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OpenAI says it has not partnered with Robinhood for stock tokens
(Reuters) -OpenAI said on Wednesday it has not partnered with Robinhood for the stock tokens the trading platform unveiled earlier this week. Robinhood said on Monday it had launched tokens that would...
Jul 02, 2025
Ripple applies for US national bank charter as crypto eyes next frontier
(Reuters) -Crypto firm Ripple is applying for a national bank charter in the U.S., its CEO Brad Garlinghouse wrote in a social media post on Wednesday, shortly after a similar step by stablecoin giant...
Jul 02, 2025
Sberbank CEO puzzled by Russia's push to create digital rouble
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -German Gref, CEO of Russia's dominant lender Sberbank, on Wednesday said he did not see any potential benefits to Russia's development of the digital rouble beyond the...
Jul 02, 2025
Meta's Instagram down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms' Instagram was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were 16,747 incidents of people reporting is...
Jul 02, 2025
EU turns to private funding to boost quantum technology ambition
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is seeking to attract private funding to help it take the lead in quantum technology by 2030, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said on Wednesday, as...
Jul 02, 2025
X back up after brief outage hits US users, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) -Social media platform X recovered after a brief outage affected thousands of U.S. users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The disruptions eased around 10:...
Jul 02, 2025
Tech billionaires led by Palmer Luckey to launch new bank to rival SVB, FT reports
(Reuters) -A group of tech billionaires led by Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey are launching a new crypto-focused U.S. bank to fill the void left by Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, the Financial Time...
Jul 02, 2025
India's Max Financial reports cyber threat at unit
(Reuters) -India's Max Financial Services said on Wednesday its unit, Axis Max Life Insurance, received communication on unauthorized access to customer data from an anonymous sender. (Reporting by Ma...
Jul 02, 2025
Exclusive-Google makes new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine, document shows
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Google has proposed fresh changes to its search results in an attempt to fend off growing criticism from rivals, a week before a key meeting that could lead to yet ...
Jul 02, 2025
Microsoft to lay off up to 9,000 employees, Seattle Times reports
(Reuters) -Microsoft is laying off as much as 4%, or roughly 9,100, of its employees in the largest round of job cuts since 2023, the Seattle Times reported on Wednesday. The company, which had about ...
Jul 02, 2025
