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.

Kenya cyber threats reached 11.12 billion in the year to June 2026, according to the country’s communications regulator. That is 29% more than the 8.62 billion events recorded a year earlier. The sharpest jump came from DDoS attacks, which rose 114.3%. The figures come from the Communications Authority of Kenya’s (CA) fourth-quarter Sector Statistics Report, […]

How to Tell If Your Phone Is Hacked (and What to Do First) Your battery used to last until dinner. Now it’s dead by lunch. There’s an app on your home screen you don’t remember installing, and this morning a login code arrived for an account you weren’t trying to open. Here’s how to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about it. Any one […] TechCity

The Startup Compliance Mistake Fintech Founders Keep Making A founder builds a payments app, reads through the regulations, and can’t find a single rule that describes exactly what the app does. So they launch. Aderonke Alex-Adedipe knows that founder’s reasoning well enough to say it in their voice: “I’ve looked at all the regulations, there’s nothing spot on that affects me.” What comes […] TechCity

The Best Tablets of 2026 for Every Kind of User A tablet can be almost anything you want it to be. For one person, it is a bigger screen for Netflix and YouTube. For another, it is a digital notebook for university. Someone else may use one to edit photos, draw illustrations or replace a laptop while travelling. That makes choosing the best tablet 2026 […] TechCity

The Best Smartwatches of 2026 Ranked by What They Actually Do There is no single best smartwatch. That might sound strange when every smartwatch buying guide seems determined to crown one. But the watch that makes the most sense for an iPhone owner is not necessarily the one you should buy for running. A Samsung user has different options from someone with a Pixel, while an […] TechCity

Bank Zero broke even in August 2026 as about 500,000 Mukuru customers began moving onto its platform. Here is what the milestone means for you and how alliance banking and new lending plans shape Bank Zero profitability and expansion.