Will Smith-backed U.S. broker Public launches in the UK in first foray overseas
American stock brokerage startup Public launched its services in the U.K. Thursday, marking its first international expansion its launch in…
Wise shares spike 16% as higher interest rates help fintech triple profits
Online money transfer firm Wise’s shares soared 16% Tuesday as the company reported a spike in profits thanks to rising…
Biden announces $42 billion high-speed internet initiative
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is kicking off a more than $42 billion plan to give every American household access…
Bitcoin is up 12% this month — even though barely anybody is trading it
Bitcoin has rallied sharply this month — but not for reasons you might think. The world’s largest digital currency has…
Check out this $110 million tech campus being built in Lithuania — the largest in Europe
Lithuania is building a huge tech campus — Europe’s largest — in the capital of Vilnius, as it looks to…
A.I. has a discrimination problem. In banking, the consequences can be severe
AMSTERDAM — Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black…
Bitcoin rallies to touch highest level since April as traders get bullish on ETF news
Bitcoin hit its highest level since April on Wednesday, as traders got excited about the prospects of a spot bitcoin…
These ‘A.I. humans’ are letting gamers modify their voices in real time
An artificial intelligence firm in Spain has unveiled a number of “AI humans” that allow people to modify their voices…
$5 billion fintech Zepz looks to take on rivals like PayPal with digital wallet, M&A plans
LONDON — Zepz, the owner of money transfer firms WorldRemit and Sendwave, is on the hunt for mergers and acquisitions…
Nvidia-backed platform that turns text into A.I.-generated avatars boosts valuation to $1 billion
Synthesia, a digital media platform that lets users create artificial intelligence-generated videos, has raked in $90 million from investors —…
