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Video taken by a bystander shows people pointing to the man suspected of shooting at former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania and frantically warning law enforcement, just two minutes before the first burst of gunfire rang out, according to an analysis of the footage by The New York Times. “Someone’s on top of the roof,” one person is heard saying. “There he is, right there.”“He’s on the roof!” says another, calling to an officer. “Right here, right on the roof.”The footage shows the suspected gunman lying prone on the roof of a white structure, which The Times previously identified as the location from which shots were fired. The building is roughly 400 feet from the stage where Mr. Trump was standing, but was outside the rally’s security perimeter.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, “ Organizations: New York Times Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ The world's top 250 fintech companies of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe world's top 250 fintech companies of 2024Using a rigorous methodology, CNBC and Statista named the top 250 fintech companies globally for 2024. CNBC Tech Correspondent Ryan Browne has more.

Persons: Statista, Ryan Browne Organizations: CNBC, CNBC Tech

Microsoft reportedly said that it would give up its observer seat on the OpenAI board amid regulatory scrutiny into generative artificial intelligence in Europe and the U.S.Microsoft's Deputy General Counsel Keith Dolliver wrote a letter to OpenAI late Tuesday, according to multiple media reports, saying that the position had provided insights into the board's activities without compromising its independence. But the letter added that the seat was no longer needed Microsoft had "witnessed significant progress from the newly formed board," according to the Financial Times. CNBC has reached out to Microsoft and OpenAI for comment. The European Commission previously said Microsoft could face an antitrust investigation, as it looked at the markets for virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence. The Commission, which is the executive arm of the EU, said in January that it is "looking into some of the agreements that have been concluded between large digital market players and generative AI developers and providers" and singled out the Microsoft-OpenAI tie-up as a particular deal that it will be studying.

Persons: Keith Dolliver, OpenAI Organizations: Microsoft, U.S, Microsoft's, Financial Times, CNBC, European Commission Locations: Europe

☆ The German government owns around $2 billion in bitcoin — and it's freaking out crypto investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bitcoin has also been under selling pressure from the German government as well as collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Last month, the German government began selling bitcoin from a wallet operated by the country's Federal Criminal Police Office, referred to locally as the Bundeskriminalamt, or BKA. Bitcoin price reactionIn tandem with these sales, bitcoin has seen its price fall dramatically. At one point in the day, the entire crypto market had shed more than $170 billion in combined market capitalization in a 24-hour period, CoinGecko's data showed. Germany's bitcoin sales aren't the only concern for crypto investors.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: French left-wing shock victory, Boeing guilty plea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. However, recent profit-taking and valuation concerns led to a pullback and a rare downgrade from a Wall Street analyst. Get the CNBC Daily Open report in your inbox every morning and keep up to date with the markets wherever you are. Kolanovic wasn't the only Wall Street strategist to be caught out by the bull run — but rival banks have incrementally increased their calls.

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☆ Over $170 billion wiped off cryptocurrencies as market tanks on Mt. Gox bitcoin payout fears
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday as investors focused on the payout of nearly $9 billion to users of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. As of 9:20 a.m. London, time, bitcoin's price slumped more than 6% in 24 hours to hit $54,237.18, its lowest level since late February, according to data from CoinGecko. Rival token ether sank around 10% to $2,869.36. Altogether, the entire cryptocurrency market has shed more than $170 billion in combined market capitalization in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. This breaking news story is being updated.

Persons: Cryptocurrencies Organizations: CoinGecko Locations: Gox, London

☆ European markets open higher with UK election results in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, campaigns ahead of the general election, in Redditch, UK, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. LONDON — European stocks opened mostly higher on Friday as the U.K.'s general election draws focus in the region. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3% higher in early morning deals. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index climbed more than 0.2% as investors reacted to election results. Travel and leisure stocks were the standout gainers Friday, climbing 0.6%, as most sectors traded in positive territory.

Persons: Keir Starmer Organizations: Labour Party, LONDON Locations: Redditch, UK

Gox, the Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed into bankruptcy a decade ago, on Friday said that the company has begun to make payments in bitcoin and in bitcoin cash to some of its creditors. After declaring bankruptcy, 140,000 of the missing bitcoin were recovered — which means that roughly $9 billion worth of bitcoin will be returned to owners, in today's prices. Gox, Arkham Intelligence said Friday. Gox users, according to Arkham. A further $63.6 million of bitcoin was sent to an unknown counterparty, which Arkham said was "likely a listed repayments exchange."

Persons: Thomas Trutschel, Gox, bitcoin, Arkham Organizations: Photothek, Arkham Intelligence Locations: Mt, Gox, bitcoin, Tokyo, Arkham

☆ Bitcoin slides to two-month low as Fed signals it's not ready to cut rates yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin's price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty ImagesBitcoin's price slumped to around $57,000 apiece Thursday, hitting a two-month low after the U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes from its June meeting indicating the central bank isn't yet ready to cut interest rates. Since then, bitcoin has pared losses somewhat and was trading at $57,932.57, down 3.4% as of 5:05 p.m. London time. Higher interest rates are typically less favorable for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as it dampens investor risk appetite. ETFs allow investors to buy a product that tracks the price of bitcoin without owning the underlying cryptocurrency.

Persons: bitcoin, Bitcoin, Crypto, CCData Organizations: Getty, U.S . Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: London, U.S, Gox

☆ Revolut CEO confident on UK bank license approval as fintech firm hits record $545 million profit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — The boss of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic about the company's chances of being granted a U.K. banking license, as a jump in users saw the firm report record full-year pre-tax profits. Several small financial institutions have been able to win approval for a banking license with few customers, he added. "U.K. banking licenses are being approved for smaller companies," Storonsky said. A bank license would enable it to offer loans in the U.K. One conditions set by the Bank of England for granting Revolut its U.K. banking license, was to collapse its six classes of shares into ordinary shares.

Persons: Revolut, Nikolay Storonsky, we'll, Storonsky, SoftBank Organizations: CNBC, British, EMI, Prudential, Authority, Bank of England, Financial Times

☆ Meta accused of breaching EU antitrust rules over ad-supported subscription service
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of Facebook parent Meta are down more than 30% this year amid a troubling macro environment and weaker-than-expected results. Facebook parent company Meta was on Monday accused by EU regulators of failing to comply with the bloc's landmark antitrust rules over its recently introduced ad-supported social networking service. The Commission labelled the ad-supported subscription option a "pay or consent" model — which means users have to either pay to use Meta's platforms ad-free, or consent to their data being processed for personalized advertising. The company separately told Reuters in a statement that its ad-supported subscription model "follows the direction of the highest court in Europe and complies with the DMA." Meta has previously pointed to this ruling as a reason for introducing the subscription offer.

Persons: Meta Organizations: Facebook, Meta, CNBC, Reuters, European Court of Justice Locations: Europe

☆ Crypto firm Circle gets approval to issue stablecoin in EU under bloc’s strict rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this article USDC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTLaunched in 2018 by crypto firm Circle, USDC is now the second-biggest stablecoin globally, with more than $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. The company said it is also opening up its Circle Mint, which allows businesses to mint and redeem Circle stablecoins, in France. That's because according to MiCA, crypto businesses are able to offer their services in one EU country and "passport" them out into other markets within the bloc. After that point, crypto companies will have until July 2026 to become fully compliant with MiCA. Launched in September 2018 by Circle and crypto exchange Coinbase, USDC is now the second-biggest stablecoin globally, with $32.4 billion worth of tokens in circulation, according to CoinGecko data.

Persons: Circle, it's, Prudentiel, Jeremy Allaire, Allaire, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, USDT Organizations: Getty, EMI, Union's, U.S ., Investors, European Union, Circle Locations: France, Crypto, U.S, European

In a few days, bankrupt Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Disbursements will be in a mix of bitcoin and bitcoin cash, an early offshoot of the original cryptocurrency. Gox — short for "Magic: The Gathering Online Exchange" — was once the largest spot bitcoin exchange globally, claiming to handle around 80% of all global dollar trades for bitcoin. Gox users would likely translate to huge sales in bitcoin as investors look to lock in gains. Vijay Ayyar, head of consumer growth for Asia-Pacific at crypto exchange Gemini, said that the overall impact of the Mt.

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Users of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. At the height of its success, the platform was the largest spot bitcoin exchange in the world, claiming to handle around 80% of all global dollar trades for bitcoin. Gox creditors creates "downside risk" next month, though it would be short-lived. Gox creditors take place in July, [this] creates a trajectory where crypto prices come under further pressure in July, but start rebounding from August onwards," the analysts wrote. Gox creditors opted for in-kind reimbursement has to do with the tax implications.

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Bitcoin mining companies have expansive data centers, with access to fiber lines and large amounts of power across the U.S. They're exactly the types of facilities needed for compute-intensive AI operations, which means their sites and technology are in high demand. Core Scientific will deliver 70 megawatts of computing infrastructure to support CoreWeave's operations. Earlier this month, CoreWeave offered to buy Core Scientific for $1.02 billion, not long after their initial agreement. Core Scientific rejected the bid.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, CoreWeave, Adam Sullivan Organizations: JPMorgan, Core, Nvidia

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☆ Thom Browne’s 2024 couture collection takes a lead from the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Paris CNN —True to his theatrical form, Thom Browne’s fall 2024 couture show opened with spectacle. The collection featured couture made from muslin "toiles" as well as intricate embroidery and needlework in gold, silver and bronze. Thom Browne (which has, since 2018, been part of Zegna group who own a 90% stake) is also a ready-to-wear business currently offered in over 300 department-stores and boutiques across 40 countries, as well as in 110 Thom Browne retail stores. “I like to entertain and to ground it in beautifully made clothes.”"The work in progress becomes the final work... Couture," wrote Thom Browne in their show notes, of the decision to use toile in the collection. Kristy Sparow/Getty ImagesPerhaps surprisingly for a couture collection, it was muslin — the simple, lightweight cotton used to create initial mock-ups of clothes (called “toiles”) at ateliers — that comprised much of Browne’s finished pieces.

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☆ Britain looks to upstage France with play for world's third major AI hub after U.S., China
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But key challenges face the country as it looks to become the world's third-biggest AI hub. At the London Tech Week conference in the Olympia events venue earlier this month, tech executives from around the world touted London and the U.K. as a place to invest. London vs. FranceLondon is facing heated rivalry from France for the title of European AI leader. Can the UK keep its European AI crown? Seeking regulatory clarityAnother key source of uncertainty for tech leaders is the future of AI regulation in the U.K.

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☆ Europe is at risk of over-restricting AI and falling behind U.S. and China, Dutch prince says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Prince Constantijn is special envoy to Techleap, a Dutch startup accelerator. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty ImagesAMSTERDAM — Europe is at risk of falling behind the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence as it focuses on regulating the technology, according to Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands. Prince Constantijn is the third and youngest son of former Dutch Queen Beatrix and the younger brother of reigning Dutch King Willem-Alexander. "We've seen this in the data space [with GDPR], we've seen this now in the platform space, and now with the AI space," Constantijn added. Plus, when it comes to developing applications that use AI, "Europe is definitely going to be competitive," Constantijn noted.

Persons: Prince Constantijn, Patrick Van Katwijk, Constantijn, Dutch Queen Beatrix, Dutch King Willem, Alexander, innovating, hasn't Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Union, EU, U.S, National Academies of Sciences Locations: Techleap, Dutch, AMSTERDAM, Europe, China, Netherlands, Amsterdam, U.S

☆ Tech giants bet next-generation optical networks will reduce AI's climate impact, aid 6G transition
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

IOWN Global Forum is a global group aiming to develop technical standards for all-photonics networks. "Mobile traffic is growing more and more every day," Katsuhiko Kawazoe, chair of the IOWN Global Forum, told CNBC via email. "Data centers are becoming bigger and bigger, and hyperscale data centers are a struggle for societies' carbon reductions," Kawashima said. "To deploy antennas, we need optical fiber to connect antennas to radio data centers," Kawashima explained. For now, the IOWN Global Forum is working toward achieving its main goals by 2030.

Persons: —, Kawazoe, Gonzalo Camarillo, OpenAI's, Kawashima, Banks, NTT's Kawashima Organizations: Getty, Microsoft, Google, Intel, Sony, IOWN, photonics, NTT, Ericsson, Nokia, SK Hynix, CNBC, IOWN Global, NTT Corporation, Mitsubishi, Netflix, Amazon, 5G

☆ Nvidia's half-a-trillion dollar wipeout leaves global chip stocks volatile
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Global semiconductor stocks saw volatile trading on Tuesday after a slump in shares of Nvidia during the previous session. ASML is a key player in the global semiconductor market. ASMI , meanwhile, was up 0.4% while Soitec rose 0.4%, reversing losses earlier in the day as Nvidia shares recovered. Asian semiconductor shares also had a volatile day. Taiwanese chip firm MediaTek's shares fell 1.8%, while South Korean firm Samsung slipped 0.3%.

Persons: chipmaking giant's, ASMI Organizations: Nvidia Corporation, Nvidia, chipmaking, South, Samsung, SK Hynix Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Europe, Asia, U.S, Switzerland

☆ Gold Medal Looks in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hence Miranda Priestley’s famous “Florals? During an Olympic summer in the city hosting the Games? And yet the result, at least when it came to these two collections, actually was. Welcome to the age of athcouture. It’s one way to take fashion’s most hidebound art — the made-to-order styles for the .001 percent; the laboratory of fashion, where a lucky few designers get to play to their hearts’ content — and make it relevant.

Persons: Miranda Priestley’s, Wears, Rodin, Faith Ringgold, Thom Browne Organizations: Paris, Dior Locations: American

☆ Nvidia-backed AI startup Synthesia now lets you make multilingual video presentations using just your phone or webcam
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Synthesia, which says it's used by nearly half of the Fortfune 500, uses AI avatars for all kinds of purposes. Synthesia's AI video assistant can produce summaries of entire articles and documents. SynthesiaSynthesia also launched a new AI video assistant which can produce summaries of entire articles and documents. The company's competitors include AI video tools Veed, Colossyan, Elai, and HeyGen. And Chinese-owned social media app TikTok also recently debuted Symphony Assistant, a product that allows creators to make their own AI avatars.

Persons: Synthesia, hasn't, Victor Riparbelli, Riparbelli, they're, Synthesia Synthesia Organizations: Nvidia, CNBC, Microsoft, Accel Locations: London, Nigerian

☆ The best-funded generative AI startups in Europe have something in common: Big Tech experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That figure rose to more than a third (38%) for the top 40 European and Israeli generative AI companies in terms of venture funding raised, and 60% for the top 10 generative AI companies for funding levels. Google bought British AI lab DeepMind in 2014, and the firm's tech is now key to AI products including its Gemini generative AI tools. Many AI founders are professors, tooAccel noted universities play a major role in the creation of generative AI startups. British universities are the most popular study destination for generative AI founders, Accel's research found. France's Ecole Polytechnique is the second-highest academic founder factory in Europe, with 7% of generative AI founders having studied there.

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☆ Klarna rival Zilch raises $125 million with aim to triple sales and accelerate path to IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Zilch initially sourced credit for its installment plans and other loans from Goldman Sachs 's private credit arm. The additional $190 million of credit will become available to Zilch as the firm continues to grow. Once Zilch has reaches the $315 million maximum funding threshold, it expects to generate nearly $10 billion of GMV by 2026. The firm reported revenues of £30 million ($38 million) in the 12 months ended March 2023. Zilch also has an advertising sales network where it provides placements for retailers to promote their wares to consumers.

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