Americas

Wise's application for a US national trust bank licence was rejected by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), delaying its US expansion strategy. The company plans to resubmit with enhanced compliance, financial crime controls, and updated processes. Wise recently moved its primary listing to Nasdaq but faces regulatory headwinds in its largest growth market.

curated · 2026-07-24 · context →

Wise launched cross-border money transfer services in Chile, enabling users to send Chilean pesos to over 160 countries and access a global digital wallet in nine major currencies. Chile's outbound remittance market reached US$2.27 billion in 2025.

curated · 2026-07-15 · context →

Wise increased investment in tech infrastructure by 38% year-over-year to $434m, hiring across engineering staff and upgrading cloud infrastructure as part of its transition to a primary Nasdaq listing.

curated · 2026-06-26 · context →

Wise launched multi-currency interest feature in Canada, becoming first provider to offer returns across multiple currencies from single account

curated · 2026-05-04 · context →

Ripple launched its UDAX accelerator program in Brazil to grow the XRP Ledger developer ecosystem through university partnerships, academic research grants, and developer support.

curated · 2026-07-22 · context →

Ripple partners with Hire Heroes USA to launch Certified Veteran Employer Grants Program, distributing $250K across 25 veteran-owned businesses

curated · 2026-07-15 · context →

Ripple's Swell conference is returning to New York in fall 2026 with expanded scale, signaling increased institutional engagement in crypto and traditional finance dialogue

curated · 2026-06-19 · context →

Ripple expanded into Latin America through partnership with Brazilian fintech Levery and FGV to bring institutional on-chain liquidity to LatAm banks.

curated · 2026-05-13 · context →

Wonder, a vertically integrated food technology platform, raised $650 million in Series D funding at a $9 billion pre-money valuation. Existing investors Accel, GV, and NEA participated; new investors include funds managed by AllianceBernstein, ARK Invest, and Kayne Anderson Rudnick. Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and J.P. Morgan acted as placement agents.

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

Wonder acquired Mighty Quinn's BBQ, an eight-unit fast casual chain, adding it to Wonder's portfolio of 30 restaurant brands.

curated · 2026-07-10 · context →

Wonder is launching drone food delivery service in Texas, starting January 2027

curated · 2026-06-30 · context →

Wonder's Infinite Kitchen automation system (acquired from Sweetgreen for $186.4M in Dec 2025) is live in 20+ Sweetgreen locations. Wonder plans Manhattan test in 2026 and 50-100 installations across Wonder kitchens in 2027. System produces 500 bowls/hour vs 45 for human workers, with planned expansion to sauce and beverage automation.

curated · 2026-06-16 · context →

Autodesk acquired MaintainX for $3.6 billion on May 28, 2026, purchasing proprietary domain-specific data assets for facility and equipment maintenance AI applications rather than buying for revenue multiples

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

Autodesk is acquiring MaintainX, a US-based software firm, for $3.6 billion. MaintainX is a maintenance and asset management software provider expected to exceed $135 million in annual recurring revenue by 2026.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Autodesk appointed Omar Abbosh, CEO of Pearson, as a Non-Executive Director to its board following the annual shareholder meeting.

curated · 2026-06-19 · context →

Autodesk acquired MaintainX for $3.6B and created Autodesk Operations Solutions, a new maintenance and operations arm in the proptech space

curated · 2026-06-03 · context →

LPL Financial onboarded financial advisor Alan Feutz (CFP) managing $725 million in assets, transitioning from J.P. Morgan to Genesis Wealth (LPL-aligned firm).

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

HighWater Wealth, a San Diego-based wealth management firm with $2.4 billion in advisory assets under management, joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and registered investment adviser platform through the Quotient Advisor Partners channel, migrating from U.S. Bank with five senior advisors.

curated · 2026-07-14 · context →

LPL Financial is migrating Commonwealth Advisors (2,900 advisors post-acquisition) off Advisor360° platform to LPL's own technology platform

curated · 2026-05-29 · context →

LPL Financial entered definitive purchase agreement to acquire Mariner Advisor Network segment

curated · 2026-04-14 · context →

Ramp launched Ramp for Construction, a new suite of construction-specific financial operations capabilities designed to automate job coding for field crews and provide real-time financial visibility across projects.

curated · 2026-07-14 · context →

Ramp, a financial operations platform, raised $750 million at a $44 billion valuation, nearly tripling its valuation in one year. The raise targets the emerging market need for AI cost management and token-based billing visibility.

curated · 2026-06-30 · context →

Ramp raised $750 million at a $44 billion valuation, nearly tripling its worth in a year. The fintech platform is addressing the gap in AI spend tracking as enterprises struggle to allocate costs for token-based AI consumption across teams and projects.

curated · 2026-06-18 · context →

Ramp launched a new accounting product and raised an additional $750M in capital to accelerate AI development

curated · 2026-06-05 · context →

Thomson Reuters sells majority stake in shrinking print business to KKR, indicating strategic divestment and portfolio restructuring

curated · 2026-07-14 · context →

Thomson Reuters signed for almost 33,000 square feet in the East End of Washington D.C., indicating operational footprint growth in the region.

curated · 2026-07-02 · context →

Thomson Reuters deploying AI for lawyers, tax accountants, and trade professionals to work faster. However, president Laura Clayton McDonnell emphasized the critical gap between speed and reliability—accuracy is non-negotiable for professionals in high-stakes situations (courtrooms, tariff navigation, sanctions).

curated · 2026-06-01 · context →

Thomson Reuters partnered with Smokeball to integrate CoCounsel Legal with Smokeball's practice management platform, targeting small to mid-size law firms

curated · 2026-03-25 · context →

John Lasker is retiring from ESPN at the end of September after 27 years

curated · 2026-07-09 · context →

ESPN consolidating West Coast studio operations by closing its L.A. Live facility (operational since 2009) and relocating production staff to NFL Network studios at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, following ESPN's acquisition of NFL Media. Move centralizes West Coast production and positions ESPN for Super Bowl LXI coverage from SoFi Stadium.

curated · 2026-07-02 · context →

ESPN is operationalizing studio assets acquired from NFL Media acquisition, deploying NFL Network studios in Los Angeles for 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage and positioning them as a production hub for future major events including Super Bowl LXI in February 2027.

curated · 2026-06-19 · context →

ESPN maintains significant broadcasting infrastructure for NBA Finals, utilizing 50+ cameras at Madison Square Garden for live coverage.

curated · 2026-06-11 · context →

The New York Times is launching 'The Local: Twin Cities' newsletter in August as part of a new local journalism initiative designed to be a blueprint for regional expansion across the U.S. The project will be led by newsletters deputy Hanna Ingber with co-hosts Shadi Bushra and Jay Gabler, overseen by senior staff editor Talya Minsberg.

curated · 2026-07-09 · context →

The New York Times appointed Alexandria Symonds as Visual Editor for its Climate desk, effective July 13. Symonds transitions from News Editor on the Graphics desk after nearly a decade, bringing experience in data-driven and visual journalism across major news events.

curated · 2026-07-08 · context →

New York Times Opinion section hired four staff members (Ali Baluch as audience strategy editor, Kyle Kelley as cinematographer, Kristen Williamson as podcast video editor, Brandon Belk-Yee as podcast video editor) and announced two internal leadership appointments to strengthen video, podcast and audience development capabilities.

curated · 2026-06-26 · context →

The New York Times is launching a Wordle game show on NBC, to be taped summer 2026, with Savannah Guthrie as host

curated · 2026-05-12 · context →

HIVE is expanding its operations geographically, with current deployments in Scandinavia and existing offices in Norway and London, while actively pursuing US market expansion.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

HIVE (Physical AI startup) secured $15M in pre-Series A funding led by SuperSeed, with participation from Veriten, Skyfall, Nysnø and angel investors. Company expanding from Europe into US.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

HIVE secured a $220M GPU cloud contract with Bell and Cohere for sovereign AI infrastructure in Canada, marking strategic shift from bitcoin mining to high-performance computing.

curated · 2026-06-18 · context →

HIVE raised $115M to expand AI and HPC data centers while restructuring operations

curated · 2026-04-22 · context →

Cushman & Wakefield made recent senior appointments in its Global Capital Markets platform, coinciding with inclusion in Russell defensive and value-defensive indexes.

curated · 2026-07-03 · context →

Cushman & Wakefield published mid-year 'Vital Signs' report analysing US medical office building (MOB) sector momentum. Report identifies strong occupancy (92.5%), Q1 absorption of 3.8M sq ft (71% YoY increase), declining under-construction inventory (-10%), and growing demand for speciality services (endocrinology +25.6%, psychiatry +18.1%). Report also addresses supply constraints and conversion challenges.

curated · 2026-06-26 · context →

Cushman & Wakefield appointed Matt Hiatt as director on its St. Louis office leasing team, bringing over two decades of commercial real estate experience.

curated · 2026-06-25 · context →

Cushman & Wakefield saw 17% leasing growth across all segments, led by Americas office and industrial, benefiting from AI boom supporting tech, financial services, and legal sector leasing

curated · 2026-05-19 · context →

Abbott is presenting at DeviceTalks Minnesota 2026 conference (May 4) with senior executive speaker Lisa Earnhardt, indicating active participation in medical device sector events and likely product/innovation showcase.

curated · 2026-05-01 · context →

Abbott presenting new data on Cancerguard Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test at AACR 2026, showing advancements in multi-biomarker approach for early-stage cancer detection

curated · 2026-04-17 · context →

Abbott completed acquisition of Exact Sciences, establishing itself as a leader in the fast-growing oncology diagnostics market

curated · 2026-04-16 · context →

Abbott completes acquisition of Exact Sciences, establishing Abbott as a leader in cancer screening and diagnostics segments

curated · 2026-03-23 · context →