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Vanguard Made a Single Acquisition. Now, It’s Getting Sued

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Defense ETFs Surge Amid Wartime Buildups

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Referrals Are Still King, Even In the Era of AI

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Autos

Uber Paying $300M Fare in Robotaxi Deal

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A pact announced Thursday calls for Uber to invest $300 million in Lucid and buy at least 20,000 robotaxis from the company over six years.

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CIO Upside

Okta Patent Disrupts AI-Fueled Phishing Attacks

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Phishing attempts are getting smarter in the age of AI.

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Energy

Westinghouse Lays Groundwork to Build 10 New Nuclear Reactors

Westinghouse has changed hands a bit since completing its last nuclear reactors, both at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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Blockchain

Ethereum Treasuries Boom as Companies Look Beyond Bitcoin

In the past 30 days, Ethereum treasury companies scooped up more than 545,000 ether worth at least $1.6 billion, CoinTelegraph reported.

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Blockchain

Crypto Heads Toward Housing Market in Latest Mainstreaming Move

The new rules could let homebuyers keep their crypto and use it to qualify for loans though mainstream banks.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Cashes in on Looser Export Controls

Nvidia says the only way for the US to stay ahead of China in the Great AI Race is to keep selling AI-powering chips to China.

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Finance

Markets Give a ‘Meh’ To Upbeat Wall Street Earnings

The consensus takeaway from the earnings season so far is that the economy is, in spite of everything, doing pretty good.

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ETF Upside

What ‘Crypto Week’ Means for ETFs

The price of Bitcoin hit a record high of $123,000 this week as Congress prepares to vote on landmark crypto legislation.

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ETF Upside

Here Are the Most Popular Active ETFs of 2025

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JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price, and Capital Group had some of the top-performing funds of the first half of 2025, according to a recent Morningstar report.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock Tops $12T in AUM. State Street Profits Tumble

A handful of asset managers reported earnings Tuesday.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Tops $120,000 With Congress Poised to Consider Key Crypto Bills

Nothing to boost an asset class like the most powerful legislative body in the world holding a week in your honor.

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Big Tech

Meta Investors Want Zuckerberg to Reimburse the Company

In a trial that kicks off this week, a group of Meta investors are suing Zuck for concerns surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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CIO Upside

Empowering CIOs to drive innovation.

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mRNA Research by IBM, Moderna Shows Quantum’s Present-Day Uses
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States Take the Lead in Regulating American AI Development
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Microsoft Explainability Patent Highlights Need for AI Trustworthiness
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Why Security and AI Need to Grow Hand in Hand

Banking

Inflation Data and Bank Earnings Kick Off a Crucial Test for Markets

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The big US banks bested Q1 earnings expectations, and many observers expect big boosts to their Q2 trading desk revenues.

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