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Finance & Economics

BlackRock to Acquire HPS Investment Partners, Enhancing Public and Private Market Integration

BlackRock is to strengthen its position in the growing private credit market with the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, a global credit investment manager with $148 billion in client assets.

Finance & Economics

Wells Fargo Reportedly Sells San Francisco HQ

The media reported that Wells Fargo is selling its headquarters in San Francisco, as the leadership of this financial institution, which is the fourth largest by total assets in the United States banking system, heads east.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Deutsche Bank Brings Merchant Solutions to APAC

Deutsche Bank Merchant Solutions capabilities are officially available in Australia, India, Indonesia and South Korea. They provide the bank’s clients with a global payment acceptance platform with a diverse range of local payment methods.

Fintech & Ecommerce

MCB Bank & BPC to Enhance Security With AI-Driven SmartVista Solution

SmartVista Fraud Risk Management solution will safeguard MCB Bank financial transactions with advanced AI fraud detection capabilities, real-time transaction monitoring, behavioural profiling, and machine learning-based risk assessment.

Science & Technology

Mesolitica Develops LLM for Malaysian GenAI Assistants on AWS

Mesolitica, a Malaysian startup focused on developing large language models (LLMs), has created a generative AI LLM designed for the Malaysian language, leveraging one of the world’s leading cloud platforms – AWS.

Blockchain & Crypto

MARA to Leverage Advanced ASIC Recycling at New Wind Farm in Texas

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), a major Bitcoin mining company, acquired a 114-megawatt wind farm in Hansford County, Texas.

Science & Technology

Stackfix Raises $3 Million

The startup Stackfix, which was founded by pioneers in the area of artificial intelligence, raised $3 million in seed funding.

Finance & Economics

Salesforce Reports Earnings

On Tuesday, December 3, the value of Salesforce shares increased by 9% after this company published information about its earnings for the third fiscal quarter and guidance for the next fiscal quarter, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations.

Science & Technology

Amazon Presents New Slate of AI Models

Amazon has announced a new slate of artificial intelligence platforms, known as foundation models, which, among other things, allow users to generate text materials, images, and videos.

Fintech & Ecommerce

La Banque Postale to Finance Energy Renovations With New Impact Card

La Banque Postale, collaborating with WWF France, has become the first traditional bank in France to introduce an impact credit card aimed at supporting energy renovations for sustainability-focused homeowners.

Finance & Economics

China Bans Export of Key Minerals to US

China has banned the export to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium, and antimony, which can be used for military purposes.

Science & Technology

US Imposes New Restrictions China’s Chips

The United States on Monday, December 2, launched the third restrictive measures against China’s semiconductor industry in the last three years, reducing the scope of export opportunities to this Asian country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

TD Bank Joins Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition to Boost Reforestation Efforts in Canada

TD Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition, has introduced a standout initiative allowing MBNA cardholders to support reforestation efforts in Canada.

Science & Technology

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that its data transfer terminal offering has become available online.

Science & Technology

Kioxia Sets Price Range for IPO

Bain Capital-backed chip manufacturer Kioxia has set a tentative price in the range of 1,390 to 1,520 yen ($9.22 to $10.09) per equity for its initial public offering (IPO) of shares.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Czech Online Grocer Rohlik Reaches Nearly $2 Billion Valuation

The valuation of Czech online grocer Rohlik Group has reached 1.85 billion euros ($1.95 billion), which is almost twice the figure observed three years ago.