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A bitcoin treasury and mining company linked to the Trump family began trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq stock market.American Bitcoin’s listing follows a completed merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The company is backed by President Donald Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.“Our Nasdaq debut marks a historic milestone in bringing bitcoin into the core of U.S. capital markets,” Eric Trump said in a statement. He is a co-founder and chief strategy officer of American Bitcoin. Public companies accumulating bitcoin as a corporate treasury has become a popular trend in crypto as the world’s most popular digital asset is…
Over 30 consumer advocacy non-profit organizations are protesting the potential federal acquisition of large language model Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI.In a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought on Thursday, the groups — including Public Citizen, the Center for AI and Digital Policy and the Consumer Federation of America — requested that OMB prohibit the use of Grok within federal operations and workflows. The organizations cite concerns over Grok’s output being unreliable and potentially faulty. “Grok’s track record, which includes producing responses that are often aligned with specific ideological viewpoints rather than objective facts and…
Week 2 of the college football season brings one of the most anticipated in-state rivalries as Iowa takes on Iowa State in the annual showdown. With both teams looking to build early momentum, this matchup promises intensity and classic Big Ten vs. Big 12 grit. Check out everything you need to know about how to watch Iowa vs. Iowa State:How to watch Iowa vs. Iowa StateDate: Saturday, September 6, 2025Time: 12:00 p.m. ETLocation: Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IATV: FOXStreaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App, FOX One (Try free for 7 days)Ryan Day on Ohio State beating Texas, Matt Patricia, Championship…
PayPal and Venmo users in the U.S. and some global markets will receive early access to Perplexity’s new AI-powered Comet browser through a 12-month trial of the startup’s Pro subscription, the digital payments company said on Wednesday.The Nvidia-backed startup provides artificial intelligence search tools that deliver information summaries to users, looking to take on OpenAI and Google in the AI-powered search industry.The Perplexity Pro subscription is worth $200 a year or $20 a month. It is one of the first offers now available to customers in PayPal’s new subscriptions hub, which helps users view and manage recurring subscription payments, the…
Beauty chain Lush has shut its UK shops, website and factories in protest at the Israeli government “preventing urgent humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza”.In a statement, the firm said more action was also needed by the British government “to bring an immediate stop to the death and destruction, including an end to arms sales from the UK”. It said it had decided to close stores on Wednesday and place posters on windows with the message: “Stop starving Gaza – we are closed in solidarity.””Across the Lush business, we share the anguish that millions of people feel seeing the images of…
Dolby presents the next generation of his HDR technology at IFA 2025: Dolby Vision 2 relies on artificial intelligence and for the first time gives filmmakers control over the controversial smoothing of movement. Hisense will use the technology first.Dolby Vision 2 presented with AI featuresDolby Laboratories presented the further development of his HDR standard at IFA 2025 in Berlin. With artificial intelligence, Dolby Vision 2 is intended to create a better connection between the intentions of the filmmakers and the representation in the living room at home. HiSense will be the first manufacturer to implement the new technology in its…
As part of this expansion, Ampersand announced that Matthew Norton has joined the firm as a General Partner based in London, where he will lead its European efforts. Matt brings more than 15 years of healthcare private equity experience, most recently serving as a Partner at Cinven. In that role, he helped shape the firm’s healthcare strategy and led transformative growth initiatives across Europe and the United States. In addition, Marina Pellon-Consunji. Partner will be relocating to London. Marina was instrumental in establishing Ampersand’s Amsterdam presence, leading multiple platform investments and add-on acquisitions across Europe. She will continue to drive…
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter Not a single regular-season game has been played yet, but a good case can be made that about one-quarter of the NFL’s coaches are on seats that are already warming up.Less than eight months after seven of the league’s 32 teams changed coaches at the end of last season, there are at least seven more who begin the season with at least one toe out the door. Some of them are in more danger than others. But all of them know they need to win.How fast? And how long can any of them survive more losing?…
This week, I unpack how China is not only striking economic deals but expanding its tech training programs to a slew of countries outside the U.S. orbit. It was one of the announcements coming out of the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that I attended in Tianjin over the weekend. Enjoy!Pictured here are auto mechanic students at a Luban Workshop in Madagascar on Feb. 10, 2025.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesThis report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Like what you…
With Windows 10 set to be removed from support by Microsoft soon, it’s time to upgrade to Windows 11. But doing it by buying the software from Microsoft is the most costly way to do it, and nobody likes to overspend. Thankfully, these deals get you more for less. Including Windows 11 for just $14.59. Prefer to go the Windows 11 Pro route? That’ll set you back $14.99, and that’s just the beginning. With deals available on Office and more, what are you waiting for? Some of these deals do require that you enter a discount code at checkout, so…