@Techmeme@techhub.socialHong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 28% in 2025, its best percentage performance since 2017, driven by tech, AI, and semiconductor stocks (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/hon…
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@Techmeme@techhub.socialSwiss and German law enforcement agencies jointly shut down Cryptomixer, a major bitcoin mixing platform suspected of laundering money from criminal activities (Ludwig Burger/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/s
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration has sought to punish its enemies through mortgage fraud investigations overseen by the Federal Housing Finance Agency
and through criminal probes that Trump personally demanded the attorney general pursue.
Enlisting the Pentagon in this effort poses a unique threat to American democracy, according to historians, retired military officers and legal experts.
Long-standing taboos against using the armed forces to further a president’s political machi…
@Dragofix@veganism.socialBig finance still funds deforestation, 10 years after Paris pact https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/big-finance-still-funds-deforestation-10-years-after-paris-pact/
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialInteresting article, “ Lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services – which most people would imagine was the principal business of a bank – amounts to about 3 per cent of that total.’”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n17/jo
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyIndustries paying for an authoritarian regime: AI and crypto. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/ai-crypto-trump-super-pacs-stash-millions-spend-midterms-rcna256622
@cheryanne@aus.socialSuper Informed Radio
From investments, money matters and the world of finance, to member stories and the lowdown on your super...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/super-informed-radio/
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Analysis: Seven charts showing how the $100bn climate-finance goal was met"
#Climate #ClimateChange
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at the clash between Coinbase and Wall Street over the Clarity Act and whether crypto exchanges can offer stablecoin "rewards" (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-wall-street-a7895…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFormer Lionsgate executive Nathan Kahane launches True North, with backing from Entertainment 360, to produce and finance films from emerging filmmakers (Mike Fleming Jr/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/nathan-kahane-launches-true-nor…
@servelan@newsie.socialWho is eligible to apply for the Dollar General $15 million lawsuit settlement? | Marca
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/12/26/694ef366268e3ed25b8b4591.html
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: SpaceX generated about $8B in EBITDA on $15B to $16B of revenue last year; Starlink accounted for about 50% to 80% of the total revenue (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-generated-ab…
@benb@osintua.euThe EU has allocated the first €10 million to finance a special tribunal for the crime of aggression: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/the-eu-has-allocated-the.html
@steve@s.yelvington.comCan't believe anything these criminals say.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wacky-number-economists-cry-foul-190154737.html
@seeingwithsound@mas.toVivani subsidiary Cortigent to present Orion Visual Cortical Prosthesis System at NANS 2026, January 23, 2026 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vivani-subsidiary-cortigent-present-orion-120000709.html 60 cortical surface electrodes, based on Argus II…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHomebuyers now have a Greenland problem: Mortgage rates jump on geopolitical, tariff turmoil (Claire Boston/Yahoo Finance)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/homebuyers-now-have-a-greenland-problem-mortgage-rates-jump-on-geopolitical-tariff-turmoil-181720233.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p3#a260121p3
@profcarroll@federate.socialMark Zuckerberg and other executives will pay $190M to the company in a settlement with shareholders who brought suit to recover damages from the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal that reverberated out of Trump’s first term. Ensures that he, Sandberg, Andressen, Thiel, et al shielded from deposition, trial. https://<…
@edintone@mastodon.greenThe National Archives Welcomes New Directors https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/the-national-archives-welcomes-new-directors/
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeAnother connection between Epstein and the cyber world.
Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Swiss Rothschild Bank to Finance Israeli Cyberweapons Empire
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-ariane-de-rothschild-ehud-barak-swis…
@vosje62@mastodon.nlNational job stereotypes need updating
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/22/national-job-stereotypes-need-updating
Archive https://archive.ph/Y1ZuB
'According to newly released data, the PIGS have, perhaps for the first time, a lower unemployment rate than Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark (see chart 2). In Greece joblessness is just 8.2%; hoteliers are complaining about labour shortages. By contrast, Finnish unemployment recently rose above 10% for the first time since the 1990s.'
Via Matt Steinglass
@mattsteinglass.bsky.social
@UP8@mastodon.social📉 Lloyds profits plunge 36% as it feels impact of UK car finance scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/23/lloyds-profits-plunge-as-it-feels-impact-of-uk-car-finance-scandal
@cdarwin@c.imWhile much of the recent interest in Jeffrey Epstein has focused on the late sexual predator’s relationship with Donald Trump,
his emails also reveal his close relationships with other powerful figures from the worlds of politics, finance, academia and beyond.
The thousands of files released by the House Oversight Committee earlier this month include his correspondence from April 2011 through January 2019, after he was already a registered sex offender for abusing underage girls…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAggressive traders on Robinhood, whose stock has more than tripled in 2025, are central to the company's success, as critics liken the environment to a casino (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/robinhood-ceo-vlad-tenev-04e3ab28?st=r…
@servelan@newsie.socialStudent Loan Forgiveness paused for two borrower groups: What to know | Marca
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2026/01/24/6974c1d846163ffb4e8b4585.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comExclusive: Former Virginia Dem Finance Director Charged with Distributing Child Porn, Court Docs Show (Audrey Fahlberg/National Review)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/exclusive-former-virginia-dem-finance-chair-charged-with-distributing-child-porn-court-docs-show/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p57#a251220p57
@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.orgFor anyone in #Chicago, here's an opportunity to stand up for your public library and fight against the devastating proposed cuts: https://www.afscmelocal1215.org/event/loca
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.socialIt's all an illusion.
@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.social @netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/yahoo-scout-ai-search-launch
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"the assets of British banks ‘mostly consist of claims on other banks. Their liabilities are mainly obligations to other financial institutions. Lending to firms and individuals engaged in the production of goods and services – which most people would imagine was the principal business of a bank – amounts to about 3 per cent of that total.’"
It's not for nothing that the medieval church -- like modern Islam -- considered
@kctipton@mas.toWhy This CEO Won’t Let Private Funds Near His Company’s 401(k) - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/why-this-ceo-wont-let-private-funds-near-his-companys-401-k-040dad07?st=3eJ7u2&r…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeDon't miss today's Metacurity for a concise round-up of the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--UK's NCSC warns of Russian-aligned hacktivist groups,
--UK and China enter a forum to discuss cyberattacks,
--Makina Finance lost $4.2m in an exploit,
--Ingram Micro report ransomware attack affecting 42k,
--Minnesota DHS breach affected 304k,
--SK Telecom appeals $91m fine,
--NexShield malvertising campaign crashes b…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém"
#COP30 #Climate #ClimateSummit
@Techmeme@techhub.socialRevolut launches full banking operations in Mexico in its first expansion outside Europe, with capital of $100M , more than double the regulatory minimum (Yamini Kalia/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/r
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioCheers to @… for finding more reporting from a more conventional source.
https://fedi.haugenh.us/@kaleb/statuses/01KE60TKNFM9RJ5SMY3WM6XEY9
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/banks-tap-record-liquidity-new-york-feds-standing-repo-facility-2025-12-31/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSeveral international airlines cancel their flights in Venezuela after US warning (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/several-international-airlines-cancel-their-flights-venezuela-after-us-warning-2025-11-22/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251122/p73#a251122p73
@cheryanne@aus.socialMoney Mentor Podcast
Graeme Holm, Australia's original Money Mentor and his wife Rebecca speak about all areas of finance in this informative, yet entertaining podcast...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/money-mentor/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialMemo: WSJ's Emma Tucker hires Axios EIC Aja Whitaker-Moore as co-deputy EIC, promotes David Crow to the same role, and hires Dan Colarusso to lead biz/finance (Corbin Bolies/@corbinbolies)
https://x.com/corbinbolies/status/1991980144186327535
@Techmeme@techhub.socialRobinhood plans to launch a futures and derivatives exchange with Susquehanna in 2026 and says it's buying MIAXdx, which clears and executes derivatives trades (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeSuspicions in the crypto community point to AI-supported hackers carrying out a concentrated campaign to steal around $5 million in old and sometimes abandoned DeFi projects.
Is an AI hacker targeting old DeFi projects in $5M spree?
https://protos.com/is-an-ai-hacker-tar
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
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@Dragofix@veganism.socialOcean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change #ocean
@cdarwin@c.im“More music is being released today (in a single day) than was released in the calendar year of 1989,” Page explained.
“More of that music is being done by artists themselves, meaning there’s even more demand for music production software.”
It’s true,
the rise in musicians goes hand-in-hand with the rise of music-making software and music-distributing platforms.
Now that making high-quality recordings is possible from the palm of your hand
— and sharing them i…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: OpenAI is laying the groundwork for a public listing in Q4 2026, holding informal talks with Wall Street banks and growing its finance team (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-ipo-anthropic-race-69f0…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comConsumer sentiment hits highest level in months in sign deep gloom is receding (Zach Halaschak/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/4431320/consumer-sentiment-highest-level-five-months/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p62#a260123p62
@primonatura@mstdn.social"From fossil fuel roadmaps to rainforest finance: The 10 biggest stories from COP30"
#FossilFuels #COP30 #ClimateSummit
@Techmeme@techhub.socialKlarna launches KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin, running on Stripe and Paradigm's Tempo blockchain, aiming to "reduce costs" in international payments (Pritam Biswas/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/k
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFiling: The Trade Desk CFO Alexander Kayyal has left after only six months in the role; longtime executive Tahnil Davis will become the interim CFO (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/the-trade-desks-cfo-is-out-after-just-6-months-on-t…
@servelan@newsie.socialNew Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/new-trump-tariffs-collection-hits-200-billion-customs-says/ar-AA1Spkzz?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
@cdarwin@c.im#Mark #Zuckerberg’s decision to cut off funding to the pro‑immigration group FWD.us
marks a sharp turn away from the high-profile social advocacy that once defined his philanthropy...
even as #MacKenzie
@vosje62@mastodon.nl @netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn MIT study finds that AI can replace 11.7% of the US labor market, or ~$1.2T in wages, based on the "Iceberg Index", which measures job automation potential (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/mit-study-
@memeorandum@universeodon.comExclusive: Trump appointee inspired by conservative media outlet to push for probe of Democratic congressman (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-appointee-inspired-by-conservative-media-outlet-push-probe-democratic-2025-12-20/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p61#a251220p61
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Report: Sixfold increase in global nature finance needed to meet 2030 goal"
#Nature #Environment
@servelan@newsie.socialEU fund to help finance abortion-related travel clears first hurdle | Euractiv
https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-fund-to-help-finance-abortion-related-travel-clears-first-hurdle/
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeSo much cybersecurity news, so little time. Check out today's Metacurity for a quick run-down of the most crucial infosec developments you should know today, including
--Hackers claim to be selling Target's internal source code,
--Poland thwarted power system cyberattack,
--Hackers accessed the systems of Spanish energy provider Endesa and Energía XXI,
--Personal finance platform Betterment was hacked through third-party,
--Dutch national sentenced to sev…
@cheryanne@aus.socialWorkwives On Top
Women Who Do Money. This isn't just a finance podcast. It's a takeover. The old boys' club had their turn, and honestly… it's been dull...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/workwives-on-top/…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle adds Gemini's Deep Search to Google Finance, which will also have prediction market data from Kalshi and Polymarket for event analysis, first in the US (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-finance…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.desa_companies: South African companies (1919)
A bipartite network of the affiliations between a small group of individuals and five important companies in South African finance, around 1919.
This network has 11 nodes and 13 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/sa_comp
@Techmeme@techhub.socialYahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/yahoo-scout-ai-search-launch
@cdarwin@c.imMeta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo
Meta will finance Oklo’s purchase of uranium for its reactors. It’s a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain
h…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCrypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks agrees to acquire accounting platform TRES Finance, sources say for $130M in cash and equity; TRES raised $11M in 2023 (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/01/07/fireblocks-tres-finance-acquisition-130-million/…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Economic growth without emissions? More countries are proving it’s possible"
#Emissions #Finance
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show (Nandita Bose/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-buys-least-82-million-bonds-since-late-august-disclosures-show-2025-11-15/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251115/p62#a251115p62
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialCalifornia's Department of Finance director says Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't plan to commit more funding in 2026 to a Google partnership to help local newsrooms (Titus Wu/Bloomberg Government)
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-govern
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCapital One agrees to acquire Brex, which specializes in tech to administer corporate credit cards, expenses, and rewards, for $5.15B in cash and stock (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/capital-one-to-buy-fintech-brex-e2dacc67
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Greener banking in Australia: how to put your money where your values are"
#Australia #Finance #Money
@servelan@newsie.socialDepartment of Education seeks to delay student loan forgiveness in Sweet settlement: 200,000 borrowers would be affected | Marca
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/12/08/6936c14122601dd8238b45a3.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFinance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela (Brian Schwartz/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/venezuela-strikes/card/finance-industry-eyes-investment-opportunities-in-venezuela-CmtLevzMTXEvRLkADjbG
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p63#a260103p63
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: Comcast has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to evaluate a prospective offer for Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming businesses (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/comcast-hires-bankers-e…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/fannie-mae-watchdogs-probed-how-pulte-obtained-mortgage-records-of-key-democrats-07c5cc39?st=zzG6BK&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/251111/p80#a251111p80
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe Financial Times launches its free newsletter FT Alphaville on Substack to reach younger readers, joining Reach, the Daily Mail, and other publishers (Alice Brooker/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/f…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's H-1B Visa Crackdown to Accelerate Wall Street's Expansion in India (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-11/trump-s-h-1b-visa-curbs-banks-to-add-more-finance-specialist-jobs-in-india
http://www.memeorandum.com/251111/p116#a251111p116
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPayPal says it has filed applications to establish PayPal Bank to provide loans more efficiently to US small businesses and reduce its reliance on third parties (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/paypal<…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comEU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets (Jan Strupczewski/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/eu-aims-agree-by-friday-long-term-freeze-russian-central-bank-assets-2025-12-11/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p45#a251211p45
@Techmeme@techhub.socialStocks of private companies like OpenAI and SpaceX are being sold via invitation-only markets to the ultrawealthy before their IPOs, creating a two-tier system (Corrie Driebusch/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/priv…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow UAE's growing interest in crypto drew Michael Saylor, Changpeng Zhao and other crypto executives to Abu Dhabi, hoping to secure deals with Emirati investors (Angus Berwick/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFlex, which offers AI-based financial services, credit, and more to mid-sized companies, raised a $60M Series B led by Portage, source says at a $500M valuation (Aditya Soni/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/a
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSelloff in bitcoin and ether is tanking shares of crypto‑treasury companies like Strategy and BitMine; Strategy's valuation is down from ~$128B in July to ~$70B (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/the-years-hottest-cryp…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at Tether's role in Venezuela's economy, which puts it in a prime position to aid the U.S. as it seeks to find funds allegedly stolen by Maduro's regime (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currenci…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGeothermal energy company Fervo, which aims to power data centers and more, raised $462M from Google and others, taking its total funding to $1.5B since 2017 (Benoît Morenne/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/fervo-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn EssilorLuxottica independent board director says Meta now holds an "at least 3%" stake in the Ray-Ban maker, and possibly up to 5%, confirming media reports (Mathieu Rosemain/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/e
@Techmeme@techhub.socialApple announces JPMorgan Chase as the new issuer of the Apple Card, taking over from Goldman Sachs, with an expected transition in about 24 months (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/jpmorg
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to take over the Apple credit card program from Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan plans to launch a new Apple savings account (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/bank…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTrump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust has applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/wor<…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe administrator winding down Do Kwon's Terraform Labs sues Jump Trading for $4B, alleging it unlawfully profited from and contributed to Terraform's collapse (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Roelof Botha was asked to step aside after some Sequoia partners raised concerns about his leadership; Botha had declined to comment on Shaun Maguire (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/sequ
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA Paris court rejects a French government request to suspend Shein in the country after finding illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls for sale on the site (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/shein-fast-fashion-paris-5014e98e3479485dd45f0e5bdf…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSequence, which builds AI agents to automate B2B companies' revenue operations, raised a $20M Series A led by 645 Ventures, bringing its total funding to ~$40M (Ryan Lawler/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/12/16/sequence-20-million-re…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNY-based Octane, which offers "instant" financing for large recreational and lifestyle purchases, raised a $100M Series F at a post-money valuation of $1.3B (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/re
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAWS signs a two-year supply deal with Rio Tinto to access its Arizona copper mine, the US' first new source in 10 years, as AI data centers create huge demand (Ryan Dezember/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEU finance ministers agreed to set a €3 customs duty on low-value parcels from July 2026, aiming to crack down on cheap Chinese imports from brands like Shein (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-impose-3-euro-duty-small-e-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPersonal finance app Betterment says an individual accessed certain systems to send fake crypto scam notification and believes the person accessed user info (Emily Mason/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-…
