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Google announced the expansion of its AI-powered learning tools across Africa, offering eligible higher education students in 27 countries one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. The offer provides access to Gemini Omni, two times higher usage limits in Gemini, 400 GB of cloud storage across Google

Axi launched a redesigned website and visual identity while keeping its existing logo and red colour scheme. The broker made the update to bring its trading platform, copy trading, and Axi Select capital allocation programme under one presentation. The refreshed international website now gives

Solana (SOL) broke above its first major bear-market resistance zone after months of consolidation, with the cryptocurrency testing the $100 level. Traders Bluntz and Leo highlighted the technical significance of this breakout, noting that SOL cleared resistance formed during its decline from the $2

Two crypto wallets, potentially belonging to the same trader, closed their bitcoin long positions on August 25 for a combined profit of $11.6 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The exit followed a nearly two-month holding period during which bitcoin climbed

Chainlink announced 12 new integrations across 10 blockchains in its latest weekly update, expanding its cross-chain data and infrastructure footprint. The integrations span DeFi, liquidity, and data services, according to Chainlink's update. The development adds to Chainlink's position as one of

Gorilla Technology (GRRR) revealed that major AI infrastructure deployments remain outside its above-consensus 2027 revenue forecast and disclosed contracts that have been won but not yet announced, as shares track toward their best monthly performance in over a year. The company expects 2027 revenu

United Airlines announced Tuesday it will add 10 new international routes in 2027, spanning destinations from Okinawa, Japan, to Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting March 27. The expansion targets travelers seeking alternatives to overcrowded European cities and aims to grow profits amid rising costs,

Dick's Sporting Goods reported quarterly revenue of $5.59 billion for the period ended Aug. 1, missing Wall Street expectations of $5.65 billion. The company lowered its full-year net sales outlook to a range of $21.9 billion to $22.2 billion from a previous range of $22.1 billion to $22.4 billion.

A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted Brent C. Kovar of operating a $24 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Kovar owned Profit Connect, a Las Vegas company that from late 2017 until July 2021 falsely claimed to run ar

Coinbase selected Chainlink as the official oracle infrastructure for its tokenized stocks on Base, starting with shares linked to Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and Nvidia. The feeds provide decentralized applications with reference values for trading, collateral, and structured products. Trading is

The altcoin market experienced a sharp capital influx during the third week of August. Total2, the combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, rose by approximately $215 billion between August 19 and August 22, 2026, according to multiple market trackers. T

Visa has partnered with cross-border payments firm Nium for a stablecoin settlement pilot under Singapore's BLOOM initiative, testing whether regulated USD and euro-backed stablecoins can settle payments seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. The pilot aims to close gaps left by

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares gained over 3% in pre-market trade on Tuesday after Raymond James upgraded the stock to 'Strong Buy' from 'Outperform' and raised its price target to $641 from $565. The upgrade was driven by AMD's

XRP recorded more than $12.5 billion in 7-day spot volume across 10 major exchanges, according to market commentator X Finance Bull, adding momentum to its recovery from the $1.00 region. The cryptocurrency gained 50% on the weekly chart to trade at $1.49, per CoinCodex data. The volume surge is

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission advanced its framework for locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds from proposed principles to draft regulations Monday while revising its approach to foreign digital asset custodians. The regulator issued two consultation papers

Hong Kong stocks fluctuated narrowly on Tuesday (August 25) and closed collectively lower. The Hang Seng Index edged down 0.02% to close at 25,511.10 points, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.12% to 4,588.54 points, and the

Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, saw its 840,447 BTC position swing from a $9.5 billion unrealized loss to a $4.7 billion unrealized profit in less than a week. The turnaround occurred as bitcoin rallied past the company's $75,385 average acquisition cost on

Hanmi Pharmaceutical stocks fell 7.22% to 501,000 won on the 25th, one day after hitting the daily upper trading limit of 540,000 won, according to Korea Exchange data. The decline followed profit-taking after the previous day's surge triggered by news of a licensing deal for an obesity drug

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or SCBHK, became the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial, the bank announced Monday. SCBHK is engaging eligible institutional clients and partners on uses including tokenized