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Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said it had frozen $3 billion in crypto assets as it investigated a potential security breach, with stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether freezing related assets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a potential security issue as its founder said the incident “does look like a hack on Binance.” The company said cryptocurrency firms had frozen more than $2.5 billion in funds by Thursday evening. It wasn’t immediately clear the extent […]

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday it had frozen $3 billion in crypto assets as it investigated a potential security breach, with stablecoin issuers Circle CRCL.N and Tether freezing related assets.

The company's reported disappointing search and advertising sales have reinforced investor concerns about AI's threat to its core business.

A reduced take from stamp duty and land taxes will shave an average of $1.3 billion from the state's tax revenue over the coming four years, according to a fiscal update delivered on Friday.

For crypto faithful who'd been basking in a two-month-long price rebound, the incident is a potential setback.

The company posted a series of sometimes contradictory messages on X, insisting that "user funds are completely safe" but also saying it would "cover all losses".

SpaceX had said in a filing that about 34.5% of its revenue for the last quarter came from a single client, identified only as "Customer B."

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Nvidia Corp. is scheduled to fulfill its US$1 billion...

Coles shares have plunged after a profit warning, amid signs of stiff competition with arch-rival Woolworths.

Microsoft boasts a strong credit rating and has managed to maintain positive free cash flow, unlike Meta, Alphabet and Amazon.

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The success of blockbuster hits like Project Hail Mary and Verity is only part of the story, Amazon's CEO says.

Noch nie haben Aktien des Google-Konzerns an einem Tag so stark nachgegeben. Alphabet gibt viel für KI aus, verwässert Aktien und verliert mit Wertpapieren.

The exchange said it will “work closely with law enforcement, issuers, blockchain intelligence firms and industry partners to trace and freeze” assets.

The companies say the tie-up would combine DoorDash's global reach and expertise in logistics with Instacart's purpose-built technology and long relationships with grocers.

Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday.

Binance estimated the impact of a security incident at $6.3 billion, with around $3 billion in crypto assets frozen, and pledged to cover all losses.

South Africa’s baobab export row deepens as five trees languish in Durban, a landscaper faces charges and links emerge to a billionaire tree collector in Georgia.

UMG CEO Lucian Grainge discussed the proliferation of AI music during the company's earnings call, calling for DSPs to pay out less for AI slop tracks than to genuine artists.

The Coalition has been forced to clarify its commitment to “pause and review” the Suburban Rail Loop amid revelations of what it would cost to halt work on the project.

More than a little nibble.

The Joshua Kushner-led Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and will take ADT private, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Joshua Kushner is the brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Thrive Holdings was founded last […]

Amazon's negative free cash flow ballooned during the third quarter, while its earnings and revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

Shares of Google parent company Alphabet sank 12.6%, the company’s worst ever single-day drop.

Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital Partners and Guy Oseary’s venture capital firm Sound Ventures are partnering to invest $1 billion in emerging platforms at the convergence of tech, media and culture. The firms said the partnership “will capitalize on RedBird’s global reach and business-building expertise, alongside Sound’s access to founders and marketing a

Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital Partners, coming off its major investment in David Ellison’s Skydance, announced a pact with Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures to jointly invest up to $1 billion in “emerging platforms at the convergence of technology, media and culture.” As part of the agreement, RedBird will contribute the “expertise” of RedBird X, the firm’s […

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The Volkswagen Group has filed its worst quarterly performance since the height of the "Dieselgate" scandal in 2015. Share prices climbed in response, however, perhaps because the bad news was so well signposted.

The deal combines the two largest grocery delivery platforms in the US.

DoorDash plans to acquire Instacart in a deal worth about $17 billion. It’s expected to close at the end of 2027 in the first half of 2028. The acquisition would combine DoorDash’s dominance in restaurant delivery with Instacart’s lineup of grocery partnerships, creating one company to delivery customer’s weekly dining needs.

The prediction market platform one year ago was valued at $5 billion.

DoorDash's purchase of Instacart for $65 per share will unite two of the country's largest grocery and food-delivery companies.

DoorDash has announced that it's buying Instacart in a deal valued at approximately $17 billion. The acquisition will give DoorDash a bigger presence in online grocery delivery thanks to Instacart's established grocery marketplace and retailer partnerships, with Instacart CEO Chris Rogers saying the deal will make "online grocery more seamless and affordable

The Skydance and Artists Equity backer and the talent manager's investment firm will deploy the cash toward companies "at the convergence of technology, media and culture."

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

Delivery giant DoorDash is buying to-your-door grocery service Instacart for $17 billion, the company announced Thursday.

Germany's largest car maker reported third quarter losses of €5.8 billion as its major financial struggles continue. And Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes his tour of Asia with a visit to South Korea. DW has more.

Germany's largest car maker reported third quarter losses of €5.8 billion as its major financial struggles continue. And Chancellor Friedrich Merz concludes his tour of Asia with a visit to South Korea. DW has more.

Voters will weigh in on several key ballot measures in the midterm elections.

Supporters of a California wealth tax are short on cash and are relying on cheaper campaign methods to get their word out.

Alphabet reported a larger negative free cash flow than analysts had expected while maintaining its spending gudiance for the year.

The UK's largest mortgage lender has seen profits nearly double as customers pay higher interest rates.

The APC has clarified that a chieftain’s claim about ministers paying billions for appointments referred to past governments, not the Tinubu administration Read More: https://punchng.com/ministers-pay-billions-claim-was-about-past-governments-apc/

Ahead of Jio's listing, Mukesh Ambani teared up as his three children shared the journey of building Jio and vowed to create value for investors over the next 50 years.

Billions of dollars in commitments to buy AI chips by Firmus are in doubt as a result of the Australian data centre company's stalled attempt to go public, according to records filed with the financial regulator.

American, Israeli, and Russian defense manufacturers are likely to find substantial opportunities in India's expanding defense market

Nigeria’s audit reports repeatedly flag agencies like NNPCL and CBN for billions in unaccounted funds, but queries are often ignored with no recovery. Read More: https://punchng.com/audited-queried-forgotten-nigerias-billion-naira-audit-circus/

Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS.

Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership.

Nvidia faces DOJ inquiry over its $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face.