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FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale automated-news
FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale

UEFA and Concacaf's rejection of FIFA's plan to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup's commercial operations highlights uneasiness with private equity in sports.

01 Aug 2026 🔒
Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside automated-news
Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside

A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge—and keep using it after Defcon.

01 Aug 2026 🔒
If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked. You have been warned. automated-news
If Social Security’s funding crisis is the elephant in the room, this is the mouse everyone has overlooked. You have been warned.

“Delaying Social Security until 70 results in an increased monthly payment — and that comes with proportionally higher cost-of-living adjustments.”

01 Aug 2026 🔒
Should Hong Kong regulate loot boxes as addiction issues arise in mobile gaming? automated-news
Should Hong Kong regulate loot boxes as addiction issues arise in mobile gaming?

Playing strategic and role-playing mobile games has been a major leisure activity for Peter Lee* since he graduated in 2020, when social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic left him with little to do outside working hours. Unlike console games, Lee gained a sense of belonging in the mob

31 Jul 2026 🔒
Deposit rates rise as banks fight for funds automated-news
Deposit rates rise as banks fight for funds

Banks increased fresh term deposit rates in June, led by private lenders. The average domestic term deposit rate rose to 5.99% for scheduled commercial banks. Private banks saw a significant 27 basis point increase in their deposit rates. Public sector banks also raised rates by 7 basis points. Thei

31 Jul 2026 🔒
GM to launch new in-vehicle AI system later this year automated-news
GM to launch new in-vehicle AI system later this year

General Motors plans to launch a proprietary in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that's better tailored for its customers later this year.

31 Jul 2026 🔒
RBC's Calvasina Sees Nervousness, But 'No Panic' in Stocks automated-news
RBC's Calvasina Sees Nervousness, But 'No Panic' in Stocks

Lori Calvasina, head of US equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, joins Scarlet Fu and Tom Keene on "Bloomberg Money." They discuss stock trading by institutional and retail investors. Plus the firm's "Four Tiers of Fear". (Source: Bloomberg)

31 Jul 2026 🔒
Japan intelligence agency kicks off with focus on industrial espionage automated-news
Japan intelligence agency kicks off with focus on industrial espionage

Japan intelligence agency kicks off with focus on industrial espionage

31 Jul 2026 🔒
Why GCC integration matters more than ever automated-news
Why GCC integration matters more than ever

Gulf countries can't build their knowledge economies of the future on their own. The post Why GCC integration matters more than ever appeared first on Atlantic Council.

31 Jul 2026 🔒
Fifa stake sale could work — but not at this price automated-news
Fifa stake sale could work — but not at this price

Commercialisation does not always mean corruption

31 Jul 2026 🔒
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