Entrepreneurship

Oil wavers near five-month high as Iran’s Hormuz threats vie with flows
Gulf crude exports continue at an accelerated pace amid flare-ups in hostilities around the straitPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 06:15 AM — Updated Tue, Oct 20, 2026 ·...
European shares slip as France unrest dents sentiment
Published Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 06:05 AM[BENGALURU] French equities suffered their worst day in nearly two weeks on Monday (Oct 19), weighing on European shares after rioting erupted...
Mass Arbitration Startup Chariot Claims Raises $10M Series A
Chariot Claims secured $10 million in Series A funding on October 15 to grow an AI platform that helps consumers file claims against large companies. Mike Dodd of Silverton...
FTC Investigation Targets OpenAI and Anthropic: Founder Checklist
According to recent reporting by Axios, “The Federal Trade Commission sent civil investigative demands to Anthropic and OpenAI.” The notices went out on October 14, and amount to civil...
CEO Fraud Goes AI: What a Voice-Clone Bank Heist Teaches
Fraudsters stole about 95 million euros out of Fideuram, the wealth-focused unit of the bank Intesa Sanpaolo, using a WhatsApp message and a cloned voice, according to a report...
AI Chip Startup Mueon Raises $65M Series A: Founder Lessons
Mueon locked in $65 million for its Series A on October 15, and the round is a useful case study for any founder planning a big raise. The Portland,...
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Slips to 97.9: Plan Ahead
The NFIB small business optimism index slipped to 97.9 for September. That leaves it a hair below the 98.0 average it has posted over 52 years. The National Federation...
Asus secures US$2 billion HSBC-arranged loan to support AI push
Its first offshore syndicated borrowing will support operations and expansion as it develops AI applications[SINGAPORE] Asus has secured a US$2 billion syndicated loan arranged by HSBC, through its wholly...
Lindt ousts CEO after poor European results, two outlook cuts
Published Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 05:13 PM[KILCHBERG, Switzerland] Lindt & Sprüngli said on Monday (Oct 19) that CEO Adalbert Lechner was leaving the company following the chocolate maker’s...
Singapore to use ‘every legal and regulatory lever’ against companies linked to haze: Shanmugam
The government will ask for the full facts, consider all evidence fairly and act based on the facts, he said[SINGAPORE] Vowing to use “every legal and regulatory lever” at...
Australia central banker sees signs of labour market easing
Published Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 03:15 PM[SYDNEY] A senior Australian central banker flagged on Monday (Oct 19) signs that the labour market was loosening faster than expected, but...
This robot will deliver your food, if it doesn’t get smashed first
The machines have been kicked, beaten and defaced – but are also vacuuming up dataTHE food delivery robot was planted face down on a downtown Los Angeles sidewalk, its...