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For the first time, the U.S. government will take a direct equity stake in a publicly traded quantum computing company. D-Wave Quantum has signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Department of Commerce for $100 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act — except this isn’t a conventional grant. Instead, Washington will receive newly issued common shares of equal value, giving the government a seat at the table and existing shareholders a fresh dilution worry. The market wasted no time pricing in the political seal of approval. In Frankfurt, shares touched €25.13 on Friday, a 13.25% gain…

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) — A Cary woman is sharing her story after losing thousands of dollars in a sophisticated jury duty scam that authorities say is increasingly targeting Wake County residents.Mia Bashir says the ordeal started with what seemed like a legitimate phone call from someone claiming to be a deputy. “I answered the phone and the guy introduced himself as a deputy,” Bashir told Troubleshooter Diane Wilson.What made the call seem real was the personal information the caller already knew.”He had my full name, my maiden name. He even read off my entire Social Security number. And so that…

For years, the India private equity story was easy to tell: A large economy, a young population, rising consumption, deep public markets, entrepreneurs building across sectors and, more recently, a region where global investors could still find growth at scale when large parts of Asia looked harder to underwrite. While these facts remain valid, they are no longer the most interesting part of the story. The more consequential shift is that India is past the point where global LPs need to be persuaded. That argument has largely been won. The real question now is more demanding. How much capital should…

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On Friday, silver surpassed $ 94 per ounce, creating another setup for a potential rally that could propel the market to unprecedented heights. Several factors contributed to the recent rise, including a multi-year supply-and-demand imbalance, booming industrial demand (especially for EVs, AI, and solar), rising investment demand, and increased geopolitical risks. I believe the recent price surge does not account for two emerging developments that could trigger a supply-and-demand crisis.China, the world’s largest consumer of silver, plays a crucial role in driving global demand for the metal. Following the Lunar New Year, there has been a significant uptick in restocking efforts for both…

Imagine a nation so small, so remote, it sees fewer tourists in a year than some Sydney beaches see in a single summer’s day. Now, picture that entire country, a vibrant tapestry of coral atolls and Polynesian culture, vanishing beneath the waves within our lifetime. It might sound like a scene from a disaster film but in fact, it’s the chilling reality facing Tuvalu, Australia’s closest neighbour in the Pacific, which NASA predicts will be largely underwater by 2050. MORE NEWS Luxury Aus room for rent comes with bizarre catch Landlord busts tenant on Ibiza trip amid rent row ‘Horrific’:…

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) global fixed income CIO Rick Rieder unveiled a bold price prediction for Bitcoin (BTC) even as the world’s largest cryptocurrency is currently trading nearly 50% lower than its record high price. Rieder appeared in a Bloomberg interview on June 15 and said Bitcoin is ultimately going considerably higher. There are some technical factors causing Bitcoin to trade sideways in the near term, but ultimately it is headed higher, he predicted. Related: Popular crypto firm reportedly makes big return to Bitcoin BlackRock launches second Bitcoin ETF BlackRock is the issuer of the largest U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to Bitcoin.…

Security teams are overwhelmed with IP data but struggle to identify threats due to anonymizing infrastructure like VPNs and residential proxies. A recent study by Spur Intelligence found that these anonymizing tools are present in nearly every security incident, yet many organizations lack the visibility and context to act effectively on this data, as reported by The Hacker News.Cybercriminals increasingly use VPNs and residential proxy networks to mask malicious activity, making traditional IP reputation and blocklist approaches less effective. The Spur Intelligence study revealed that nearly half of companies experience significant impacts from account takeovers and credential abuse facilitated by…

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, June 16, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PIMCO Canada Corp. (“PIMCO Canada”) today announced the 2026 second quarter cash distributions for the ETF series (“ETF Series”) of the PIMCO Canada mutual funds that distribute quarterly (“Funds”). Unitholders of record of the ETF Series, at the close of business on June 23, 2026, will receive a per-unit cash distribution payable on or about June 30, 2026. Details of the per-unit cash distribution amounts are as follows: Fund Name Ticker Cash Distribution per Unit PIMCO Managed Conservative Bond Pool PCON…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative conference, Elon Musk predicted that by 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Do the math. According to Musk, this technology could be worth $250 trillion by 2040. Put another way, that’s roughly equal to:…