Join us at Tekedia’s Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass to understand how money becomes capital, and how wealth grows, compounds and scales across communities and nations. People build. Companies raise capital. Investors participate. Prosperity expands and is shared. This powerful mechanism defines the capital market, one of the most catalytic systems ever created for transforming economies […] The post Join Nigeria Capital Market Masterclass, and Learn How Money Becomes Capital; We Begin on Oct 5 appeared first on Tekedia.

KPMG is taking a page from Silicon Valley’s playbook as it looks to build an incubator designed to give new ideas more room to move outside the traditional machinery of a Big Four accounting firm. The initiative reflects a broader challenge facing professional-services companies: how do organizations built around controls, risk management and established processes […] The post Why KPMG Is Building a Silicon Valley-Style Incubator appeared first on Tekedia.

As artificial intelligence accelerates the shift toward a digital economy, Strategy CEO Michael Saylor is calling for a new rights framework to govern how individuals and companies create, own, transfer, and use digital assets. Saylor argues that clear protections for digital ownership, financial privacy, competition and everyday payments will be essential to ensuring that digital […] The post Strategy CEO Michael Saylor Calls For Freedom to Create, Own And Use Digital Asset appeared first on Tekedia.

China appears to be preparing to allow some of its largest technology companies to purchase Nvidia’s RTX PRO 5500 chips, potentially creating a narrow opening for US-made computing hardware even as Beijing continues to push domestic alternatives and Washington maintains restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked companies […] The post China Signals Potential Approval for ByteDance, Alibaba to Buy Nvidia Chips Despite Export Curbs appeared first on Tekedia.

Deliberate damage to railway cables in North Rhine-Westphalia disrupted Germany’s rail network on Saturday, causing cancellations, delays and diversions on long-distance services and once again exposing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to targeted attacks. The incident affected one of Germany’s most important transport regions. North Rhine-Westphalia is home to major cities including Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund […] The post North Rhine-Westphalia Train Disruptions Highlight Germany’s Infrastructure Risks appeared first on Tekedia.

Talus Protocol v2.0 marks a significant step toward making autonomous AI agents easier to coordinate, verify and pay within decentralized networks. At the center of the upgrade is Nexus, a framework designed to coordinate complex agent workflows while placing critical elements of execution onchain. Rather than treating AI agents as isolated software programs, the architecture […] The post Blockchain Infrastructure for Autonomous AI Agent Workflows appeared first on Tekedia.

OpenAI is conducting an extensive review of how its AI agents interact with external systems after identifying additional cases of unusual or unauthorized activity, widening scrutiny of the security risks created as autonomous models gain the ability to browse the internet and interact with third-party services. The review follows the company’s disclosure that its models […] The post OpenAI Expands AI Agent Safety Review After Hugging Face Breach and New Unauthorized Activity appeared first on Tekedia.

Beauty care used to sit in two distinct camps. Simple over-the-counter creams occupied one side, and complex surgical procedures defined the other. That gap is closing fast as clinical innovations move directly into consumer spaces. Advanced energy systems and targeted clinical tools now fit into routine schedules seamlessly. People want visible results without setting aside […] The post From Clinical Innovation To Consumer Beauty: What’s Changing? appeared first on Tekedia.

A US jury has ordered Apple to pay more than $5.7 billion to San Diego-based Taction after finding that technology used in Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch devices infringed two of Taction’s patents. The verdict, delivered Friday, is the largest patent infringement award against Apple to date, according to the company, and is likely to […] The post Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Patent Case Over iPhone, Apple Watch Haptics appeared first on Tekedia.

ShinyHunters has renewed a campaign exploiting a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft enterprise software, targeting organizations that failed to install a security update after earlier attacks, according to Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant. Mandiant said on Friday that the hacking group had launched a new wave of what it described as “mass exploitation” after adapting its techniques […] The post ShinyHunters Renews Global Attacks on Oracle PeopleSoft Flaw, Google’s Mandiant Warns appeared first on Tekedia.

Circle Internet Group said Friday that Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen plans to step down after more than five years in the role, prompting the USDC issuer to begin a search for a successor as the company enters a new phase of expansion. The New York-based stablecoin company said it is working with an executive […] The post Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Step Down After Five Years as Stablecoin Firm Enters New Growth Phase appeared first on Tekedia.

Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and co-founder of technology company Palantir, has accused leading artificial intelligence companies of using warnings about existential AI risks to influence public policy, warning that poorly designed regulation could strengthen the market position of the very companies pushing for greater oversight. Lonsdale, who also founded venture capital firm 8VC, […] The post Anthropic, OpenAI Face Pushback Over AI Safety Push as Investor Warns of Oligopoly Risk appeared first on Tekedia.

For David Rubenstein, buying a baseball team was never simply a financial transaction. In 2024, the billionaire co-founder of Carlyle Group led a group that acquired the Baltimore Orioles for about $1.725 billion. A price that reflected both the growing economic value of professional sports and a deeply personal connection to his hometown. Rubenstein grew […] The post David Rubenstein on Wealth, Investing and the Value of Scarce Assets appeared first on Tekedia.

Imagine a quantum computer feeding complex market variables into an artificial intelligence system. The machine processes correlations across prices, liquidity, volatility, order books, macroeconomic indicators and blockchain activity at a speed far beyond conventional computing. Then, somewhere inside that extraordinary calculation, a statistical glitch is mistaken for a financial crash. The AI reacts instantly. Thousands […] The post Quantum Computing and AI Could Create New Risks for Blockchain Markets appeared first on Tekedia.

Wall Street ended higher on Friday as renewed demand for AI-related technology stocks helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recover from a volatile week, although the rally remained constrained by rising oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could resume raising interest rates. Microsoft was among the biggest drivers of […] The post Wall Street Ends The Week Higher as AI Stocks Rebound, but 5% Treasury Yields Keep Markets on Edge appeared first on Tekedia.

For years, preventive healthcare has operated on a simple rhythm: wait for a problem, visit a doctor, run a few tests and hope nothing serious appears. Neko Health is proposing a different model. Scan first, understand the data quickly and potentially identify warning signs before they become obvious. Its arrival in New York puts that […] The post Neko Health Comes to New York With a $499 Preventive Health Scan appeared first on Tekedia.

Starbucks is closing approximately 250 coffeehouses across North America, a move that shows how aggressively the company is reshaping its physical footprint while pursuing its broader “Back to Starbucks” turnaround strategy. The closures represent roughly 1% of the company’s more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses, according to a September 24 memo from Chief Operating Officer […] The post Starbucks’ 250-Store Closure Signals a More Selective Turnaround appeared first on Tekedia.

The DRC is using anonymised phone records to map how people travel during its largest Ebola outbreak. Here is how the method works, where it flagged risks early and why coverage gaps still limit the fight against the Bundibugyo virus.

The bond market is sending a message that investors can no longer afford to ignore: borrowing costs may remain elevated for longer than markets had hoped. In September, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield moved above 5%. While the 30-year yield climbed as high as 5.39%, its highest level since 2004. That move matters because Treasury […] The post Why Investors Should Buckle Up for More Pain From the Bond Market Sell-Off appeared first on Tekedia.

Anthropic is preparing for one of the most closely watched technology listings in years, but before its shares reach public markets, the artificial-intelligence company is asking shareholders to approve a corporate structure that would give its founders extraordinary voting control. According to Reuters, citing a report from The Information, CEO Dario Amodei and Anthropic’s six […] The post Anthropic Moves Toward Public Markets With Founder Control appeared first on Tekedia.

China and the United States have agreed to a reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement covering $30 billion worth of goods and to launch a formal dialogue on artificial intelligence, according to a statement from Beijing on Saturday. The measures form part of an eight-point consensus reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day state visit to Washington, which […] The post U.S And China Agree to $30 Billion Reciprocal Tariff Cuts And New AI Dialogue appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence has made advertising faster, cheaper and increasingly difficult to distinguish from original human content. But the technology is also creating a new problem for companies. What happens when an advertisement appears to borrow a creator’s work without permission and then digitally changes the person appearing in it? That question is now confronting Kalshi […] The post Kalshi’s AI Ad Controversy Exposes the New Risks of Creator-Driven Advertising appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin is entering another important derivatives event as nearly $16 billion in Bitcoin options expire, placing the $90,000 and $100,000 strike levels at the center of market attention. Activity across the broader digital-asset ecosystem is expanding. With TokenWorks distributing FWA V2 airdrop tokens to snapshot depositors and BitMON by Des Lucréce preparing to launch on […] The post Bitcoin Options Expiry Puts $90K and $100K Strikes in Focus Amid BitMON by Des Lucréce Set to Launch on Fake World Assets October 1 appeared first on Tekedia.

SoftBank Group is turning to the high-yield bond market to raise more than $11 billion, underscoring the enormous financial demands of its aggressive artificial intelligence strategy. The Japanese investment conglomerate is using debt financing to support major AI investments, including its multibillion-dollar commitment to OpenAI, while positioning itself at the center of the rapidly expanding […] The post SoftBank’s $11 Billion Debt Bet Puts AI Financing Under the Spotlight appeared first on Tekedia.

The Federal Reserve has taken a significant step toward bringing payment stablecoins deeper into the regulated U.S. financial system, proposing a framework that would govern stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. The proposals, released on September 24, 2026, would establish requirements for reserves, capital, risk management and bank applications, while giving the public 60 days […] The post Federal Reserve Moves to Build Stablecoin Rulebook Under GENIUS Act appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. bond market has entered a new phase of pressure as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to around 5.10%, a level not seen since 2007. The move marks a significant repricing of government debt and places the benchmark borrowing rate at the center of a broader debate over inflation, Federal Reserve policy, economic growth […] The post 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.10%: U.S. Bond Yields Reach Highest Level Since 2007 appeared first on Tekedia.

The boundary between traditional finance and crypto is becoming increasingly difficult to define. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is putting its venture-capital strategy on Ethereum, while 21Shares is expanding regulated European access to two very different crypto assets: Zcash and ether.fi. The moves show how blockchain infrastructure is increasingly being used not simply for cryptocurrencies, but […] The post ARK Invest Tokenizes Venture Fund on Ethereum as 21Shares Launches Zcash and ETHFI ETPs appeared first on Tekedia.

The crypto industry is entering a period in which technical failures are increasingly becoming legal battles, while the rapid expansion of prediction markets is forcing regulators to confront a basic question: when does an event contract become gambling? KelpDAO’s developer has filed a civil claim against LayerZero and its co-founder Bryan Pellegrino over a $292 […] The post KelpDAO Sues LayerZero Over $292M Exploit as New York Targets Polymarket and Kalshi appeared first on Tekedia.

China and the United States have agreed on an eight-point framework that includes a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and a new channel for cooperation on artificial intelligence, marking an effort by the world’s two largest economies to stabilize relations after years of escalating trade and technology restrictions. The agreement was announced by China’s Foreign […] The post China, US Agree on $30bn Tariff Reduction Framework and New AI Dialogue After Xi-Trump Summit appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin’s latest pullback appears to be creating an opportunity for some of the market’s largest investors. As prices slipped from recent highs, one whale stepped in with another substantial purchase, adding hundreds of Bitcoin to an already aggressive accumulation campaign. According to Lookonchain data, the whale bought 536.93 BTC for approximately $45.28 million, paying around […] The post Bitcoin Whales Buy the Dip as Accumulation Accelerates appeared first on Tekedia.

Meta is opening an early access program for new capabilities coming to its Muse AI assistant, giving users a direct way to test features before they are released broadly as the company accelerates its push to turn AI from a conversational tool into an agent capable of taking actions across devices and services. The company […] The post Meta Opens Muse Early Access as AI Assistant Race Shifts Toward Autonomous Agents appeared first on Tekedia.