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DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion

DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion
DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round and is looking to raise close to $8 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing unnamed sources. Get...

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The Conference Board: Geopolitical Concerns Are Easing but CEOs Remain Cautious
The Conference Board: Geopolitical Concerns Are Easing but CEOs Remain Cautious
August 06, 2026  |  Economy

CEOs are generally feeling more optimistic, but clouds remain on the horizon. The Q3 2026 installment of the Conference Board’s CEO Confidence™ report, released Thursday...

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Zaria Seeks Trust Bank Charter for Crypto-Backed Loans
Zaria Seeks Trust Bank Charter for Crypto-Backed Loans
August 06, 2026  |  Banking

Zaria Systems, a builder of real-time infrastructure for mark-to-market credit and structured finance, aims to secure a charter for a special-purpose national bank that will...

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Fiserv Puts Clover at Center of Its Technology Reset
Fiserv Puts Clover at Center of Its Technology Reset
August 06, 2026  |  Earnings

Five weeks into Takis Georgakopoulos’ tenure as CEO, Fiserv used the first quarterly report under its new leader to reset expectations for 2026. The payments...

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Buyer-Funded Revenue Powers Priority Technology Holdings’ Payables Surge
Buyer-Funded Revenue Powers Priority Technology Holdings’ Payables Surge
August 06, 2026  |  Earnings

Priority Technology Holdings’ Payables segment led the company’s revenue growth in the second quarter, thanks to an increase in buyer-funded revenues, according to a presentation...

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JPMorgan Says Regulated Exchanges Threaten Hyperliquid ETF Growth
JPMorgan Says Regulated Exchanges Threaten Hyperliquid ETF Growth
August 06, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The momentum Hyperliquid (HYPE) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had in May and June faded in July and early August, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing a...

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Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase
Amazon and Walmart Want to Beat the Consumer to Their Next Purchase
August 06, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon’s $3 trillion valuation, achieved this week, is being treated as an artificial intelligence and cloud computing milestone. For retail leaders, it should be read...

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ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
August 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Thomas Edison never recorded an advertisement. Mark Twain never narrated an audiobook. Amelia Earhart never fronted an airline campaign. All three can now be hired...

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