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☆ Officials Urge Moldova to Seize Opportunity for EU Membership
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Alexander TanasCHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova launched a nationwide discussion on securing European Union membership, with senior officials and academics urging their compatriots to seize every opportunity to join the bloc or run the risk of being left behind or sinking into chaos. Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu launched the discussion on EU membership on Friday, saying that public participation "has a critical meaning in building a more prosperous future within the framework of the community of Europe". The Moscow-sympathetic opposition, thrown out of power by Sandu's landslide 2020 election victory, is sceptical about EU membership. Moldovans, their country wedged between Ukraine and EU member Romania, have proved enthusiastic. Sandu and other officials have suggested that Moldova should forge ahead with its EU membership bid and ignore separatist Transdniestria, much like Cyprus was allowed to join despite the Turkish occupation of its northern regions since the 1970s.

Persons: Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Maia Sandu, Nicu Popescu, Vlad Culminschi, Transdniestria, Sandu, Ron Popeski, Leslie Adler Organizations: European Union, Moscow's, Institute of Strategic Initiatives Locations: Moldova, Soviet Moldova, Ukraine, Sandu, Russian, Transdniestria, Europe, Moscow, Romania, Cyprus, Soviet Union

☆ Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on credit cards: This is an industry waiting to be disrupted
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on credit cards: This is an industry waiting to be disruptedVlad Tenev, Robinhood co-founder and CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the slowdown of retail investors, the outlook for Robinhood, and more.

Persons: Vlad Tenev, Robinhood

☆ I tried the new Coke flavor made with AI. I was surprised by the taste.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Coca-Cola y3000 is a new, limited edition flavor that promises to transport your taste buds into the next millennium. I was surprised that I liked Zero Sugar better. The Zero Sugar has zero calories and contains aspartame. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn the first sip, I struggled to tell the difference between Coca-Cola Y3000 and regular Coke. One thing that surprised me is that I enjoyed the Zero Sugar version more.

Persons: Oana Vlad, Coca, Haley Tenore Organizations: Service, Cola Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Robinhood is cutting jobs, reorganizing teams, and focusing on credit cards to solve a shrinking user base, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Ashley Stewart | Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Robinhood is laying off more employees and reorganizing teams as part of a new focus on credit cards as the company tries to mitigate a shrinking user base, insiders say. In June, Robinhood announced plans to acquire no-fee credit card startup X1 for $95 million. Credit cards are much higher-margin products than stock-trading and generally less exposed to volatile markets. X1 and Robinhood's future in credit cards were the focus of the company's last all-employee meeting, the person said. The layoff was widely reported, but audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by Insider recently showed ongoing cuts have been deeper .

Persons: Robinhood, we've, Vlad Tenev, Tenev Organizations: Robinhood, JPMorgan, Menlo, Say Technologies, TechCrunch Locations: , California

☆ In thick of wild-card race, Jays eye series win vs. Red Sox
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 16 - After being swept in a four-game series by the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays can clinch their three-game set with the visiting Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays (81-67) took the series opener 3-0 over the Red Sox (74-74) on Friday night. "We've got a 15-game season right now," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before the Friday game. The victory moved the Blue Jays to within a half-game of the Seattle Mariners (81-66) for the third American League wild-card spot. The Red Sox have lost eight of their past 10 and have fallen out of the AL wild-card race.

Persons: We've, John Schneider, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Jose Berrios, Brayan Bello, Guerrero, Schneider, Bo Bichette's, Vlad, Bo, Springer, Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Chris Sale, Alex Cora, he's, Triston Casas, Nate Pearson, Bowden Francis, Chris Murphy, Brandon Walter, Worcester, Murphy Organizations: Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Boston, Seattle Mariners, American League, Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Bassitt, Toronto, Baltimore Orioles, Sox, Triple, Buffalo, Worcester, Thomson Locations: Texas, Toronto, Boston, Buffalo

☆ U.S. vs. China: The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Can Robinhood Reinvent Investing Again? CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting on It. Robinhood gained millions of users during the GameStop craze. CEO Vlad Tenev is now focused on growing Robinhood into more than just a trading app. WSJ sat down with him to hear his plans.

Persons: Vlad Tenev, Robinhood, Adam Falk Organizations: GameStop

☆ Can Robinhood Reinvent Investing Again? CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting on It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

These Tiny Scottish Islands Are Betting Big on Wind as Oil Dries Up For 50 years, the Shetland Islands in the North Sea have relied on nearby oil resources to keep their economy humming. Now, as oil fields dry up, this tiny U.K. archipelago is shifting to offshore and onshore wind farms to power its economy. Photo: William Edwards/AFP

Persons: William Edwards Locations: Shetland

☆ Coke's latest mystery flavor is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The latest one, Coca-Cola Y3000, fits the bill. Coca-Cola has used its Creations platform, responsible for limited-edition flavors like Y3000, to try to make the brand resonate with younger consumers. Like all Creations drinks, Coca-Cola Y3000 is designed to taste mostly like Coke, with a bit of something else. For the product’s packaging — which appears to allude to a Y2K aesthetic with funky bubbles, pink and blue coloring and a pixelated logo — Coca-Cola used AI-generated images to create a mood board for inspiration. “They’re more engaging and more interesting, demonstrably, than a flavor, a Coke with vanilla or something,” he said.

Persons: it’s “, ”, Rosalía, “ We’re, Oana Vlad, James Quincey, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Riot Games, of Legends, CNN Locations: New York, United States, Canada, Dreamworld

☆ AI expert is a hot new position in the freelance jobs market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ophelia Anwah | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Three years ago, becoming an AI expert would involve "deep knowledge in machine learning algorithms, deep learning AI in general, and a lot of technical things," said Hu, who works through Fiverr on chatbot implementation projects. The rise of generative AI is rapidly reshaping the freelance tech job market, with AI-related job posts from employers and searches among job seekers surging across career and freelance job platforms, including LinkedIn, Upwork and Fiverr. There is opportunity for freelancers expert in AI to take advantage of the lack of AI skills among existing industry professionals, across sectors of the economy. She added that independent methods of education, including YouTube videos or blogs focused on AI skills, are becoming more sought after in the workforce. Hu said to start with the basics, including use of OpenAI tools, like ChatGPT, ChatGPT API, Dall-E, and davinci.

Persons: —, Hu, Vlad Hu, Hu isn't, Fiverr, Karin Kimbrough, we've, Margaret Lilani, Lilani, Victoria Papalian Organizations: LinkedIn, Microsoft, Freelance Locations: Fiverr, U.S

☆ Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Friday a Ukrainian drone attack had hit a Russian military base deep inside annexed Crimea, while residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure. Ukrainian intelligence officials said the attack struck Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade based in Perevalnoye, a town more than 200 km (120 miles) from Ukraine-controlled territory. Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea in 2014, declaring it Russian territory. The United States says it supports Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets on the Black Sea peninsula of because it should be demilitarised. "Why was a gate to the military town closed?"

Persons: Ukraine's, Andriy Yusov, Kyrylo Budanov, Abdul Has, Vlad, Julia Julia, Lis, Maria Tsvetkova, William Mallard Organizations: Coastal Defence Brigade, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Russia's, Perevalnoye, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukraine's Crimea, United States, New York

☆ Bloomberg LP names Vlad Kliatchko CEO in top level overhaul - The Information
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg speaks during a meeting with Earthshot prize winners and finalists at the Glasgow Science Center during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - Bloomberg LP is replacing CEO Michael Bloomberg with product head Vlad Kliatchko and appointing former Bank of England governor Mark Carney as its chair in a management shake-up, the Information reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. New members will be appointed to the board and existing members will become emeritus, according to the report. Thomson Reuters-owned Reuters News competes with Bloomberg News, a unit of Bloomberg L.P. Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: New York Michael Bloomberg, Alastair Grant, Michael Bloomberg, Vlad Kliatchko, Mark Carney, JP Zammitt, Patti Roskill, Thomson, Bloomberg L.P, Yuvraj Malik, Arun Koyyur Organizations: New York, Glasgow Science Center, Change, Bloomberg, Bank of England, Thomson Reuters, Reuters, Bloomberg News, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Bloomberg L.P., a Financial Data Giant, Overhauls Its Leadership Ranks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | More About Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of the financial data colossus Bloomberg L.P., announced a new chief executive and president on Monday, a possible indication of who will take over for him when he steps away from the company. Mr. Bloomberg, 81, also announced plans to appoint a new board to steer the business, a purveyor of data terminals that generates more than $12 billion in revenue annually. Vlad Kliatchko, 54, Bloomberg’s chief product officer, was appointed chief executive of the company, Mr. Bloomberg said in a memo to employees Monday. Mr. Bloomberg said in his memo that he had no plans to step away any time soon, noting that he was not taking on any new title. Neither Mr. Zammitt nor Mr. Kliatchko is replacing anyone at the company; the last chief executive at Bloomberg, Dan Doctoroff, stepped down in 2014.

Persons: Michael R, Bloomberg L.P, Vlad Kliatchko, Bloomberg, Jean, Paul Zammitt, Zammitt, Kliatchko, Dan Doctoroff Organizations: Bloomberg

☆ Vlad the Impaler, the terrifying ruler and inspiration behind Dracula, may have cried actual tears of blood, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he suffered from hemolacria, which causes blood to be present in tears. There are a wide variety of disorders that can cause blood tears, ranging from blood clotting issues to unusual menstruation. Analysis of the proteins found traces of a bacteria that causes plague, but this disease is not linked to blood tears. "To our reckoning, this is the first time such research has been carried out and has helped to bring to the limelight the health status of Vlad Dracula the Impaler," the authors said in the study.

Persons: Vlad, Dracula, Vlad III, Vlad Drăculea, Pittalá, Maria Gaetana Giovanna Pittalà, Vincenzo Cunsolo, —, Vlad the, Alexandreea Alexandru, Bram Stoker, Stoker, Vlad Dracula Organizations: Service, University of Catania Locations: hemolacria, Wall, Silicon, Italy

During a week spent with troops around the town of Orikhiv, CNN saw a palpable improvement in morale as some advances appeared to be made. Destroyed buildings in the city of Orikhiv in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, which has been pummelled for months by Russian bombardment. Russian air superiority is taking Ukrainian lives daily, with half-ton bombs landing frequently – sometimes 20 in as many minutes. Ukrainian troops constantly relocate and hide their vehicles at every opportunity to frustrate Russian targeting. Brice Lane/CNNA Ukrainian tank fires from a treeline towards Russian forces on the country's southern frontline.

Persons: Eastern Ukraine CNN —, Ukraine’s, that’s, –, ”, Vitaly, Brice Lane, chatted, Eugene, “, Vlad, ” Eugene, Andrei, CNN Vlad, …, Julia, it’s Organizations: Eastern Ukraine CNN, NATO, CNN, 15th National Guard, Kyiv, 15th National Guard Brigade, ”, Russian Locations: Eastern Ukraine, Soviet, Robotine, Orikhiv, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian, Ukraine's, Ukrainian

☆ Cloud stocks falter as Datadog trims 2023 revenue expectations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Cloud stocks slipped on Tuesday, after one of the more prominent ones, Datadog , lowered its full-year revenue guidance as organizations remain engaged in cost-saving exercises. Then inflation hit, central bankers raised interest rates, and investors began selling holdings in fast-growing cloud stocks and rotating into safer investments that could more consistently offer returns. Executives at many cloud companies responded by reducing overhead, sometimes in the form of layoffs. Cloud stocks began to rebound, but many, including Datadog, have yet to trade above their record highs from 2021. Like Datadog, Everbridge , whose software helps companies respond to emergencies, lowered its growth expectations for the full year on Tuesday.

Persons: Datadog, Refinitiv, Olivier Pomel, Pomel, Bernstein, Peter Weed, Covid, RingCentral, Hewlett Packard, Tarek Robbiati, Vlad Shmunis, Sonalee Parekh, Patrick Brickley Organizations: Computing Fund, Bernstein Research, Nasdaq Locations: U.S, Smartsheet, Snowflake

☆ Get nearly 5% on your idle cash at this brokerage firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If you're hoping to earn a return on cash that's merely sitting in your investment account, a handful of brokerage firms have sweetened the yields on your idle dollars. Whether you're buying short-term Treasurys or locking money into a certificate of deposit, you stand to make money on your cash. Robinhood Gold, a subscription service for retail investors, is now paying an annual percentage yield of 4.9% on money in cash sweep accounts. Cash sweep balances in Robinhood Gold have grown to $11 billion, more than doubling since the beginning of the year. Other firms hike their yields on cash as they aim to attract more deposits, which seems to be the case at Robinhood. "

Persons: we've, Vlad Tenev, IBKR, HOOD, Craig Siegenthaler, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fidelity, Vanguard, Bank of America, LPL, Interactive Brokers

☆ Robinhood swaps meme-green tights for duller look
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Robinhood logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) is looking more grown-up - and more boring. The problem: Users are still fleeing, and nearly half of revenue comes from interest that is destined to fade. Robinhood warned last quarter that a 100 basis-point drop in interest rates would lead to a hit equivalent to an 11% fall in revenue. When the Federal Reserve eventually turns to cutting rates, Robinhood will need more users to fill that hole.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Vlad Tenev, ” That’s, Robinhood, Ben Winck, Jonathan Guilford, Sharon Lam Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Stock, Federal Reserve, Twitter, Adidas, InBev, Thomson

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: PayPal, Robinhood, Qualcomm, Clorox, DoorDash and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The company is calling for revenue ranging between $610 million and $645 million, while analysts called for $632 million, per Refinitiv. Qualcomm posted $8.44 billion in adjusted revenue, while analysts polled by Refinitiv forecast $8.5 billion. Zillow forecasts revenue of $458 million to $486 million, while analysts polled by FactSet are calling for revenue of $488.1 million. The company reported revenue of $494 million in the second quarter, while analysts polled by Refinitiv anticipated $473 million. The company posted $533 million in revenue, while analysts polled by Refinitiv sought $518 million.

Persons: Vlad Tenev, Baiju Bhatt, Etsy, DoorDash, FactSet, Qorvo, Refinitiv, Tripadvisor, Darla Mercado Organizations: Refinitiv, Qualcomm —, Qualcomm, MGM Resorts, MGM, PayPal, Refinitiv . Revenue, Unity Locations: New York City

☆ Ariel Investments share why they like these Korean banking stocks and Philippine real estate stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAriel Investments share why they like these Korean banking stocks and Philippine real estate stocksVlad Byalik of Ariel Investments shares his stock picks in South Korea and the Philippines.

Persons: Vlad Byalik Organizations: Ariel Investments Locations: Philippine, South Korea, Philippines

☆ Ikea left Russia — but yet another copycat has popped up in its place. The real store says it could take action.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Good Luck, an Ikea copycat, joins the ranks of rebranded dupes of many western chains in Russia. And now, a store called Good Luck has opened in Moscow as an Ikea copycat. "The departure of Ikea is not a reason to abandon the usual interior design," Good Luck writes on its website. There are no suppliers for bathroom and kitchen items yet, employees at the store told the Moscow Times. Vlad Karkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesConvincing Ikea dupe or not, Good Luck already has ambitious plans for expansion, it says.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, McD's, Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr, —, it's, Good Luck, couldn't, McDonald's, ALEXANDER NEMENOV, Luck, Vlad Karkov Organizations: Ikea, Moscow Times, Service, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried, McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks, Getty, Swed, IKEA Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Kentucky, Moscow, McDonalds, Zara, Ukraine, Swedish, Russian, Belarusian, AFP, Soviet

Three Russian attack helicopters swooped in low over the city of Kreminna, strafing Ukrainian frontline positions just outside the city. Russian drones circled overhead while Moscow’s ground forces fired heavy machine guns to flush out Ukrainians from foxholes hidden in the dappled light of the pine forest. As exploding artillery shells shook the ground around him on Saturday morning, Vlad, a 27-year-old Ukrainian drone operator, spotted a Russian armored personnel carrier bringing more troops to the battle. “They are constantly attacking us,” said Lt. Col. Matviychuk Oleh, a 49-year-old battalion commander with Ukraine’s 100th Territorial Defense Brigade. So far they have been able to prevent a major Ukrainian breakthrough.

Persons: Vlad, ”, Matviychuk Organizations: 100th Territorial Defense Brigade Locations: Russian, Kreminna, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ A former Wagner fighter described Prigozhin as a 'cocky idiot' who pitted soldiers against each other for personal gain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Wagner fighters have condemned Yevgeny Prigozhin for leading the armed revolt against Russia. One fighter, identified only as Roman, told the Moscow Times that Prigozhin is a "cocky idiot." He blamed the mercenary leader for pitting soldiers against each other for personal reasons. "My comrades and I fought for the country, not for some cocky idiot and his personal ambitions," Roman told the Moscow Times, referring to the infighting between Prigozhin and Russian military leaders that preceded the attempted rebellion. Another former Wagner fighter, identified only as Vlad, told the Moscow Times that he signed up for Wagner to "defend his country" and not "out of sympathy for Prigozhin."

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, Roman, Vlad, Sergei Shoigu, Staff Valery Gerasimov Organizations: Russia, Moscow Times, Service, Wagner PMC, Prigozhin, Russian Defence, Russian, Staff Locations: Wall, Silicon, Moscow, Rostov, Belarus, Prigozhin, Bakhmut, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, St . Petersburg

☆ Analysis: Prigozhin's fate remains unclear and it signals more trouble in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jill Dougherty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The bizarre tale of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former pal-turned-mutineer, just got a whole lot weirder. His men had three choices: follow Prigozhin to Belarus, join the regular Russian military, or stop fighting and go home. He was a tough guy strutting about in camouflage, whose fighters could win battles in Ukraine that the regular Russian military couldn’t handle. Prigozhin’s ultimate fate is still unclear, but he is only one of Putin’s problems. And that portends more repression, more “settling scores,” and more fighting behind the scenes in Putin’s Russia.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin’s, Wagner, –, ”, Alexander Lukashenko, Lukashenko, Prigozhin, Putin, Vlad Karkov, “ Organizations: CNN, Putin’s, ” Locations: Russian, Belarusian, Russia, Belarus, St . Petersburg, Moscow, Prigozhin’s St, Petersburg, Ukraine, Rostov, Vesti

☆ Scientists see surprising brain activity in sleeping octopuses that could mean they dream like us
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists observed sleeping octopuses and saw their brains enter a deep sleep like ours. This deep sleep is similar to a dream state in mammals, so octopuses may also dream. For the study, scientists spied on multiple sleeping octopuses. By studying the octopus's brain activity, the team found that these cephalopods have similar active and quiet sleep cycles to us mammals and that certain periods of their active stage resembles rapid eye movement sleep. REM sleep is often when humans dream, leading scientists to wonder if octopuses may dream like us.

Persons: —, Vlad Tchompalov, Samuel Sloss Organizations: Service, University of Washington School of Medicine, UW, Neuroscience, New, Wildlife Locations: Bonaire, Caribbean

☆ Romanian prosecutors change human trafficking charge against Andrew Tate
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUCHAREST, June 13(Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human trafficking in continued form, saying it was a more serious crime than separate counts of trafficking. The Tate brothers and two Romanian female suspects are under house arrest pending a criminal investigation for suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, accusations they have denied. Under Romanian legislation, prosecutors have filed charges against the four suspects, but the case is under investigation and has not yet gone to trial. On Tuesday, Romania's DIICOT anti-organised crime prosecuting unit notified the Tate brothers that the human trafficking charge had changed to trafficking in continued form, a DIICOT spokesperson said. Also on Tuesday, DIICOT prosecutors said they had opened a separate criminal investigation against a Romanian man close to the Tate brothers on allegations of human trafficking and forming a criminal crime group to sexually exploit seven women.

Persons: Andrew Tate, Tristan, Tate, Romania's, DIICOT, Vlad Obuzic, Luiza Ilie, Ed Osmond Organizations: Prosecutors, Tate, Thomson Locations: BUCHAREST, Bucharest, Romanian

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