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Salesforce to open new AI center in London as part of $4 billion UK investment

LONDON — Enterprise tech giant Salesforce is opening an artificial intelligence center in London, making a bullish bet on the…

Payhawk, a $1 billion corporate card startup, plans M&A shopping spree after 86% sales growth

AMSTERDAM — Corporate payments startup Payhawk told CNBC it is planning mergers and acquisitions to grow its footprint in the corporate spend…

Alphabet taps Eli Lilly’s Anat Ashkenazi as new CFO

Eli Lilly Chief Financial Officer Anat Ashkenazi will become Alphabet’s new CFO effective July 31, Google’s parent company saidTuesday, almost…

Fintech firm Nium cuts valuation by 30% in new funding round, eyes 2025 IPO

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Financial technology startup Nium told CNBC Wednesday it raised $50 million in new funds from investors, and…

Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous

The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic…

Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere

The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. So the organization…

Tax fraud: DC settles Bitcoin billionaire Michael Saylor case for $40 million

Billionaire bitcoin investor Michael Saylor and the company he founded, MicroStrategy, will pay $40 million to settle a tax fraud…

Bunq, the $1.8 billion European neobank, hopes to secure license for UK expansion this year

PARIS — Dutch digital bank Bunq is hoping it will manage to secure a banking license from U.K. financial regulators…

Trump campaign launches TikTok account as Truth Social stock dips

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign debuted an official account on TikTok on Saturday night, the social media platform facing a…

France is aiming to become a global AI superpower — but not without help from U.S. Big Tech

PARIS — France is touting itself as the next artificial intelligence superpower. The Viva Technology conference in Paris last week…