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Patent Drop

PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

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PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Behavior Tracking Patent Adds to its Advertising Bid

PayPal’s recent ad tech patent could track user behavior to better target deals.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Patent Cuts Blockchain Energy Costs as it Ups Crypto Chops

PayPal’s patent figures out when to use (and not use) blockchain for crypto transactions.

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Policy & Power

As the Election Draws Near, New Sectors are Trying their Hands at Lobbying

While the usual suspects are steadily spending more money on political lobbying, specific and quite new industries are diving in headfirst.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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