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Solana Expands Its Transaction Capacity as BitMine Nears 5% Supply Target
Solana is entering another phase of network expansion as its mainnet transaction-size limit rises from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes, more than tripling the amount of data that can be carried in a single transaction. At the same time, BitMine’s continued accumulation of Solana has pushed its holdings to approximately 4.9% of the cryptocurrency’s total […] The post Solana Expands Its Transaction Capacity as BitMine Nears 5% Supply Target appeared first on Tekedia.
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5% Treasury Yield Raises New Risks for U.S. Stocks, Corporate Debt and Bitcoin
The U.S. bond market has once again become the center of attention for investors, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing above 5% on Monday for the first time in three years. The move represents more than another milestone in the fixed-income market. It signals a broader repricing of risk that could increasingly shape the direction […] The post 5% Treasury Yield Raises New Risks for U.S. Stocks, Corporate Debt and Bitcoin appeared first on Tekedia.
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Musk’s X and SpaceXAI Drop Antitrust Claims Against Apple, Keep OpenAI Fight Alive
Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI have agreed to resolve their antitrust claims against Apple, bringing an unexpected end to one front of Musk’s legal campaign over the competitive structure of the artificial intelligence market while leaving OpenAI in the crosshairs. In a court filing on Monday, X and SpaceXAI, a division of SpaceX, asked […] The post Musk’s X and SpaceXAI Drop Antitrust Claims Against Apple, Keep OpenAI Fight Alive appeared first on Tekedia.
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Amodei wants to slow the AI frontier. Africa is still trying to reach it
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Why Do We Have Companies?
The live Zoom sessions for the 21st edition of the Tekedia Mini-MBA will begin on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. WAT. I will open our academic excursion with a lecture on the mission of firms and the fundamental reason companies exist. That understanding is foundational as we begin a 12-week journey to master the mechanics of […] The post Why Do We Have Companies? appeared first on Tekedia.
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IFAD and Equity Group Put $200M Behind a Bet That Climate Lending Can Be a Normal Business Line
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Egypt’s Bekia Raises $765K to Put a Paper Trail on Cairo’s Cash-Only Waste Trade
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Forget Terminator. This Nigerian philosopher is worried about the AI we already use
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Botswana shows why financial inclusion no longer has to start with a bank account
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YC-backed Bujeti launches AI agents to automate routine finance work
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South Korea’s Stock Rally Fuels Surge in Retail Investment Scams, With Losses Near $250 Million
South Korea’s spectacular stock-market rally has created a lucrative hunting ground for investment scammers, with retail investors claiming losses of about $250 million from stock-tip chatroom fraud in the first half of 2026, according to police data reviewed by Reuters. Police investigated 3,506 cases involving stock-tip chatrooms between January and June, with 336 billion won […] The post South Korea’s Stock Rally Fuels Surge in Retail Investment Scams, With Losses Near $250 Million appeared first on Tekedia.
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Why Chip-Race Silicon Like OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASIC Matters for Real-Money Gaming Platforms
Broadcom just built a chip that beats Nvidia at its own game, and almost nobody outside the semiconductor trade press noticed. OpenAI’s Jalapeño, unveiled in detail last month, is a reticle-sized inference ASIC that reportedly edges out Nvidia’s Rubin architecture on performance-per-watt. That’s not a spec-sheet curiosity. It’s the kind of shift that eventually shows […] The post Why Chip-Race Silicon Like OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASIC Matters for Real-Money Gaming Platforms appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Economics of an Online Casino: Where Revenue Comes From and Where Costs Go
An online casino is more than a digital storefront for casino games. From a business perspective, it combines gaming products with software infrastructure, payment processing, marketing, customer support, compliance, and data management. Its financial performance therefore depends on considerably more than the amount players wager. The basic economic flow begins with player wagers and payouts […] The post The Economics of an Online Casino: Where Revenue Comes From and Where Costs Go appeared first on Tekedia.
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Pula and S2E want to solve Africa’s startup problem with British aid money
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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Unicorns in public
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How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Android on iOS 27 without a Factory Reset
Moving data can be difficult when your Android phone is already set up. Fortunately, you can Transfer data from iPhone to Android without resetting iOS 27 using methods such as Android Switch, Tenorshare iTransGo, Samsung Smart Switch, and Google Services. Compare these four options to find the best way to transfer your contacts, photos, videos, […] The post How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Android on iOS 27 without a Factory Reset appeared first on Tekedia.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis Accuses Democrats of Prioritizing Politics After CLARITY Act Fails to Advance in Senate
Republican U.S. senator representing Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, has accused Democrats of putting politics ahead of progress, after the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate, dealing a setback to efforts to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry. In a statement following the vote, Lummis said Democrats proved they were […] The post Sen. Cynthia Lummis Accuses Democrats of Prioritizing Politics After CLARITY Act Fails to Advance in Senate appeared first on Tekedia.
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Samsung Backs Dutch AI Chip Startup Euclyd in $231 Million Round to Challenge Nvidia
Samsung has backed Dutch artificial intelligence chip startup Euclyd in a $231 million funding round, adding another major semiconductor company to a growing wave of investment aimed at challenging Nvidia’s dominance of the AI computing market. Euclyd, founded in 2024, raised 200 million euros in its Series A round from Somerset Capital Partners, EQT’s Scaleup […] The post Samsung Backs Dutch AI Chip Startup Euclyd in $231 Million Round to Challenge Nvidia appeared first on Tekedia.
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CLARITY Act Senate Vote: Crypto Regulation Bill Faces Opposition From States, Banks and Democrats
The revised Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has reached a decisive moment in Washington, but instead of producing a clean bipartisan compromise, the legislation is facing resistance from three powerful directions: state regulators, the banking industry and Democratic lawmakers concerned about presidential conflicts of interest. Senate Republicans have presented the latest version as a final […] The post CLARITY Act Senate Vote: Crypto Regulation Bill Faces Opposition From States, Banks and Democrats appeared first on Tekedia.
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From AI Infrastructure to Defensive Stocks: Markets Seek a New Safe Haven
Monday’s equity-market rotation offered a revealing snapshot of how investors are navigating a market increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, elevated valuations and shifting expectations around economic growth. Money moved out of AI infrastructure names and into sectors perceived as more defensive, while cybersecurity stocks emerged as an unexpected standout. The move was not simply a […] The post From AI Infrastructure to Defensive Stocks: Markets Seek a New Safe Haven appeared first on Tekedia.
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Bitcoin Falls Under $76,000 as Crypto Clarity Act Negotiations Stall
The price of Bitcoin has fallen below the $76,000 mark as uncertainty over the progress of the U.S. Crypto Clarity Act weighs on investor sentiment, adding fresh pressure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The decline, which took the leading cryptocurrency to as low as around $75,568, came as optimism faded over the prospects of major […] The post Bitcoin Falls Under $76,000 as Crypto Clarity Act Negotiations Stall appeared first on Tekedia.
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Ethereum Ranks 62 Hegotá Proposals as Network Targets Better Transactions and Censorship Resistance
Ethereum’s next major protocol upgrade is taking shape around two priorities that could materially influence how the network handles users, transactions and censorship resistance. The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster has ranked 62 proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) for the Hegotá upgrade, identifying Fork-choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) and Frame Transactions as the two highest-priority proposals. […] The post Ethereum Ranks 62 Hegotá Proposals as Network Targets Better Transactions and Censorship Resistance appeared first on Tekedia.
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Why the AI Race Is Unlikely to Slow Despite Calls for Caution
Dario Amodei’s call for the artificial-intelligence industry to reconsider the pace of frontier development has exposed one of the central contradictions shaping the technology sector: nearly everyone can acknowledge the risks of moving too quickly, while almost nobody appears willing to be the company that slows down first. The Anthropic chief executive’s weekend essay arrived […] The post Why the AI Race Is Unlikely to Slow Despite Calls for Caution appeared first on Tekedia.
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China’s Exit Rules, Allowing Travel Bans Over Technology Security Risks, Take Effect
China’s tightened controls over international travel have been rolled out, with new exit-and-entry rules taking effect Tuesday that allow authorities to prevent citizens from leaving the country if they are deemed a potential threat to national technology or industrial security. The measures add a formal legal framework to Beijing’s growing scrutiny of cross-border movement by […] The post China’s Exit Rules, Allowing Travel Bans Over Technology Security Risks, Take Effect appeared first on Tekedia.
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Germany Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs as Friedrich Merz Plans Consumer Relief Measures
Germany’s fuel-price crisis has moved from an economic concern to an immediate political and household pressure point, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz now promising measures to ease the burden on consumers. Speaking in Berlin on September 15, Merz said that for many people who depend on cars every day, a limit had been reached. However, his […] The post Germany Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs as Friedrich Merz Plans Consumer Relief Measures appeared first on Tekedia.
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TON’s Largest Wallet Takes its Distribution Multichain as U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See $160M Inflows
Tonkeeper, the largest self-custodial wallet in the TON ecosystem with more than 77 million registered users, today announced its rebranding to Keeper, a multichain wallet designed to connect TON with the broader crypto economy. Keeper now enables users to manage assets across TON, Ethereum, Bitcoin, TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum and Base from a single […] The post TON’s Largest Wallet Takes its Distribution Multichain as U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See $160M Inflows appeared first on Tekedia.
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China’s Investment Slump Deepens as Weak Consumption Exposes Growing Demand Problem
China’s economic slowdown deepened in August as retail sales weakened and fixed-asset investment contracted at a faster pace, exposing a widening gap between the country’s powerful industrial sector and increasingly fragile domestic demand. Retail sales rose just 0.4% in August from a year earlier, down from 0.6% in July and well below the 0.8% increase […] The post China’s Investment Slump Deepens as Weak Consumption Exposes Growing Demand Problem appeared first on Tekedia.
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Former Google DeepMind Researcher Joins the Fray, Warns AI Could “Kill Us All”  
A former Google DeepMind researcher has warned that artificial intelligence could eventually “kill us all” and that the industry may be running out of time to prevent such an outcome, adding to a growing chorus of researchers raising alarms about the pace at which increasingly capable AI systems are being developed. Bilal Chughtai, who worked […] The post Former Google DeepMind Researcher Joins the Fray, Warns AI Could “Kill Us All”   appeared first on Tekedia.
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10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 2007 High as Oil Shock Deepens Inflation and Fed Risks
The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, extending a sell-off in government bonds as investors confronted the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates and a worsening oil supply shock ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. The 10-year yield rose 8 basis points to 5.041% as of […] The post 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 2007 High as Oil Shock Deepens Inflation and Fed Risks appeared first on Tekedia.
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Accenture to Pay $25 Million to Settle U.S. Probe Into DEI Practices
Accenture has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations by the U.S. government that the consulting firm considered race and sex in hiring and promotion decisions, adding to a series of corporate settlements tied to the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The settlement agreement, made public Monday and signed […] The post Accenture to Pay $25 Million to Settle U.S. Probe Into DEI Practices appeared first on Tekedia.
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India Escalates Apple iOS 18 Warranty Probe as Repair Costs Put Consumer Rights Under Scrutiny
India’s consumer regulator has escalated an investigation into Apple’s software warranty terms after complaints that the iOS 18 update caused screen and microphone problems on iPhones, leaving some users facing costly repairs for defects they say followed the software upgrade. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has ordered a “detailed investigation” into the matter, increasing […] The post India Escalates Apple iOS 18 Warranty Probe as Repair Costs Put Consumer Rights Under Scrutiny appeared first on Tekedia.
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OpenAI Turns to ‘Legal Engineers’ to Push Deeper Into Law Firms
OpenAI is betting that winning the legal industry will require more than putting powerful AI models in the hands of lawyers. The company is increasingly looking to the people who can help law firms and corporate legal departments integrate those models into the way they actually work. That approach is taking shape through a new […] The post OpenAI Turns to ‘Legal Engineers’ to Push Deeper Into Law Firms appeared first on Tekedia.
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Broadcom CEO Hock Tan Dismisses AI Slowdown Fears, Sticks to $230 Billion Forecast
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is betting that the AI infrastructure boom has enough momentum to withstand growing calls for slower development of frontier models, brushing aside concerns that a moderation in AI progress could weaken demand for the chipmaker’s custom processors and networking equipment. Tan told CNBC on Monday that Broadcom has no reason to […] The post Broadcom CEO Hock Tan Dismisses AI Slowdown Fears, Sticks to $230 Billion Forecast appeared first on Tekedia.
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Cramer Says Wall Street Dodged Deeper Sell-Off as Oil, Bonds and AI Fears Ease
Wall Street narrowly avoided a much deeper sell-off Monday as three of the market’s biggest sources of anxiety, surging oil prices, rising Treasury yields and fears over a slowdown in artificial intelligence spending, all eased as the session progressed. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market initially appeared headed for a far more severe decline before […] The post Cramer Says Wall Street Dodged Deeper Sell-Off as Oil, Bonds and AI Fears Ease appeared first on Tekedia.
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CrowdStrike CEO Says AI “Genie Is Out of the Bottle” as Cybersecurity Stocks Surge
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz pushed back Monday against calls to slow the development of powerful artificial intelligence models, arguing that doing so would not eliminate the security risks posed by systems that are already widely available. “The genie’s out of the bottle,” Kurtz said on CNBC’s “Mad Money.” “There’s plenty of models that are already […] The post CrowdStrike CEO Says AI “Genie Is Out of the Bottle” as Cybersecurity Stocks Surge appeared first on Tekedia.
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U.S. Moves to Seize $61 Million in Crypto Tied to Alleged Iranian Oil Sanctions Evasion
The U.S. government has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking more than $61 million in cryptocurrency that it alleges represents proceeds from the illicit sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products, escalating Washington’s efforts to disrupt the financial networks supporting Tehran’s sanctioned energy trade. The complaint, filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the […] The post U.S. Moves to Seize $61 Million in Crypto Tied to Alleged Iranian Oil Sanctions Evasion appeared first on Tekedia.
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