China’s livestream shopping is booming, fueling new tech such as avatars and AI
BEIJING — Livestream shopping is taking off in China, driving development of new tech products such as virtual human streamers…
EU agrees to landmark AI rules as governments aim to regulate products like ChatGPT
The European Union on Friday agreed to landmark rules for artificial intelligence, in what’s likely to become the first major…
Robinhood launches crypto trading service in the EU
Online brokerage giant Robinhood on Thursday said it’s launching a cryptocurrency trading feature in the European Union, pushing further outside…
‘You can’t just make your own rules’: Tesla faces Scandi revolt as Danes join Swedish strike
Tesla faces a growing revolt in Scandinavia after Danish dockworkers joined a sympathy strike with Swedish mechanics, heaping pressure on…
Wall Street opens wallets wide for ‘Trump alternative’ Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley raised over $500,000 at a massive fundraising event in New York…
In Congress and in class: Rep. Don Beyer works toward master’s degree in AI
WASHINGTON — Don Beyer isn’t the average student at George Mason University. He’s 73 years old. He prefers a notebook…
Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says he doesn’t believe that the payment for order flow (PFOF) model of market-maker routing that…
Zepz, a $5 billion fintech unicorn, is laying off more staff
Zepz, the money transfer group that owns WorldRemit, made a fresh round of layoffs. The British fintech unicorn, which is…
Stock trading platform Robinhood to launch in UK after two failed attempts
Online investments app Robinhood said Thursday that it’s set to launch its platform in the U.K. in early 2024, marking…
