California's New Law: Turning Parking Lots into Affordable Housing 　　Introduction　　In an effort to combat the ongoing homeless crisis, California has enacted a new law that allows religious institutions and nonprofit colleges to convert their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing. 　　The Law's Provisions　　The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, rezones land owned by religious institutions and nonprofit colleges...

The growth in revenues largely came from its existing merchants and payment processing stack Wibmo, as new merchant signups continued to be paused for the Indian entity after a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) order.

　　Former Citibank Analyst's Unfair Dismissal Claim Rejected 　　Employee Lied About Food Expenses　　A former Citibank analyst, Szabolcs Fekete, has lost his claim of unfair dismissal after a tribunal discovered he had lied about buying food for his partner and charging it to his employer. 　　Fekete, who was a senior analyst, claimed he had been both wrongfully and unfairly dismissed by Citibank....

　　Generative AI: Adobe's Finance Organization Embraces Innovation 　　Introduction　　Adobe, a leading software company, is charging full steam ahead towards a future powered by generative AI products, with finance playing a pivotal role in this transformative journey. Dan Durn, CFO and EVP of finance, technology services, and operations at Adobe, emphasizes the significance of the finance organization's involvement in strategic discussions, understanding...

Chicago general obligation bond prices have dropped precipitously since the start of the year, according to the Center for Municipal Finance's muni indices. Chicago's GOs dropped to 117.23 on Jan. 22, from 120.56 on Jan. 15, 125.63 on Jan. 8, 129.46 on Jan. 2, and 130.85 on Dec. 24, according to the Center for Municipal Finance. That's a 10.4% drop...

01:38 PM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) adding 0.6%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was climbing 1.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index advanced 1.1%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 2.4%...

01:24 PM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.6% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 1.7%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2.7%. In corporate news, CoreWeave ( CRWV ) shares jumped past 12% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the company's stock...

05:29 PM EST, 01/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Highland Copper ( HDRSF ) said Tuesday its 2026 work plan for the Copperwood Project in Michigan is aimed at advancing the project toward a near-term construction decision, with a focus on completing front-end engineering and design (FEED), advancing financing initiatives, and progressing key technical and commercial workstreams. The plan includes an integrated...

The IT city is facing the worst of floods and social media is flooded with visuals from Bengaluru as residents expressed their anger, opinions, and interesting takes online.

Huawei Technologies has teamed up with China's Shaanxi Coal Industry Co to pilot the intelligent coal mine technology in two places. Smart coal mine sensors monitor parameters like gas build-up, ventilation levels and flooding, and send an alert if any of these reach a dangerous level. Sustainability too has to be factored into the equation, going forward.

”If you’re watching television, the TV screen will flash the warning message and there will be audio too. If you’re listening to a song on the radio, it will be cut short and the alert will be aired. This will be done very shortly,” the official said.

Erratic patterns of rainfall, heatwaves, storms, floods, and other consequences of climate change are threatening our genetically similar food crops. The way out is to introduce genetic diversity, but that's easier said than done.

Activists have contended that words like "ecotourism facilities" and "any other purposes" are too vague and may pave the way for widespread exploitation and misuse.

Accusing Kejriwal of being busy with election campaigning in poll-bound states and waking up to the situation late, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, said that the Centre had held a meeting with Chief Secretaries and senior officials from four North Indian states on 20th October to discuss measures to reduce air pollution, which he claims weren't adopted by the AAP-led governments.

The new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.

The probe pertains to Dapoli resort, which is allegedly illegal. The former minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader, Anil Parab, allegedly wangled a permit to use land meant for agricultural use. The ED had started the investigation under the the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a complaint from the Environment Ministry.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity ( PCTY ) , a leading provider of HCM, Finance, and IT solutions, today announced the acquisition of Grayscale Labs, Inc. (“Grayscale”), an AI-powered recruiting automation company that helps businesses hiring at scale move faster without compromising quality. As expectations for speed, responsiveness, efficiency, and candidate experience continue to rise, high-volume...

08:58 AM EDT, 04/07/2026 (MT Newswires) -- LiveRamp ( RAMP ) said Tuesday it entered into a strategic collaboration with AI infrastructure firm Akkio to bring Akkio's AI capabilities into LiveRamp's ( RAMP ) data collaboration network. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed. Akkio's AI chat engine will be integrated with media measurement reports in LiveRamp's ( RAMP...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gamut Capital Management, L.P. (Gamut), a New York-based middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Acousti Engineering Company (Acousti or the Company), a specialty interiors contractor providing ceiling, drywall, and flooring solutions for institutional and commercial markets across the Southeastern United States, from Ardian. Acousti is one of...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck ( MRK ) , known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is commencing today, through a subsidiary, a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( TERN ) (“Terns”) . On March 25, 2026, Merck ( MRK ) announced that it had entered into a...

Shark Tank star and Canadian millionaire Kevin O’Leary, who has always been bullish on Bitcoin, expressed how the adoption of green energy by mining companies could reduce fossil fuel usage and trigger a wider acceptance of sustainable energy

The crypto industry has been focussing hard on making the business more environment friendly.

The Discovery Fund aims to identify and empower entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to leverage the potential of cryptocurrencies to address real-world problems.

Founded in 2017 by Jaynti Kanani, Anurag Arjun, Sandeep Nailwal and Mihailo Bjelic as a secondary scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, Polygon is building a suite of scaling solutions.