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SPARK ONE CEO on Discipline in AI Asset Management
In an interview during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026, the CEO of Spark Union Capital Inc., the company behind SPARK ONE, discussed how AI-powered asset management is evolving from standalone tools toward integrated systems built on disciplined execution, transparent monitoring, and risk controls.
Deluxe Paint Protection Outlines New Vehicle Protection Ahead of Winter Road Season
Deluxe Paint Protection in Chantilly, Virginia is encouraging drivers to protect vehicle paint before the winter road season. Paint protection film helps reduce damage from gravel and road debris common in colder months. United States, 28th Oct 2026 – DeluxePaintProtection.com, an automotive paint protection studio in Chantilly, is encouraging Northern Virginia drivers to protect their vehicle paint ahead of the winter road season.
Thomas Berkley of CSM Collective Explores the Role of Strategic Thinking in Modern Entrepreneurship
United States, 24th Oct 2026 – Thomas Berkley, founder of CSM Collective, is bringing attention to the importance of strategic thinking, professional adaptability, and purposeful communication in modern entrepreneurship. As the business landscape continues to evolve, entrepreneurs face growing opportunities to refine their professional identities, strengthen their digital presence, and develop a clear direction for their long-term objectives.
WT Compensation Lawyers Recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2026 for Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation
Australia, 23rd Sep 2026 – WT Compensation Lawyers, a trusted Brisbane-based personal injury law firm, has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2026 as a Recommended Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firm. The recognition covers the firm’s work representing clients pursuing compensation following motor vehicle accidents in Queensland.
Manuscript Partners Launches, Offering Custom Publishing and Professional Ghostwriting Services
Founded by experienced authors and editors, the firm offers full-service ghostwriting and publishing services for authors who want to publish memoirs, business books, non-fiction, and more. United States, 24th Aug 2026 — Manuscript Partners has launched. The firm offers authors a full suite of custom publishing and professional ghostwriting services. Founded by experienced authors and editors, Manuscript Partners partners with authors to bring their books to life.
Coin Press - European stocks mostly drop with eyes on US Fed
"Wall Street also looks set for a more subdued session, with futures pointing to declines for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq after yesterday's strong gains," noted Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club.
Coin Press - Chinese firm sells hyper-real, 'always loyal' humanoid robots
The company UBTech says its "U1" robot -- equipped with eye cameras, chest sensors, and listening microphones -- is the world's first full-sized, ultra-realistic humanoid designed for mass production. Touted as an antidote to loneliness, the robots are priced at 119,800 yuan ($17,600) for the most basic type and 990,000 yuan ($145,700) for an "Ultra" version with more advanced features.
Coin Press - China imposes 'national security' rules on overseas investments
The new rules, originally announced on June 1, provide authorities with a sweeping legal framework to influence flows of capital and personnel across China's borders. Beijing sees fields such as artificial intelligence, computer chips and green technology as economically and strategically vital and has vowed to promote their domestic development.
Coin Press - Trump earned over $1 bn from crypto ventures in 2025
According to the 927-page document released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, Trump received nearly $550 million from his ties to the startup World Liberty Financial in 2025. World Liberty Financial (WLF) was co-founded in September 2024 by Trump's sons and the son of Trump's Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Coin Press - The Afghan women farmers keeping their village alive
The fields of Eshtiwi show only the first faint signs of growth in June, with small green sprouts emerging around the village. Habiba, who spoke to AFP while busy weeding, is proud to have been farming in Nuristan province for decades. "Since I was eight years old, I've been going to the field with my mother," said the 46-year-old, who only has one name. "When we harvest wheat, beans, potatoes and corn in the fields in autumn and bring them back home, we feel happy," she added.
Coin Press - Indian sailors fear returning to Gulf after Middle East war
The country is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping, sending out hundreds of thousands of seafarers to work worldwide. Thousands of Indian sailors have left the Gulf since the war began, including more than 3,600 aided by the South Asian nation's shipping ministry. But during the conflict between the United States and Iran, commercial shipping in the Gulf became a target, and some Indian mariners saw their vessels attacked and their shipmates killed or wounded.
Coin Press - Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzy
As Meta spends billions annually to build out its AI capabilities, employees at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are increasingly unhappy with their Mark Zuckerberg-led parent company. Meta employees have weathered frequent layoffs since early 2025, including this spring when the company cut 10 percent of its workforce -- some 8,000 jobs -- and reshuffled another 7,000 employees. For those who remain, an internal AI training initiative has drawn accusations of surveillance.
Coin Press - After 250 years, the 'American dream' is tarnished but alive
Whatever it means, the "American dream" still offers hope to millions of people who believe the United States is a place where anyone can succeed, no matter the odds. As the country celebrates 250 years since independence, many Americans and immigrants know the daily reality of chasing that dream -- through countless disappointments and endless striving.
Coin Press - World Bank to phase out lending to China by 2031
The source confirmed an earlier report of the development by the Financial Times. "China has made significant development advances over the past several decades -- progress that the World Bank and others have supported," said a World Bank official familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Coin Press - No corn dogs? Trump's 'Great American State Fair' threatens to be a flop
Summers in Washington are notoriously steamy, but the proverbial heat has soared over the 16-day fair and how people view President Donald Trump's tight grip on the event. "This is once in a lifetime," military veteran Rhonda Smith, a 42-year-old living in Virginia, told AFP on Tuesday as she ducked into one pavilion to escape the punishing sun on the National Mall.
Coin Press - Tepid outlook weighs on Nike despite tariff refund boost
The company, which has been in turnaround mode under a new CEO after a difficult stretch, estimated a tariff recovery of $986 million after the US Supreme Court threw out some of President Donald Trump's tariffs. That sum accounted for most of Nike's $1.1 billion profit in the quarter ending May 30 -- about five times the earnings compared with the year-ago period. Revenues fell one percent to $11 billion, and shares sank two percent in after-hours trading. "We are moving quickly...
Coin Press - CIA boss compares cutting-edge AI to nuclear weapons
"In conversations with many of the president's other national security and economic security advisors, we're talking about the impact of these frontier AI models," Ratcliffe said during a speech at the AWS summit in Washington. "It would be...not misplaced to refer to their capabilities as akin to digital nuclear weapons," Ratcliffe said.
Coin Press - Football brings joy to Venezuelan kids displaced by quakes
"Football!" the children respond in unison as they dart between tents and ambulances in a pharmacy parking lot. "No pushing! We mark one on one," the 45-year-old father of three instructs the youngsters as they run in circles in a makeshift camp for survivors in Catia la Mar, one of the worst-affected areas in La Guaira state.
Coin Press - Taps run dry in Hungarian village as heatwave bites
They are hoping to bring home clean water for the rest of their family. "It's mainly to quench our thirst, and we have to give our animals water too," Andras, a student, told AFP. "We have a dog, a cat, and about 10 chickens," the 23-year-old said, adding that they have to make this trip three times a day. Like most inhabitants of the village of Szada, 25 kilometres northwest of Budapest, their home has been without tap water for almost two days.
Coin Press - German rail regulator backs Italian firm in competition spat
The rail network in Germany is in poor condition, with passengers frequently complaining of late trains, cancelled services and ageing infrastructure. Its woes hit a nadir last week when a radio communications system malfunctioned, crippling nationwide for several hours and leaving thousands of passengers stranded in trains. On Tuesday, the Federal Network Agency regulator sided with Italo in a case it brought against Deutsche Bahn for obstructing competition.
Coin Press - Record number of 'new millionaires' in 2025, says UBS
Last year saw nearly one million people worldwide become US dollar millionaires -- the equivalent of 2,600 people a day, according to the bank's estimates. The United States accounted for almost half of new millionaires in 2025, adding more than 440,000 individuals, followed by China, Japan, Germany, Britain and France, which each count more than two million millionaires in total.
Coin Press - Inflation slows in top eurozone economies as ECB ponders next move
The energy shock triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran stoked consumer prices in Europe but pressure is now easing after Washington and Tehran struck a preliminary agreement to end the conflict. In Germany, annual inflation fell to 2.3 percent, down from 2.6 percent in May, according to provisional data from federal statistics agency Destatis. In France consumer price rises slowed to 1.8 percent, down from 2.4 percent, statistics authority Insee said, as costs of petroleum products eased.
Coin Press - Data centres emitting more CO2 than thought: study
The sprawling, power-hungry sites, used to store critical IT infrastructure like servers, are being built worldwide by companies and countries as AI applications gobble ever greater computing power. This has helped to boost their greenhouse gas emissions, with a new study by Allianz Trade estimating the centres emitted 286 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025.
Coin Press - Ride-share group BlaBlaCar taps AI for 20-country expansion
The company said demand for ride sharing has soared with the surge in fuel prices amid the Mideast war, with 800,000 new drivers joining its platform between March and June. "The growth we have observed over recent months demonstrates that drivers find the cost-sharing model more relevant than ever," chief executive Nicolas Brusson said in a statement.
Coin Press - Thousands march to demand illegal migrants leave South Africa
The nationwide protests cap growing demonstrations called by a loose coalition of minor political parties and small citizen-led vigilante groups that set an unofficial June 30 deadline for foreigners without papers to leave. A few thousand South Africans took to the streets in the centre of the financial capital Johannesburg, where most shops stayed shuttered, workers stayed home, and transport hubs were quiet.
Coin Press - MEXC Lists Ondo's Tokenized Strategy Preferred Stock on Spot Market
STRCON tracks Strategy Pref (STRC), Strategy's preferred stock. The company formerly known as MicroStrategy, Inc., is the world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin, with holdings of 847,363 BTC as of June 21, 2026, according to company filings. The STRCON/USDT spot trading pair will be listed at 14:00 (UTC) on June 30, 2026. Deposits opened earlier the same day at 08:00 (UTC). Full listing details are available in MEXC's official announcement.
Coin Press - Stocks climb, yen stays near 40-year low against dollar
With investors more optimistic about an eventual end to the US-Iran war, the focus has returned to monetary policy and the surge in artificial intelligence investment. "The second quarter is ending on a high" for stocks, said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB trading group.
Coin Press - Germany's labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies
"I would very much like to continue working in research," the 38-year-old, who lives in the central city of Fulda, told AFP. "Unfortunately, that's a bit difficult because the number of positions is very limited," she said. Unkelbauer, who studied palynology -- the study of microscopic biological material found in sediment such as pollen and spores -- illustrates a growing labour market mismatch in Germany.
Coin Press - Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation: PM
The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, most from Latin America, when the left-wing government launched it in April. "The more than one million applications submitted... show how necessary this recognition of rights and responsibilities was," Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told an event in Madrid.
Coin Press - New Oxford academic centre symbolises UK's big-donor era
Completed last year, it was paid for by a £185-million ($250-million) gift from American private equity titan Stephen Schwarzman -- the latest in a string of primarily domestic and US mega-philanthropists donating to Britain's top universities this century. This big-donor era, which emulates the more established philanthropy of the United States, has coincided with UK government cuts to higher education funding, prompting universities to hike student fees and boost gift-netting efforts.
Coin Press - Affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of ESE World from Amcor
ESE is Europe's leading manufacturer of waste and recycling container systems, serving municipalities and businesses globally. The Company produces mobile waste containers, collection banks, hazardous materials containers, and public furnishing solutions from three manufacturing facilities in Germany (Neuruppin and Olpe) and France (Crissey), generating approximately €300m in revenues.
Coin Press - HUNTING/HER Headhunter Talk with EnBW Board Member & CHRO Colette Rückert-Hennen
Many companies and organizations have set ambitious goals to increase the number of women in leadership positions. But which measures actually lead to sustainable change? What makes the search for female executives different in the context of Female Executive Search? Which approaches work in practice – and which do not?
Coin Press - NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
If successful, the effort could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. The operation is set to last several months, kicking off with the launch of a robot designed to rescue the Swift space telescope that's currently falling towards Earth. Without intervention, Swift is expected to soon burn up in the atmosphere. The rescue spacecraft developed by the US startup Katalyst is slated to lift off Tuesday at 1023 GMT from a Pacific Ocean atoll aboard a small rocket named Pegasus.
Coin Press - Taiwan's ageing seaweed harvesters hope younger women wade in
Seaweed foraging on the rocky coastline at the edge of the Pacific Ocean can be arduous and dangerous, says Wu, whose passion has kept her going for more than half a century. But as younger Taiwanese largely opt for city life over the island's remote northeast, she fears this tradition could vanish when her generation of "hainu", or "sea women", are no longer able to carry on. "If it's in your blood, you'll naturally want to learn, right?" she told AFP in her village of Magang.
Coin Press - Extreme heat warning issued for World Cup host Kansas City
The 2026 tournament is being played across the United States, Canada and Mexico at 16 host cities, including locations accustomed to soaring summer temperatures and stifling humidity. The weather has already had an impact, with France forced to sit through a two-hour storm delay in the group phase match against Iraq.
Coin Press - World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan
"We will complete our shift from inputs to outcomes to maximize development impact," said a World Bank Group statement. "We will retire the 45-percent climate co-benefits target and the 35-percent target in the (Climate Change Action Plan)," it said. The United States, the World Bank's largest shareholder, has abruptly changed policy on climate change under President Donald Trump, who has called it a "hoax" and ramped up spending on fossil fuels.
Coin Press - Europe's deadly heatwave scorches east, Slovakia hits record
The scorching heat, which first smothered western Europe last week, has already set records in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany as it moved east in recent days. Slovakia on Monday registered a new record temperature of 41C in Turna nad Bodvou in the southeast, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) said. The mercury reached 41.8C in Aszod in central Hungary, just below the country's absolute heat record of 41.9C from 2007.
Coin Press - Tech rebound lifts Dow to record, yen hits 40-year low against dollar
While a return of military strikes between Iran and the United States boosted crude prices, major US indices spent the entire day in positive territory. The Dow climbed 0.6 percent to a fresh record, while the tech-focused Nasdaq jumped more than two percent. "So far, the start of this short week is really about rotation back into tech, which is leading the gains, both the software and semiconductor space, both participating," said Angelo Kourkafas of Edward Jones.
Coin Press - US Supreme Court rules on dragnet searches of cellphone location data
The court, in a 6-3 ruling, said that such searches -- which scan for every phone in a certain place at a specific time -- implicate the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections against "unreasonable searches and seizures." However it said that a lower court would have to determine if the use of the search in the case at hand was in fact reasonable.
Coin Press - Paris funeral homes overwhelmed after record heatwave
The government defended its response to the heatwave, which eased on Sunday after days of punishing temperatures that disrupted daily life and forced the closure of many schools and landmark tourist attractions. Few homes in France are equipped with air-conditioning units, and most schools are not designed to cope with extreme heat.
Coin Press - Top US court upholds $5mn Trump sex assault judgment
The court's decision not to hear the US president's challenge was issued as part of a raft of other rulings and contained no reasons. On May 9, 2023, the federal civil court in Manhattan found Trump liable for a "sexual assault" on the former newspaper columnist in a New York department store in 1996. Trump fired back at the Court's decision not to reconsider the jury's ruling.
Coin Press - Bolivia removes 15-year dollar peg in bid to revive economy
A shortage of dollars has led to the emergence of a parallel dollar that has in the past traded at three times the official rate. "We are putting the economy in order so that dollars can come in from abroad," President Rodrigo Paz said on Sunday. Paz on June 20 declared a state of emergency after nearly two months of opposition road blockades over his handling of Bolivia's worst crisis in four decades.
Coin Press - Supreme Court boosts Trump's power to fire officials, but protects Fed
In a 6-3 ruling, the court's conservative majority rejected a challenge by Democratic Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, ruling that Trump had the power to fire "subordinates who exercise the President's power." The decision is expected to have wide-ranging implications, with Trump having aggressively sought to expand executive powers as he works to transform the US government and put political allies in key positions. Trump hailed the verdict.
Coin Press - Burnham pledges radical devolution of UK govt if PM
Burnham, currently the only candidate to replace Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, pledged to devolve greater powers to regional mayors, including the northwestern city of Manchester where until recently he was in charge. "I am going to give Britain the circuit breaker it needs," Burnham told an invited audience in Manchester, pledging to put power "in the hands of the people and places who can use it best".
Coin Press - Trump says Iran meeting to take place in Qatar
The announcement came after Iran held its first talks with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Iran deal was signed, and as Washington and Tehran agreed to halt their attacks, which had strained the agreement. The exchanges of fire have underscored the fragility of the Pakistan-brokered agreement to stop the war, which sowed havoc across the Middle East and snarled the flow of oil and gas shipments through the vital Hormuz strait. "IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING.
Coin Press - Spain raises 2026 growth forecast despite Mideast war turmoil
Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo pointed to the "momentum" of the economy to justify the improved outlook, saying growth of around 0.64 percent was expected in the second quarter. The European Union's fourth-largest economy has comfortably outperformed its peers in recent years, recording 2.8 percent growth last year and 3.5 percent in 2024, fuelled by consumer demand, exports and tourism.
Coin Press - Kenya-US rare earths deal challenged in court over secrecy
The deal involves minerals critical to high-tech and low-carbon industries in the coastal forest of Mrima Hill, which is believed to hold deposits worth about $62.4 billion, including large reserves of niobium, a metal used to strengthen steel. The Centre for Litigation Trust, a legal advocacy organisation, is suing the Kenyan government in a bid to halt the deal with the United States to mine the area, after media reports that it was nearing completion.
Dubai Telegraph - 'One-time opportunity': South Korea bets big on AI boom
Seoul announced huge private-public investments on Monday totalling nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of South Korea's GDP -- for new semiconductor factories and AI data centres. AFP looks at what has driven South Korea's boom, and where it could be heading: - Sky-high profits - Three companies dominate the global market for producing advanced memory chips that help power AI systems: US giant Micron, and South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
Coin Press - Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine
The heatwave first smothered western Europe last week, sending mercury to record highs and straining hospitals, transport networks and power grids on a continent where infrastructure was not built to withstand the punishing temperatures and where air conditioning is not widespread.
Coin Press - South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres
The enormous cash injection comes as Asia's fourth-largest economy rides high on a global AI boom -- with South Korean memory chipmakers emerging as a crucial cog in the fast-moving industry. "Speed is the only path to survival. We must secure the core elements of artificial intelligence faster than any other nation," President Lee Jae Myung said in Seoul at an event to unveil the public-private collaboration.
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