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The US FCC announces proceedings to potentially bar Hong Kong telecom HKT and its subsidiaries from accessing domestic US networks, citing its ties to China (Dylan Butts/CNBC)

The US FCC announces proceedings to potentially ba...

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Better Payment Network, a BNB Chain-based cross-border stablecoin payments network, raised a $50M seed led by YZi Labs, formerly known as Binance Labs (Timmy Shen/The Block)

Better Payment Network, a BNB Chain-based cross-bo...

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Sources: a ransomware attack is disrupting US state and local borrowers' ability to post debt documents on the $4.3T municipal bond market's MuniOS platform (Bloomberg)

Sources: a ransomware attack is disrupting US stat...

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London-based Jack & Jill, which develops conversational AI agents to streamline hiring, raised a $20M seed led by Creandum to expand into Europe and the US (Martin Coulter/Sifted)

London-based Jack & Jill, which develops conversat...

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Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto raised $450M from Goodwater, General Catalyst, and others at a $7B valuation, as it prepares for an IPO (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)

Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zep...

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HR software startup Deel raised $300M led by Ribbit Capital at a $17B valuation, up from $12.6B earlier in 2025, and says revenue crossed $100M in September (Financial Times)

HR software startup Deel raised $300M led by Ribbi...

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The EU's aim to triple AI data center capacity over the next five to seven years sparks water scarcity concerns, especially in water-stressed Southern Europe (CNBC)

The EU's aim to triple AI data center capacity ove...

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Court hearing: UK prosecutors aim to confiscate ~$6.8B in bitcoin tied to a massive 2017 fraud in China and to pay back Chinese investors that were its victims (Upmanyu Trivedi/Bloomberg)

Court hearing: UK prosecutors aim to confiscate ~$...

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Japanese chip material maker Tekscend rose 13% on its Tokyo debut after raising $1B in its IPO; Tekscend makes photomasks to transfer tiny circuits onto wafers (Yasutaka Tamura/Bloomberg)

Japanese chip material maker Tekscend rose 13% on ...

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Indian startup Kuku, which offers audio content and vertical dramas, raised an $85M Series C led by Granite at a $500M valuation and has 10M+ paid subscribers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Indian startup Kuku, which offers audio content an...

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Kraken acquires Small Exchange, a US-licensed futures exchange, from the IG Group, for $32.5M in cash and $67.5M in Kraken parent's Payward stock (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Kraken acquires Small Exchange, a US-licensed futu...

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How AI-powered tools like PainChek, an app that scans a person's face for tiny muscle movements, are helping healthcare providers better assess patients' pain (Deena Mousa/MIT Technology Review)

How AI-powered tools like PainChek, an app that sc...

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A look at efforts in Sweden to make its banking systems and payment networks resilient to hybrid warfare attacks; 90% of Sweden's transactions are digital (Evelina Youcefi/Bloomberg)

A look at efforts in Sweden to make its banking sy...

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An interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on YouTube as the future of TV, paying out $100B+ to creators, partnering with the NFL, scripted content, and more (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

An interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on YouTub...

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How facial recognition software rejects people with facial differences, who number an estimated 100M+ worldwide, blocking them from accessing essential services (Matt Burgess/Wired)

How facial recognition software rejects people wit...

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Analysis: ten loss-making AI startups, including OpenAI, gained ~$1T in valuation over the past year, fueling concerns of an inflating bubble in private markets (Financial Times)

Analysis: ten loss-making AI startups, including O...

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GiveDirectly plans to pilot a program using Google's AI-based Flood Hub, which provides forecast warnings, to send early aid to at-risk families in Bangladesh (Rest of World)

GiveDirectly plans to pilot a program using Google...

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How OpenSea reinvented itself from an NFT marketplace to a crypto trading aggregator, facilitating $1.6B in trades in the first two weeks of October (Jeff Kauflin/Forbes)

How OpenSea reinvented itself from an NFT marketpl...

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