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EU Tech Chief Says AI Act Can Contain Rogue Agents

EU Tech Chief Says AI Act Can Contain Rogue Agents
EU Tech Chief Says AI Act Can Contain Rogue Agents
October 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The guardrails put in place by the European Union’s AI Act are capable of meeting the risk posed by rogue artificial intelligence agents, EU tech chief...

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Online Auctions Put a Price on Strange
Online Auctions Put a Price on Strange
October 10, 2026  |  The Weekender

Somewhere, someone has decided that a drawer containing 171 eyeballs is worth $2,640. Presumably, they’ve also decided where to put it. The early 20th-century German...

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OPay Files for US IPO with 50 Million Active Users and Expansion Plan
OPay Files for US IPO with 50 Million Active Users and Expansion Plan
October 09, 2026  |  IPO

OPay, a digital financial platform built for emerging markets, has 50.1 million monthly active users and sees an addressable opportunity across billions of users and...

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Revolut CEO Targets Long-Term Growth With Proprietary Models
Revolut CEO Targets Long-Term Growth With Proprietary Models
October 09, 2026  |  Business

Revolut aims to expand its suite of technology products and, over the long term, grow to be as large as the biggest U.S. tech companies, CEO Nik...

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White House Urges Congress to Pass Credit Card Competition Act
White House Urges Congress to Pass Credit Card Competition Act
October 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

President Donald Trump continues to urge Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act, a bill that would require any card issued by major banks to...

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2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
2 Years of SDNY FinCrime Cases Show New Technology Scaling Old Vulnerabilities
October 09, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Enterprise fraud and white-collar crime’s biggest shift over the past two years is less about the technology criminals use than the number of systems they...

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Overdrafts Expose a Divide in Credit Access
Overdrafts Expose a Divide in Credit Access
October 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Running short of money before the next paycheck can force a consumer into making choices: let the checking account go negative, delay a bill, carry...

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Vitalize Secures $31 Million to Address Healthcare’s Staffing Chaos
Vitalize Secures $31 Million to Address Healthcare’s Staffing Chaos
October 09, 2026  |  Investments

Vitalize raised $31 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence (AI)-native platform that helps health systems manage...

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