News Corp: The Times and Sun publisher pens ‘beautiful friendship’ deal with OpenAI worth £200m May 23, 2024 OpenAI now has access to current and archived content from many of News Corp's publications, including The Times and The Sun.
Shell takes second place behind Exxon in oil supermajor earnings February 2, 2024 US oil heavyweights Chevron and Exxon have beaten a subdued global oil price to post their second-biggest profits in ten years.
Nadhim Zahawi’s lawyer from Osborne Clarke referred to disciplinary tribunal May 13, 2024 Nadhim Zahawi's lawyer from Osborne Clarke who made headlines after threatening Dan Neidle with libel now faces a Disciplinary Tribunal
Consensys swings first at the SEC April 30, 2024 So far, US-based court cases have littered this cycle, and the number of cases continues to grow. Previously, we saw Greyscale’s success in court enable the Bitcoin spot ETFs and fuel crypto’s move to new all-time highs. Currently, there is an ongoing feud between the SEC and exchanges Coinbase and Kraken. Recently, the regulator also picked a new nemesis in DeFi, suing decentralised exchange Uniswap.
JPMorgan’s dealmaking flurry being scrutinized by US regulator – reports April 7, 2023 JPMorgan Chase is being scrutinized by U.S. regulators for the due diligence the bank conducted on a number of its past acquisitions, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S. scheduled a specific audit of JPMorgan’s deal making after the bank [...]
Nanoco nears commercial production after $150m Samsung settlement August 8, 2023 Manchester-based Nanoco has said it is closer to commercial production than any other time in its history as it uses the proceeds of a legal battle with Samsung “to generate further value from its IP.” Nanoco makes cadmium-free quantum dots, a vital part of a host of anticipated technological development. In a trading update published [...]
The SEC Takes A Swing At Decentralised Exchange Uniswap April 12, 2024 The United States’ Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has struck against crypto once again. Their latest Wells notice, a warning indicating the regulator’s intent to pursue legal enforcement, targeted one of crypto’s most coveted decentralised finance (DeFi) applications, Uniswap. The decentralised exchange (DEX) just passed $2 trillion in lifetime trading volume. But Uniswap is just getting [...]
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance may become crypto’s next merger March 29, 2024 On Wednesday, news dropped that the SEC’s case against Coinbase will continue. Judge Failla ruled the regulator has a plausible argument Coinbase failed to register as a securities business. However, as the SEC tries to slow one crypto titan, another one emerges. This time it’s coming from the artificial intelligence sector.
Uniswap soars as SEC loses its bite February 27, 2024 Last Friday, a new proposal was released to upgrade Uniswap's (UNI) Protocol Governance. The change would enable a fee-sharing mechanism for token holders.
Frasers boss Mike Ashley’s legal battle against Morgan Stanley kicks off in London February 21, 2024 Ashley's business is claiming the US bank used "unlawful means" to close out bets on Hugo Boss stock, which resulted in the company losing around £50m.