OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahomas Republican attorney general urged the states highest court on Tuesday to stop the creation of what would be the nations first publicly funded Catholic charter school. Attorney General Gentner Drummond argued the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violated both the law and the state and federal constitutions when it voted
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two Chinese state-owned banks hold a crucial role in the future of Thames Water, as part of a group of lenders involved in a stand-off over debt at the parent company of Britain’s largest water
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google is working on the biggest shake-up of its search business by charging for new “premium” features powered by generative artificial intelligence, the first time it would put any of its core product behind a
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla Motors will this month send a team to scout locations in India for a proposed $2bn-$3bn electric car plant, according to two people with direct knowledge of the electric vehicle company’s plans. The step
A practical, self-sufficient survival garden is one of the best friends you can have if and when the next crisis hits hard where you can still make the “fresh is best” lifestyle a reality even in the event of a collapse. Container gardens, grow bag gardens, hydroponickits, pots on a windowsill and window boxes, vertical
Loading… Loading… Major cryptocurrency took a hit on Tuesday evening, as Bitcoin encountered selling pressure leading as halving approaches.CryptocurrencyGains +/-Price (Recorded 12:00 a.m. EDT)Bitcoin BTC/USD -1.45%$66,053Ethereum ETH/USD -1.51%$3,318Dogecoin DOGE/USD -1.96%$0.18 What Happened: The leading cryptocurrency dropped 5.7% to $65,742, bringing an end to the week-long consolidation between $68,000 and $72,000. Bitcoins upcoming halving event is
beyond pi — What I learned when I replaced my cheap Pi 5 PC with a no-name Amazon mini desktop Pi 5 is still an odd fit for day-to-day desktop use; cheap mini PCs come closer. Andrew Cunningham – Apr 1, 2024 1:39 pm UTC Enlarge / Two cheapo Intel mini PCs, a Raspberry Pi
Private equity has shifted its stance from the days of taking over targets, with the goal of either flipping them to an interested acquirer or spinning them off into an initial public offering. Buy-side competition is heating up. PE firms are now wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to discern which companies offer reliable, scalable, and secure
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The pressing need to combat a new breed of cybercriminals using artificial intelligence to trick their way into government and corporate records is likely to be the driving force behind AI deployment in the coming months. This was underlined on Wednesday after Microsoft Corporation MSFT said in a report that it had detected hacking groups
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Nato is drawing up plans to secure a five-year military aid package of up to $100bn, in a bid to shield Ukraine from “winds of political change” that could usher in a second Trump
A pseudonymous NFT entrepreneur known as Gmoney borrowed $1 million as a 180-day loan in tokenized U.S. dollars (USDC) using his prized Ape Punk #8219 as collateral on the Gondi lending platform. This is the first time a high-value single asset has been used to secure such a loan, according to the investor. The loan
free as in beer? — OpenAI drops login requirements for ChatGPTs free version ChatGPT 3.5 still falls far short of GPT-4, and other models surpassed it long ago. Benj Edwards – Apr 1, 2024 10:31 pm UTC EnlargeBenj Edwards reader comments 24 On Monday, OpenAI announced that visitors to the ChatGPT website in some regions
different teams — Microsoft splits up the Teams and Office apps worldwide, following EU split Changes may save a bit of money for people who want Office apps without Teams. Andrew Cunningham – Updated Apr 1, 2024 8:12 pm UTC Enlarge / Teams is being decoupled from the other Office apps worldwide, six months after
Offering trading infrastructure and building out regulated brokerages, Architect Financial Technologies raised capital to launch a U.S. derivatives brokerage. What Happened: Architect Financial Technologies secured $12 million in capital in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to $17 million since its inception in January 2023, as per its official release. The current round
Financial services company Robinhood Markets HOOD reported fourth-quarter financial results after the market close Tuesday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Robinhood reported fourth-quarter revenue of $471 million, which was up 24% year-over-year. The revenue beat a Street consensus estimate of $456.8 million, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Robinhood reported earnings per share
Loading… Loading… Digital investment platform company announced a SPAC merger to go public. Looking at the details and what's next for the company. Digital investment platform Webull Corporation is going public via a SPAC merger announced Wednesday. The news comes years after reports that Webull was nearing an IPO to go public. What Happened: The
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Iran and Hizbollah on Tuesday vowed to retaliate after a suspected Israeli air strike on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus killed seven Revolutionary Guard officers, including two ranking commanders. Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi said that Monday
Three senior members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed on Monday in an air strike on the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, an attack that Tehran has blamed on Israel. The death of Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Zahedi, a prominent commander of the Revolutionary Guards, marks a significant escalation in hostilities that have engulfed
The Brazilian fintech Stark Bank, backed by Jeff Bezos, has seen a significant rise in profits while effectively managing its funding. What Happened: Stark Bank, a Sao Paulo-based company, has witnessed a three-fold increase in its payment processing business, reaching 155 billion reais ($31 billion) in 2023. This expansion has resulted in a doubling of