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"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

Modern Treasury, essential infrastructure for the new era of payments, has announced that it has expanded instant payments support for mutual customers of six leading banks — Bank of America, Cross River, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Financial Services, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo. Instant payments, powered by the first new...

Modern Treasury Drives Growth of Instant Payments with Leading Banks

The Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna said it has begun offering savings accounts to its customers in the U.S. and 12 European countries, according to a Thursday post on the company’s website. Customers can use money from the accounts to pay for items using Klarna’s trademark installment payment app.

Klarna jumps into banking business

Alchemy Pay is working with Mesh, a connectivity layer for crypto that aims to make payments and deposits seamless. Alchemy Pay has integrated the Mesh API into its crypto payment solution, “enabling users to purchase goods and services at online and offline merchants using crypto funds from exchanges and wallets.”

Alchemy Pay Teams Up with Mesh, on Crypto that Streamlines Payments and Deposits

Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures co-led the round. The company previously raised $5 million in a seed round led by Ribbit Capital with Slow Ventures participating. Sling Money aims to offer a cheaper and faster means of sending money around the world. Sling Money, a stablecoin-powered global...

Former Deliveroo Exec Secures $15m Series A for a Cheaper and Faster Global Payments Service

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Great Britain’s payments regulator has taken another step in its variable recurring payments (VRP) project. In December, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) put forth a “call for views,” which included proposals for how it could support an expansion of VRPs. On Thursday (Aug. 15), the PSR published its response to the call.

PSR Explores Expanding Variable Recurring Payments in UK

Business Insider

Gautam Adani plans to retire at 70, in a transition that a family business professor said avoids "King Charles Syndrome."

Asia's second-richest man finally has a plan to hand over his company — but it's going to take a while

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

All of the investments made this year by Bezos' family office — called Bezos Expeditions — have been in artificial intelligence, according to data provided to CNBC by FINTRX, a private wealth intelligence platform. Bezos Expeditions has always tilted heavily toward tech. Fully 70% of the family office's...

Jeff Bezos' family office is making big investments in AI

Crunch Lab raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Multicoin Capital. The startup is the core contributor behind CrunchDAO, a platform for AI researchers who can participate in distributed machine learning competitions. Crunch Lab raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by the crypto-focused investment firm Multicoin Capital. Factor...

Multicoin Capital leads $3.5 million seed raise for Crunch Lab

Camden, NJ

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Cornelius, NC

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CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

This integration will enable users to pay in-app using ETH, DOT, BTC and SOL tokens as well as USDC and USDT stablecoins, with plans to expand options. Raise is also planning to integrate blockchain deeper into its tech stack. Raise, the company behind the popular gift card purchasing app, is...

Gift card giant Raise partners with WalletConnect on crypto payments option

The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is a financial product designed to give investors exposure to ether (. ), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and the native token of the Ethereum blockchain. It allows individuals to gain access to ether’s price movements without directly purchasing or managing the cryptocurrency themselves. The ETF is managed by iShares, a brand under BlackRock, and is intended to track ether’s market price, — providing a regulated and straightforward way for traditional investors to participate in the cryptocurrency market.

What is BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF? (ETHA)

Pompano Beach, FL

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In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

CEO Ben Gagnon has been appointed to the company’s board of directors as co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from the board. Bonta has been at the center of a takeover battle between U.S.-based Riot Platforms and Bitfarms. It's been a tumultuous year for Bitfarms' management team and the bitcoin...

Bitfarms co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from board

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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

AI startup EliseAI, which has developed an agent for the housing sector, has hit a unicorn valuation, CEO Minna Song said.

Check out the pitch deck AI startup EliseAI used to raise $75 million in Series D funding

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Cynthia Lo Bessette, the head of Fidelity’s digital asset management division, is not convinced there is sufficient demand for alternative crypto ETFs. Ethereum staking ETFs may be a question of when, not if, she added. The firm’s digital asset management division is also studying tokenization, including stablecoins in addition...

Fidelity Head of Digital Asset Management says stablecoins, tokenized Treasurys and onchain credit are areas they are exploring

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(Reuters) - Sahara AI, a startup integrating the blockchain and artificial intelligence, said on Wednesday it raised $43 million in a funding round led by venture capital investors Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital.

Decentralized AI network Sahara raises fresh capital in Samsung NEXT-backed round

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Singapore’s biggest bank DBS rolls out blockchain-powered ‘treasury tokens’ pilot

DBS Bank has launched a pilot of “DBS Treasury Tokens” in collaboration with Ant International. The pilot is powered by DBS’ permissioned blockchain, which supports multi-currency...

Singapore’s biggest bank DBS rolls out blockchain-powered ‘treasury tokens’ pilot

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