Vouchsafe, a next-generation identity verification platform committed to eradicating global ID poverty, has raised £1 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The investment was led by Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) and backed by Biometric Ventures, Fuel Ventures, Seed X Liechtenstein, and angel investor Andrew Chevis, CEO of CitizenCard. Chevis brings three decades of industry expertise to the company’s mission. ...
The UK’s economic growth forecast has been downgraded by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which has urged global leaders to de-escalate rising trade tensions. According to the OECD’s latest projections, the UK’s GDP growth is expected to reach 1.4 per cent this year—0.3 percentage points lower than previously forecast—while 2026 growth has been revised down to 1.2 ...
President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the final points of a deal to end the war in Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said many ‘elements’ of the Final Agreement’ have been agreed to ‘but much remains.’ ‘Thousands of young soldiers, and others, are being killed. Each ...
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is over as Israeli fighter jets began striking the Gaza Strip after Hamas refused repeated hostage deal offers, officials said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began striking Hamas terrorist targets across Gaza ‘in order to achieve the war objectives set by the political leadership, including the release of all our hostages—both the living and ...
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Nationwide injunctions ordered against the first Trump administration account for more than half of the total injunctions ordered against the federal government since 1963, data show. Nationwide injunctions are court orders that prevent the federal government from implementing a policy or law that has a cascading effect impacting the entire country, not just the parties involved in the court case. ...
State Department says Ukraine ready to accept 30-day ceasefire deal: ‘Ball is now in Russia’s court’
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Monday that ‘the ball is now in Russia’s court’ to accept a U.S.-proposed ceasefire deal that Ukraine agreed to last week. The U.S.-backed proposal, which includes an immediate 30-day ceasefire and guaranteed resumption of U.S. military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, was finalized during diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia last week. ‘Ukraine expressed readiness ...
Can the Nasdaq 100 rally to all-time highs or break down below key support? In this video, Dave uses probabilistic analysis to explore 4 possible scenarios for the QQQ over the next 6 weeks — from a super bullish surge to a bearish breakdown below the August 2024 low. Discover the key levels, potential market outcomes, and new trading perspectives ...
Travis Fisher and Joshua Loucks Last week, Cato published Policy Analysis No. 992, titled “The Budgetary Cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Subsidies: IRA Energy Tax Credits Could Cost $4.7 Trillion by 2050.” This work is significant because the IRA is the largest climate subsidy package in US history (possibly in world history), yet no one has a clear ...
Why philanthropic entrepreneurial investor Jean-Claude Bastos believes a boot-strap mentality holds the key to socio-economic empowerment for Africa There’s an old African proverb that says: “Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” For tech-savvy investor and philanthropist Jean-Claude Bastos, that adage is particularly apropos. Jean-Claude Bastos, a dual citizen of Switzerland and Angola, has long ...