Proud Poppy Clothing closes fourth store, doubles down on pop-up shops

Proud Poppy Clothing will continue to hold pop-up shops across the country, as administrators focus on restructuring the business. The post Proud Poppy Clothing closes fourth store, doubles down on pop-up shops appeared first on SmartCompany.

Hong Kong Transport Department Expands AI Use for Licensing and Traffic

Hong Kong’s Transport Department (TD) is expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across licensing services and traffic management as part of its broader smart mobility strategy. According to the department’s latest announcement, new projects coordinated by its AI Efficacy Enhancement Team aim to streamline application processing, improve traffic operations and strengthen digital transport services […]

Trump threatens countries doing business with Iran

Oil prices rose for a fifth straight session in early trading on Thursday after US President Donald Trump warned of “economic consequences” for any country that supports or provides a lifeline to Iran. Brent crude futures climbed 0.2 percent to $91.82 a barrel by 02:00 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were flat […]

Bearish crypto bets lose record $2.7 billion as bitcoin surges toward $70,000

Traders betting against crypto lost $2.74 billion in a day, more than the short side of the October 2025 crash that remains the biggest liquidation event in the market's history.

Oz2US Ventures is hosting free masterclasses for startup keen to crack the US market

The US market eats sloppy startups alive. Join Oz2US’s free masterclass to sharpen your GTM, compliance and beachhead plan.

Oz2US Ventures is hosting free masterclasses for startup keen to crack the US market

The US market eats sloppy startups alive. Join Oz2US’s free masterclass to sharpen your GTM, compliance and beachhead plan.

Ether jumps 18% to $2,250 as bitcoin tops $69,000 in broad crypto rally

Every major except tron posted double-digit weekly gains, with nearly $1.4 billion of short positions wiped out after the Treasury doubled its bond buybacks.

More than 1,000 genetic switches reveal why female immunity is different

More than 1,000 genetic switches behave differently in male and female immune cells, helping explain why women are much more vulnerable to autoimmune diseases such as lupus. Female immune systems appear genetically tuned for stronger inflammatory responses—a powerful defense against infection that may also make dangerous immune misfires more likely.

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Ant International’s FalconTST 2.0 Now Powers FX at Four Global Banks

Ant International has launched Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST) AI Model 2.0, its newest TST model to deliver more accurate forecasting in real-world FX risk management for cross-border payments. The FalconTST 2.0 model is said to demonstrate State-of-the-Art (SOTA) performance on the Mean Absolute Scaled Error (Metric), one of the most critical metrics used to evaluate [...] The post Ant International’s FalconTST 2.0 Now Powers FX at Four Global Banks appeared first on Fintech Singapo