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Slow Ventures’ $60 million Creator Fund has made its first investment, backing woodworking influencer Jonathan Katz-Moses with $2 million to expand his growing business and content brand. Katz-Moses, known for his instructional woodworking videos and custom tool line, has built an audience of over 600,000 followers and nearly 75 million views. First Deal for Slow’s…
London, United Kingdom – August 6, 2025 – Spiko, Europe’s leading regulated tokenized money market fund provider, has partnered with Layer 1 blockchain Concordium to eliminate the need for escrow in global trade finance. A $300 billion market defined by outdated infrastructure, paper-heavy processes, and slow settlement, Concordium’s partnership enables organisations engaging in trade finance to maximise their capital….
Metaforms to expand its platform of intelligent agents purpose-built for the market research industry. With leading agencies already in production, the company is reshaping how insight work gets done. San Francisco, CA – July 31, 2025; The market research boom is creating an unexpected casualty: the agencies themselves. In an industry where clients expect faster…
In an interconnected global economy where trillions of dollars flow across borders daily, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) serves as the invisible infrastructure enabling secure international financial communications. SWIFT processes over 42 million messages daily, facilitating transactions among more than 11,000 financial institutions worldwide, making it one of the most critical systems…
The BRICS coalition stands as one of the most significant geopolitical developments of the 21st century, representing a fundamental shift in global economic power dynamics. Originally coined by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 as “BRIC,” the acronym identified Brazil, Russia, India, and China as emerging economies poised to reshape the world order. South…
Key Takeaways: India is poised to become the driving force behind BRICS economic expansion, with Morgan Stanley projecting it as the fastest-growing economy in the bloc through 2026. The investment bank’s bullish forecast signals a transformative shift in global economic dynamics — one led by India’s surging domestic demand, capital investment, and policy reforms. India…
Key Takeaways: Despite the U.S. dollar’s year-to-date slump and increasing pressure from global currency traders, Goldman Sachs’ Kunal Shah says shorting the dollar could prove costly. The Co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International (GSI) believes recent market dynamics and macroeconomic resilience reinforce the greenback’s strength — and a pullback could leave dollar bears exposed. Dollar Declines,…
Z.ai, formerly Zhipu, has launched its new GLM-4.5 large language model, aiming to challenge DeepSeek and other rivals with a more cost-efficient and compact design. The startup claims the model is not only cheaper to operate but also smarter, thanks to its “agentic” AI architecture — a system that breaks down tasks into smaller components…
Drizz emerges from stealth to transform mobile app testing with AI. The company’s vision-based automation platform replaces brittle test scripts with natural language prompts – cutting test time from days to minutes. Bengaluru, India – July 28, 2025: As AI transforms how software is written, testing remains painfully manual. Traditional test frameworks can’t keep up with…
Tesla is quietly expanding its early-stage robotaxi service to San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, despite lacking the permits required by California regulators. The move follows last month’s limited rollout in Austin, Texas, where the company began inviting select Tesla owners to participate in its autonomous ride-hailing program. While Tesla’s ambition to launch…