Bessent Says Crypto Firms Are Sabotaging Best Chance for Rules

Bessent Says Crypto Firms Are Sabotaging Best Chance for Rules
Bessent Says Crypto Firms Are Sabotaging Best Chance for Rules
February 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday (Feb. 13) that the crypto industry should support the CLARITY Act and help get it passed as soon as possible. Get...

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Figure Tests Future of Trading With Blockchain Stock Launch
Figure Tests Future of Trading With Blockchain Stock Launch
February 13, 2026  |  Blockchain

Figure Technology Solutions launched a proposed secondary public offering of up to 4.23 million shares of its Series A Blockchain Common Stock, or Blockchain Stock,...

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Pharma Rewires Drug Development With AI Operations
Pharma Rewires Drug Development With AI Operations
February 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Drug development has grown too expensive and too slow to rely on manual workflows, as the cost of bringing a single therapy to market climbs...

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Crypto Advocates Urge UK’s FCA to Narrow Regulatory Scope
Crypto Advocates Urge UK’s FCA to Narrow Regulatory Scope
February 13, 2026  |  Regulation

The DeFi Education Fund (DEF), a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, is urging the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to limit its upcoming cryptocurrency regulations...

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IBM to Triple Entry-Level Hiring as AI Rewrites Junior Roles
IBM to Triple Entry-Level Hiring as AI Rewrites Junior Roles
February 13, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

IBM said it will triple entry-level hiring in the United States in 2026, even as artificial intelligence reshapes the tasks traditionally assigned to new graduates,...

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Shield AI Seeks $1 Billion to Lead Global Defense Tech Surge
Shield AI Seeks $1 Billion to Lead Global Defense Tech Surge
February 13, 2026  |  Startups

Defense technology startup Shield AI is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in a funding round that would value the company at $11...

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FTC Grills Microsoft Rivals to Bolster Antitrust Probe
FTC Grills Microsoft Rivals to Bolster Antitrust Probe
February 13, 2026  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asking several of Microsoft’s competitors about the company’s business practices as part of an ongoing antitrust probe, Bloomberg...

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CPG CEOs Say Consumers Keep Buying Despite Affordability Pressures
CPG CEOs Say Consumers Keep Buying Despite Affordability Pressures
February 13, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

If one theme connected fourth-quarter earnings calls across consumer packaged goods companies and discretionary brands, such as toymakers, it was the emergence of a consumer...

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Judge Rejects JPMorgan Chase Bid to Kill Cash Sweep Lawsuit
Judge Rejects JPMorgan Chase Bid to Kill Cash Sweep Lawsuit
February 13, 2026  |  Legal

A class action lawsuit targeting JPMorgan Chase’s cash sweep program can move forward after a federal judge rejected the bank’s request to dismiss the suit,...

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