEF Expands Tech Education
UNICEF, with support from Bitget and global tech partners, is equipping young people in Cambodia with digital and fin...
Trade Republic Reaches €12.5 Billion Valuation After Secondary Share Sale
Berlin-based fintech Trade Republic reports a €12.5 billion valuation following a secondary share sale backed by majo...
Alipay+ Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship With New York Liberty as Ant International Expands Global Footprint
Ant International’s Alipay+ becomes an official sponsor of the New York Liberty, supporting community, sustainability...
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