Former Facebook diversity strategist pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company
A former global diversity strategist at Facebook pled guilty to wire fraud after stealing more than $4 million from the…
$4.7 billion European fintech firm Pleo appoints new CFO, pointing to IPO hopes
Danish fintech firm Pleo has appointed a new chief financial officer, the company told CNBC exclusively, beefing up its executive…
SumUp, a rival to Jack Dorsey’s Block, defies fintech funding slump with $307 million cash injection
British payments startup SumUp, known for its small card readers, on Monday announced it has raised 285 million euros ($306.6…
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…
QR codes may be a gateway to identity theft, FTC warns
You may want to think twice before scanning that QR code. The codes — a digital jumble of black and…
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…
Goldman Sachs is betting on the small cap rally. Here’s how.
Small cap stocks are undergoing a resurgence, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management is looking to capitalize on it through the…
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…
