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Deutsche Bank has become the first non-Chinese bank allowed to settle yuan transactions in Europe, a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to dislodge the supremacy of the US dollar. China has made increasing the use of the yuan in international transactions a key priority of its lat

AI health companion startup August AI is in talks to raise about $4 Mn from Peak XV Partners, sources told Inc42. The contours of the proposed transaction, including the startup’s valuation and the participation of other investors, could not be ascertained. The discussions are on

Ukraine reportedly halted attacks on a Russian port after a request from US Vice President JD Vance. Kyiv’s repeated strikes on tankers in Novorossiysk had alarmed Washington, which feared they would further destabilize already strained oil markets and hurt US oil majors, the Fin

Save over $600 on a massive 18-inch gaming laptop as it falls to a new all-time low price at Amazon — Acer's Predator Helios Neo 18 AI packs an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB of memory Lots of memory and storage, for a lot less in price We've been highlighting the benefits of going down th

Houthi militants attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing six, the first deadly strike in the Bab el-Mandeb strait in a year. The Iran-backed group announced a blockade of the waterway last month, a fresh challenge for oil shippers with the Strait of Hormuz restricted by Ira

Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool — pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference brings the party to the sky “We believe they are trying to scam the other passengers.” De

Omnichannel eyewear giant Lenskart’s consolidated net profit for Q1 FY27 surged 273% to ₹228.4 Cr from ₹61.2 Cr in the year-ago quarter. On a sequential basis, profit increased 12% from ₹203.6 Cr. Operating revenue jumped 43% YoY and 8% QoQ to ₹2,714.2 Cr. Including other income

Intel CEO hints at return to the memory business — says market is ripe for innovation, hints at stacking memory and CPU Memory again? Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has revealed that new memory architectures — once thought a commodity business — are now strategically interesting and one of

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Save $106 on this 4TB Team Group SSD with Gen 4 speeds, now 10.2 cents per GB — Newegg coupon deal makes this T-Force G50 one of the cheapest PCIe 4.0 drives on sale right now with this amount of storage A lot of storage for a good price in the current market Unfortunately, stora

Commodore re-releases TAC-2 joystick after 40 years for just $49 — says retro-controller is tougher than ever and now comes in five colorways 2026 release adds LED lighting options plus a stronger shaft and ball assembly. Commodore has brought back the “Totally Accurate Controlle

Anthropic is adding watermarking in response to the E.U.’s AI law. It’s a terrible idea, first and foremost for philosophical reasons. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full access. Already subscribed? $15 / month or $150 / year With Stratechery Plus you get access to the subscri

Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data Some fear that these books will be scanned and destroyed by mach

Last month, all 193 United Nations member states gathered in Geneva for the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance. For two days they debated how the world should govern AI, yet paid little attention to one of AI’s most consequential governance challenges: its impact on elect

Resourceful gamer shrinks Valve’s Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling — plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel It is almost ready, with some work on the screen fitting and its custom adapter PCB still required. A Steam Deck enthusiast and modder is

Praetorian’s Virginia Megasite Could Accommodate Data Center Development Chesapeake officials say existing rules allow data centers, while power discussions with Dominion have focused on prospective industrial users. Praetorian Fund’s planned acquisition of a roughly 4,000-acre i

Episode details Available for over a year The Trump administration is embroiled in a diplomatic standoff after Brazilian President Lula da Silva accused the US of sending officials to “meddle in Brazil’s elections”, an allegation the US called, "baseless". Throughout its history,

Two undersea cables reportedly damaged off the coast of Perth following suspicious vessel activity — company CEO says faults happened ‘straight after each other and in close proximity' The damaged cables are two of just 16 undersea infrastructure that carries 99% of Australian in

Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund reported a record half-year profit of more than $184 billion on Wednesday, as a rally in Asian technology stocks helped the fund return 9.4%. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund, which was set up in the 1990s to i

Online astrology and spiritual tech platform Astrotalk has turned unicorn at a valuation of $1 billion through an ESOP buyback for more than 100 employees, according to the company. The Noida based startup said the buyback will provide eligible employees with an opportunity to re

Conservatives are going big in Maine, according to details shared first with Semafor. The Senate Leadership Fund is launching its first ad Wednesday — part of a $42 million fall campaign — hitting Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson as “just another dirty politician” because o

The Delhi High Court (HC) observed yesterday that the idea of safeguarding one's personality rights is "going out of hand" now and cautioned that broad restrictions could impact free speech. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while hearing actor Janhvi Kapoor's pl

Delhi NCR-based astrology platform Astrotalk has joined India’s unicorn club after conducting an ESOP buyback at a valuation of $1 Bn, sources told Inc42. More than 100 employees sold shares in the buyback, the sources added. With this, Astrotalk has become the country’s 133rd un

Global venture capital firm Accel has raised $550 Mn for a new India-focused fund as it looks to step up investments in artificial intelligence (AI), deeptech and other emerging startup categories in the country. According to a Bloomberg report, the India fund is part of a larger

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Earnings News Brenntag SE GAAP EPS of €1.23, revenue of €4.26B; raises FY 2026 outlook Aug 12, 2026, 3:02 AM ETBrenntag SE (BNTGF) Stock, BNTGY

Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealed - Published The first locations where households living close to new upgraded electricity pylons and substations will receive a £250 annual discount on their bills have been revealed. Customers living wi

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The Indian stock market remained in the negative territory for the second consecutive session, with the benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, falling almost 1% each in intraday trade on Wednesday, 12 August.The Sensex dropped more than 650 points, or 0.80%, to an intraday low

- Sampo Oyj press release (SAXPF): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of €0.14. - Gross written premiums of €2.68B (+5.5% Y/Y). - Following the first-half performance, the insurance revenue outlook for 2026 has been raised to EUR 9.70-9.85 billion (from EUR 9.6-9.8 billion), and the underwriting re

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Commodity market today: Amid persistent geopolitical risk premiums in crude oil prices, the COMEX gold rate today saw some buying interest. The COMEX silver rate today also saw some upside, and it remains intact. In the domestic market, the gold rate today on the MCX came close t

Early release scheme risks more serious crimes, probation chief warns - Published The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales has told the BBC the early release of thousands of prisoners could lead to "a serious sexual or violent offence or even murder" because of the

Search fieldHome page Seeking Alpha - Power to InvestorsAbout PremiumCreate free accountSearch for Symbols, analysts, keywordsLog in Earnings News K+S Aktiengesellschaft Non-GAAP EPS of €3.60, revenue of €978.3M; raises FY 2026 outlook Aug 12, 2026, 2:51 AM ETK+S Aktiengesells

Dividend Stocks Newsabrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund declares $0.0775 dividendAug 12, 2026, 2:46 AM ETabrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP)By: Manshi Mamtora, CFA abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) declares $0.0775/share monthly dividend. Forward yield 18.2% Payable