Retailers across Europe are turning to artificial intelligence to combat rising theft, with AI-powered surveillance emerging as a crucial tool in preventing losses. Paris-based start-up Veesion is leading the charge,...
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Banks’ Crypto Holdings Plummet as Institutions Pivot to Exchange-Traded Products
Global banks are rapidly reducing their direct exposure to spot cryptocurrencies, shifting their focus to exchange-traded products (ETPs) instead. The latest data from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)...
Samsung’s One UI 7 Update Delay Sparks Frustration and Confusion
Samsung’s highly anticipated One UI 7 update is officially delayed. The company had initially promised to roll out the software to eligible Galaxy devices in Q1 2025, but that timeline...
Studio Ghibli-Inspired AI Images Flood the Internet, Sparking Debate
A new wave of AI-generated images styled after Studio Ghibli films is sweeping across social media, fueled by OpenAI’s latest image-generation capabilities in GPT-4o. The trend has sparked both admiration...
NHS Software Provider Hit with £3M Fine Over Ransomware Data Breach
A major NHS software provider has been fined £3 million by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a ransomware attack exposed sensitive data belonging to tens of thousands of...
Google Unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro, Elevating AI to a New Level
Google has taken another leap forward in artificial intelligence with the release of Gemini 2.5 Pro, a model engineered for advanced reasoning, coding, and multimodal understanding. Positioned as the latest...
From Sidelines to Spotlight: Christian Edgar’s Rise as a Two-Sport Division I Athlete
When Christian Edgar first stepped onto Rice University’s campus, he had one goal in mind: football. Track and field wasn’t part of the plan — until it was. A single...
40 Rural Banks Join Higala’s Digital Payment Network
Higala, a rising digital payments infrastructure provider, is gearing up to launch its platform in July — and it’s bringing 40 rural banks along for the ride. This move aims...
Switzerland’s Financial Sheriff Shakes Up Banking Giants
Stefan Walter’s tenure at Switzerland’s top financial watchdog is turning heads — and raising eyebrows — among the country’s banking elite. A Year of Unsettling the Status Quo It’s been...
Banking Veteran Warns: ‘UBS Wouldn’t Be the Same in Singapore’
Rodolfo “Rudi” Bogni, a former UBS executive with decades of banking experience, is raising a pointed warning: relocating UBS from Switzerland to Singapore could irreversibly change the bank’s identity and...