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Trump in liberal San Francisco for high-dollar tech fundraiser

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will attend a fundraiser hosted by two tech venture capitalists in San Francisco on Thursday, a high-dollar…

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…

BlackRock-backed fintech Trustly says IPO still at least one year out even as profits jump 51%

The boss of Swedish financial technology startup Trustly says an initial public offering for the company is still a year…

Freetrade, Britain’s answer to Robinhood, says its CEO is stepping down

LONDON — The boss of U.K. stock trading service Freetrade is stepping down and leaving the company with immediate effect,…

British neobank Monzo boosts funding round to $610 million to crack U.S. market, launch pensions

British neobank Monzo said Wednesday that it’s raised another $190 million, lifting the total it’s raised so far this year…

‘This is a unique time’: ARK Invest’s chief futurist tackles tech innovation from AI to robotics

ARK Invest’s chief futurist lists five groups that should give tech investors an edge. According to Brett Winton, robotics, artificial…

Why ARK Invest thinks it’s an ‘amazing time’ to invest in cutting-edge tech

ARK Invest is betting big on private tech companies. “It’s an amazing time to invest in innovation,” the firm’s chief…

Klarna scores major payment deal with Uber ahead of hotly anticipated IPO 

Klarna on Wednesday announced a global partnership with Uber to power payments for the ride-hailing giant’s Uber and Uber Eats…

Walmart-backed fintech One introduces buy now, pay later as it prepares bigger push into lending

Walmart’s majority-owned fintech startup One has begun offering buy now, pay later loans for big-ticket items at some of the…

Freetrade, Britain’s answer to Robinhood, posted its first quarterly profit

British stock trading app Freetrade hit eked out breakeven earlier this year, the company told CNBC, marking its first-ever move…