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Visa, Mastercard are Betting Big on Africa

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One study projects the continent’s digital payment ecosystem will grow 30% a year through 2025.

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Patent Drop

Adobe’s Latest Patent Turns Language Models into Middlemen

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Niche models could be more accurate, save energy and present less security risk than an all-knowing large language model.

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Banking

SPAC-ish Group Sets its Sights on More Failed Banks

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Porticoes Capital has an FDIC-approved gateway to acquire lenders that are shutting down.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s Latest Patent Focuses on Hands to Control AR

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The company has struggled to get its AR glasses on people’s faces as the industry faces engineering and adoption issues.

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Vanguard, SEI Back $25M Funding Round in Wealth AI Startup Avantos

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‘Clean’ Company Index Trounced Peers Over Past Decade

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TBIL Rang the Opening Bell on Dual Share Classes. What Comes Next?

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