Columbus, OH

Bibby Financial Services’ (“BFS”) Asset Finance division, Bibby Asset Finance (BAF), has announced two new hires, as it pursues its growth strategy to increase lending throughout the UK. With more than 60 years’ combined experience in asset finance, Gil Cubells and Dan Nield join the Leeds office...

Bibby Asset Finance Announces Two New Appointments to Drive Growth Strategy

Freetrade, the commission free investment platform, has launched ‘share lending’ to its clients, a new service powered by Sharegain that enables its clients to generate passive income from lending their stocks and ETFs. With Sharegain, Freetrade was able to launch its securities lending program with no upfront costs...

Freetrade Choose Sharegain to Launch Securities Lending to Retail Clients in the UK

Las Vegas, NV

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show, and the place where money does business, unveils its agenda for the upcoming US show in Las Vegas on Oct. 27-30. Over 300 industry-leading speakers from across the entire financial ecosystem including the largest banks, payment providers, lending & credit companies, startups, VCs, disruptors, and the largest tech companies will be sharing Money20/20’s six incredible stages on the Money Hall exhibit floor.

Money20/20 USA Launches Agenda with a Stellar Lineup of Fintech’s Most Influential Leaders

Update Aug. 29, 08:05 am UTC: This article has been updated to make a name correction. Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Singapore, has launched new global retail services in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank to offer customers United States dollars, euro and United Arab Emirates dirham options. According to...

Crypto.com, Standard Chartered partner for global fiat services

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An Aldi shopper recently shared her disturbing experience with a moldy rice package from the supermarket, sparking debate. A TikTok user named @defonotlils posted a video on June 6 that quickly became popular, accumulating more than 674,600 views. In the video, she shares what happened after finding out about something.

This is why I don’t shop at Aldi: Woman can’t believe what she found in her packaged rice from Aldi

Melbourne, FL

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A Burger King location in Melbourne, Florida, has been temporarily shut down for the third time following since 2023 after a recent state inspection that identified multiple health violations. This incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding the restaurant's adherence to health and safety standards.

A dead lizard, dead roaches, rodent droppings - Florida fast food restaurant closed again

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

They can’t believe the employee’s response. An attempt at reviewing desserts from Crumbl Cookies took an awkward turn for two TikTokers who weren’t happy with the Oreo cheesecake.

‘They’re doing something wrong’: Crumbl customers ask for a refund after ordering Oreo cheesecake.

North Carolina State

Asheville, NC

Town Talks

Why Asheville, North Carolina, is such a hot culinary destination — and where to eat when you visit. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville, North Carolina, has once again claimed the top spot in Yelp's 2022 survey of the best cities for foodies, a title it also held in 2020.

North Carolina City Was Just Named the No. 1 Food Destination in the U.S. — Here's Why

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Gems Launchpad Secures $198 Million in Less Than One Year

Travel + Leisure

Sweden's residents live longer and have free health care and education.

This Country Was Just Rated Best in the World for Quality of Life

Fintech Conotoxia introduces cards for its business customers – with a new image. Companies can order multi-currency cards, which can be used to pay in more than 160 currencies worldwide and make payments in 23 without currency conversion. Business cards from global fintech Conotoxial are used for payments at...

Conotoxia Adds Multi-Currency Cards for Businesses to Its Offer

Chinese firms are stockpiling chip making equipment and building out semiconductor supply chains to guard against further US curbs. A Washington-based semiconductor trade association, meanwhile, warned that Chinese tech giant Huawei was building a secret set of chip making facilities to evade US sanctions, according to Bloomberg. Semiconductors have emerged...

Chinese firms import record levels of chip making equipment

Louisiana State

The Lens

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Banks transacting on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks including settlement finality, the Bank for International Settlements said in a working paper. The paper also said technology to address some of the risks, particularly privacy, is being developed. naming zero-knowledge proofs as a potential solution. Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains...

Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS

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Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions. Advances in digital devices, such as smartphones, sensors and...

Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps

Georgia State

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According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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Once a staple on cruise ships, libraries are becoming a relic of the past, particularly on Carnival Cruise Line vessels. The cruise line has confirmed that it no longer includes libraries in the design of new ships, a decision that has sparked both disappointment and understanding among passengers.

Why is Carnival Quietly Phasing Out a Popular Ship Amenity?

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

WyoFile

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

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Innovate Finance Announces the Fourth Edition of its FinTech as a Force for Good Forum: “Innovation Driving Growth”

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body representing the UK FinTech sector, is excited to announce the fourth edition of their highly anticipated forum, FinTech as a...

Innovate Finance Announces the Fourth Edition of its FinTech as a Force for Good Forum: “Innovation Driving Growth”

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