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Italian fintech Conio secures EU licence for crypto services

Italian fintech Conio secures EU licence for crypto services

MILAN, June 17 (Reuters) - Conio, an Italian fintech backed by Poste Italiane and Banca Generali, has obtained a licence…

June 18, 2026

Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO; shares soar

June 17 (Reuters) - Allbirds changed its name to Smartbird on Wednesday and appointed former Amazon executive Nadia Carlsten as…

June 18, 2026

UK says three-quarters of cyberattacks on critical systems are linked to hostile states

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Three-quarters of cyberattacks targeting Britain's critical infrastructure can be linked to hostile state actors, the…

June 17, 2026

At G7, Macron says he expects progress on broadening access to Anthropic's Mythos

By Gabriel Stargardter EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he believed progress would…

June 17, 2026

Saudis seek EU approval for $55 billion EA deal, decision by July 22

BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - A group of investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has sought EU antitrust approval…

June 17, 2026

Telegram challenges India block, saying it will hurt free speech rights

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, June 17 (Reuters) - India's temporary block on the Telegram messaging app to prevent exam…

June 17, 2026

Saab invests $13 million in defence technology company Comand AI

COPENHAGEN, June 17 (Reuters) - Swedish defence equipment maker Saab said on Wednesday it had invested €11.1 million ($12.9 million)…

June 17, 2026

Quantum tech firm EigenQ to go public in $3 billion SPAC deal

June 17 (Reuters) - EigenQ will go public through a merger with blank-check company Silicon Valley Acquisition in a deal…

June 17, 2026

Do creatine gummies actually work? Lab tests reveal staggering truth

Lab testing says most creatine gummies barely contain creatine. Powders largely do. So are gummies a convenient upgrade or an…

June 17, 2026

Big Tech-backed coalition for carbon removal increases funding by $915 million, adds Anthropic

(Removes Salesforce, which is not a new participant but an existing member of the coalition, from paragraph 1) By Susanna…

June 17, 2026