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Aviva Ventures Completes Strategic Investment in Indico Data to Accelerate AI-Driven Insurance Automation
BOSTON and LONDON, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Indico Data, the leader in AI-powered automation for insurance operations, today announced a strategic investment from Aviva Ventures, the corporate venture capital fund for Aviva plc, one of the...
Work with banks and businesses to restore confidence in Cedi — Vice President to BoG
The Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to deepen collaboration with commercial banks and the business community to sustain the gains made in stabilising the Cedi and restore full confidence in the...
Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos Marks 100 Days With Focus on Jobs, Local Business
Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos marked her first 100 days in office by renewing her push to strengthen jobs and small businesses across Ilocos Norte, saying progress comes when people are given the tools to build better lives. Under the Politiko’s...
Firm welcomes corporate attorney back to her roots
By Julie Freer Legal News During her second year at Michigan State University College of Law, Grand Rapids native Tricia Schwallier Collins decided to work in Chicago for the summer to gain broader legal market exposure. “I ended up falling in...
Business : UEM Edgenta Appoints Shaiful Subhan As Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- UEM Edgenta Bhd has appointed Shaiful Subhan as its managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) effective Nov 1, 2025. UEM Edgenta, in a statement, said that Shaiful has been serving as...
Trial called off as accused plead guilty in Kindersley trafficking investigation
A trial scheduled to begin Monday, October 27, in Kindersley Provincial Court for three men charged in connection with drug trafficking offences did not proceed after all three entered guilty pleas. Arthur Cisna, Heath Nernberg, and Shawn Finlay...
Amazon Says It Will Lay off 14,000 Employees as It Invests in AI
In one of the largest layoffs in Amazon’s history, the company is announcing it will eliminate 14,000 roles. In a statement, Amazon points to AI, saying the company needs to be lean and remain more “nimble” in the age of generative artificial...
TeraWulf Stock Just Shot Up 8% Today: Why Is Fluidstack Partnership Drawing Investor Attention?
TeraWulf announced a $9.5 billion, 25-year high-performance computing joint venture with Fluidstack. The 168 MW Texas facility is set to launch in late 2026. TeraWulf Inc. (WULF) on Tuesday announced the expansion of its high-performance computing...
Business : US Tariff Relief Positive Step For Malaysia’s Palm Oil Industry - MPOC
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has welcomed the United States' (US) tariff exemptions for selected Malaysian products, including palm oil, under the newly concluded Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. Chief...
How Do Investors Really Feel About Aurora Innovation Inc?
Aurora Innovation Inc's (NYSE:AUR) short interest as a percent of float has fallen 4.12% since its last report. According to exchange reported data, there are now 120.37 million shares sold short, which is 12.8% of all regular shares that are...
Business : SP Setia Lodges RM3.5 Bln Islamic Notes, Rm500 Mln ICP Programmes With SC
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- SP Setia Bhd has lodged an Islamic notes issuance programme of up to RM3.5 billion and an Islamic commercial papers (ICP) programme of up to RM500 million with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) under the...
Investment projects worth 2.5 billion rubles are being implemented in Krasnokamsky District of Bashkortostan
The Krasnokamsky District is demonstrating sustainable socioeconomic development. This was announced by Mikhail Izotov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investment Policy of the Republic of Bashkortostan, at the strategic session...
Tokenization Platform Securitize to Become $1.25bn Public Company
We raised an upsize PIPE of $225M and the SPAC trust has $244M so assuming no redemptions we will have gross proceeds of $469M to fuel our growth — Carlos Domingo (@carlosdomingo) October 28, 2025 And of course, to all our partners and customers,...
Amazon Slashes 30,000 Corporate Jobs
Amazon is set to eliminate about 30,000 corporate positions — roughly 10% of its 350,000 white-collar employees — in the largest layoff in its history. Reuters, which first reported the cuts, attributed them to overhiring during the pandemic and...
Court of Auditors: limited use of Recovery Fund resources to support businesses in Italy and the EU
Brussels – The post-pandemic economic recovery has not exactly been business-friendly. The National Recovery Plans (NRPs) and the funds from the Recovery Fund that support them have been little used to create an environment conducive to business...
“In three to four years, this company needs to be listed” – Humain CEO at Saudi FII
The CEO of Saudi Arabia-based AI startup Humain, which was established by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, said he hopes the firm will be listed both in Saudi Arabia and on Nasdaq. “In three to four years, this company needs to be listed,”...
'It's not dangerous' to talk about Brexit changes to undo economic harm of quitting EU, says Rachel Reeves
Ms Reeves added: “For businesses, especially small businesses, who have faced increasing red tape since we left the European Union, for workers who are now locked out of the jobs market in Europe, there are obviously huge benefits from rebuilding...
Grayscale expands crypto offerings with largest Solana trust driving investor confidence
TL;DR Grayscale introduces the Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL) as the largest spot SOL fund in the U.S. The new product allows, for the first time, Solana staking from traditional brokerage accounts in the country. CEO Peter Mintzberg highlighted...
Kuwaiti company Noor shows interest in Uzbekistan’s Islamic banking sector.
Kuwait-based Noor Financial Investment Company has expressed interest in exploring investment opportunities in Uzbekistan, particularly in the Islamic banking sector. Photo: Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbek Last...
Chinese firm may invest in the construction of a 200 MW hydroelectric plant in Andijan.
A hydroelectric power plant may be built in Andijan with Chinese cooperation. The regional administration and Sichuan Power Transmission & Transformation Construction company have agreed to implement a $500 million investment project to construct...