X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money

42 X users donated to William Shatner’s charity in exchange for an early invite to X Money beta.

Diligent AI raises $2.5M to support KYC and AML teams with AI agents

London-based Diligent AI,a Y Combinator-backed startup developing autonomous AI analysts for financialcrime compliance, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The round was led bySpeedinvest alongsi…

Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center

Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees.

Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay

The Japan-based company reportedly aimed for a public valuation of at least ¥1.5 trillion ($10 billion).

Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran

Six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1 million by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.

OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets

The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.

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Monzo former CEO TS Anil appointed board vice-chair in boardroom shake-up

Monzo’s former CEO TS Anil has been appointed vice-chair of Monzo’s board, in a shake-up which sees an executive from an existing Monzo investor and a former Y Combinator executive take non-executive …

Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale

The new valuation is a 31% increase from $6.1 billion Plaid reached in April.

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next

Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes.