49+ min ago   (557+ words) Trade fraud is becoming financial crime. Washington’s $1 billion push treats customs violations as economic offenses, not paperwork errors. Payment data is becoming key evidence. Banks can spot gaps between declared trade values, counterparties and actual money flows. Compliance must cross…...

1+ hour ago   (423+ words) DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round and is looking to raise close to $8 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing unnamed sources. The Chinese artificial intelligence startup is raising the funds at a valuation of about $74 billion, according to the…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (332+ words) CEOs are generally feeling more optimistic, but clouds remain on the horizon. The Q3 2026 installment of the Conference Board’s CEO Confidence™ report, released Thursday (Aug. 6), shows an improvement in sentiment. The CEO Confidence Index rose to 52 in the third quarter of…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (563+ words) Four Republican senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would revoke California’s longstanding authority to enforce vehicle emissions standards that are more stringent than federal requirements, according to Reuters, marking the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s allies to curb the…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (342+ words) Priority Technology Holdings’ Payables segment led the company’s revenue growth in the second quarter, thanks to an increase in buyer-funded revenues, according to a presentation released Thursday (Aug. 6) in conjunction with an earnings call. Overall, Priority Technology Holdings’ connected commerce…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (241+ words) According to The Hollywood Reporter, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the change would give local broadcasters greater flexibility to compete and invest in news operations. The outlet reported that supporters contend the previous ownership limit placed traditional broadcasters at a…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (432+ words) Constellation Energy Corp., Duke Energy Corp., Dominion Energy Inc. and other U.S. nuclear power operators have secured an early victory in a proposed antitrust class action after a federal judge ruled that the workers’ claims, as currently pleaded, were filed too…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (523+ words) Amazon and Walmart’s shopping assistants can reduce search and comparison work, but inconsistent handling of product attributes shows that trusted recommendations will depend on accurate, explainable data. Walmart’s Vibe.co acquisition links connected-TV advertising to purchase data, while delivery initiatives…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (415+ words) Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co. have been sued in a proposed federal class action that accuses the two dominant U.S. ski resort operators of using anticompetitive pricing practices to inflate the cost of skiing and steer consumers toward purchasing…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (133+ words) For historical figures like Edison and Twain, whose voices were reconstructed from archival recordings rather than cloned from a living person, the marketplace extends a licensing model that has existed for decades in image and likeness rights into audio for…...