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These 21-year-old dropouts raised $2M to build Givefront, a fintech for nonprofits

YC-backed Givefront is building a fintech designed specifically for nonprofits, including food banks, churches, and homeowner associations.

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WPP’s Cindy Rose prepares radical reset in turnaround ‘mission’

Advertising group’s new CEO plans restructuring and says traditional agency model is from a ‘bygone era’

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India’s Big-Bang Financial Reforms Target Wave of Foreign Money

India’s long-awaited package of financial services reforms is setting the stage for a surge of foreign capital into the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

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India’s parliament clears full foreign ownership in insurance

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Here's every AI subscription I paid for in 2025 - and which ones I'm taking into 2026

Are AI tools worth the money? After reviewing my 2025 spending, I've made one big change.

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Goldman, JPMorgan See India’s Record IPO Boom Extending to 2026

India’s proceeds from initial public offerings in 2026 may hit a record for a third year, with a strong pipeline and buoyant investor demand supporting momentum, according to top investment bankers.

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WhiteFiber signs 10-year, 40 MW colocation deal with Nscale valued at about $865 million

The firm's Enovum unit will deliver 40 megawatts of critical IT load in two phases at a campus in Madison, North Carolina, under a 10-year agreement.

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Italy Didn’t Influence Paschi’s Bid on Mediobanca, Minister Says

Italy didn’t exert undue influence over the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA takeover of smaller rival Mediobanca SpA, Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.

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Coding-for-Preschoolers Firm Files Bankruptcy After Covid Boom

An education company that helps children as young as three learn to code filed for bankruptcy, blaming an expansion strategy that outpaced its ability to turn a profit.

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America Inc’s new boardroom trend: the chief exiting officer

CEO turnover at US public companies is running at its highest level since 2010

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Ford Cuts Its EV Losses, But Sets Its EV Transition Back

Ford is killing the F-150 Lightning and US E-Transit models. No mention was made of the Mustang Mach E, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up too much. The market responded by increasing its share price. While it is discouraging to those of us supporting clean technology, the move made ... [continued]
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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted

Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.

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Apple becomes a debt collector with its new developer agreement

Apple says it can now collect any money a developer owes the tech giant at any time.

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Agentic AI security focus of ServiceNow acquisition targets

ServiceNow attempts to build one (secure) platform to rule them all.

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After years of uncertainty, TikTok signs deal to sell its U.S. operations

TikTok’s long-running saga of a U.S. ban may be coming to an end after the company signed a deal to sell its American operations to a new joint venture.

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AtScale raises funding round led by Snowflake Ventures

Data management provider AtScale Inc. today announced that it has closed a funding round led by Snowflake Inc.’s venture capital arm. The company didn’t specify the size of the deal, saying only that it’s the largest equity investment it has received to date. That indicates the round is worth more t…

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