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Canadian startup Kepler Communications Inc. launched 10 new low-Earth-orbit satellites via SpaceX, the latest step in its buildout of a network for fast telecommunications services from space....

The Israeli cybersecurity startup Torq is planning to announce Sunday that it has closed a $140 million funding round, raising its valuation to $1.2 billion....

Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran while it sought to placate its citizens, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Ukraine overnight targeted three drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea owned by Russian oil major Lukoil in the latest move to weaken Russia's economic capacity to fund its war effort....

It wasn't some YOLO trade that took down a successful options trader over Christmas, but a centuries-old gambling strategy popular with amateur blackjack players....

The Trump Organization and luxury developer Dar Global Plc are kicking off sales at real estate projects in Saudi Arabia valued at $10 billion, seeking to capitalize on new rules that will soon make it easier for foreigners to invest....

Walmart Inc. is partnering with Alphabet Inc. to offer AI-enhanced shopping on Google's Gemini platform — part of the retailer's race to apply the technology across its operations....

With expeditions priced as high as $230,000, heated tents and Western chefs at base camp, Everest is now a luxury playground for the ultra-wealthy. Growing demand for Everest expeditions is the latest in a growing trend from the wealthy to seek out adventure in their travels. (Source: Bloomberg)...

To beat the market in recent years, many investors applied a simple strategy: Load up on the biggest US technology stocks....

Indonesia and Malaysia restricted access to Elon Musk's Grok AI over the weekend, becoming the first countries to ban the artificial intelligence system over its generation of sexual content....

The People's Party, whose predecessor won Thailand's last election, pledged to form a “government of change” as it set out sweeping reforms and plans to remedy the country's ailing economy....

The ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro drove an outsize rally in the country's bonds, making the already shrinking universe of deep-distress opportunities in emerging-market debt even smaller....

Self-driving robotaxis are already operating in a handful of US cities and in China, with companies betting billions that autonomous vehicles will transform ride-hailing and mobility. Zoox CEO Aicha Evans, Lyft CEO David Risher, Uber executive Sarfraz Maredia, AVRide CCO Sergei Kirillov and Harvard's Mark Fagan lay out the timeline, the business model and the biggest risks for robotaxis. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Iraq cut the pricing of its Basrah Medium crude for Asian customers in February, following a similar move by Saudi Arabia to lower the cost of its flagship oil to buyers in the biggest market....

Londoners face a dangerous acceleration of subsidence risks, as record temperatures fueled by climate change destabilize the clay foundations on which most of the UK capital's homes are built....

Germany is open to taking “joint action” with international partners to bolster supply chains and ensure access to materials critical to manufacturing, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said before departing for a two-day visit to the US....

The central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo said it plans to continue intervening in the foreign exchange market to curb currency speculation....

Its sausage rolls are idolized on socks and T-shirts, and its thousands of shops make it Britain's most unmissable baker. But Greggs Plc is showing the strain of expansion, and investors are piling up bets against it....

In Germany, some small investors who lost everything on companies on the verge of insolvency are complaining that they haven't been allowed to put more money into the collapsed businesses....

China's commerce ministry said its key priorities this year include strengthening legal frameworks, improving export controls and enhancing risk prevention to safeguard supply chain resilience and national security....