Edmond de Rothschild’s Paris offices were searched last week by French financial prosecutors as part of an investigation into a former employee at the Swiss bank with ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The Parquet National Financier said in a statement that the case’s focus includes the ex-staffer Fabrice Aidan and suspicions of corruption of a foreign public official, confirming an earlier re...
Edmond de Rothschild’s Paris offices were searched last week by French financial prosecutors as part of an investigation into a former employee at the Swiss bank with ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The Parquet National Financier said in a statement that the case’s focus includes the ex-staffer Fabrice Aidan and suspicions of corruption of a foreign public official, confirming an earlier report by Agence France-Presse. A lawyer for Aidan, who has also served as a French diplomat, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. She previously told AFP that her client denied any wrongdoing. The case comes after the US Justice Department’s release of a large trove of Epstein files and follows a February report about Aidan by the French Foreign Ministry to local criminal authorities. The DOJ files have led to several investigations across the world and resignations of prominent figures mentioned in exchanges with the disgraced financier. Read more: Epstein Files Prompt France to Open Probes, Revisit Brunel On Tuesday, Edmond de Rothschild said that it was fully cooperating with the French investigation related to a former staffer who worked at the bank between 2014 and 2016. The bank, which didn’t disclose the identify of the ex-employee, added in its statement that it carried out an internal investigation as soon as suspicions emerged. AFP said last Friday’s evidence-gathering search was carried out in the presence of the bank chief executive officer, Ariane de Rothschild , whose name is also in the files.
Hong Kong authorities will be able to demand external technicians or any “specified person” decrypt electronic devices during national security investigations and may punish suspects who provide wrong passwords or falsely claim to have forgotten them, the security chief has told lawmakers. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung stressed on Tuesday that recent amendments to the national secur...
Hong Kong authorities will be able to demand external technicians or any “specified person” decrypt electronic devices during national security investigations and may punish suspects who provide wrong passwords or falsely claim to have forgotten them, the security chief has told lawmakers. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung stressed on Tuesday that recent amendments to the national security law’s implementation rules did not create new law enforcement powers. “These amendments have...
OpenAI plans to invest $1 billion in various AI-related causes this year through its nonprofit arm, dramatically increasing its philanthropic efforts months after restructuring as a more conventional for-profit business. The OpenAI Foundation intends to focus its 2026 spending on helping protect society from potential artificial intelligence risks such as biological threats, as well as funding eff...
OpenAI plans to invest $1 billion in various AI-related causes this year through its nonprofit arm, dramatically increasing its philanthropic efforts months after restructuring as a more conventional for-profit business. The OpenAI Foundation intends to focus its 2026 spending on helping protect society from potential artificial intelligence risks such as biological threats, as well as funding efforts to use AI to aid the life sciences, the nonprofit is set to announce on Tuesday. The investments will come through external grants and programs, the foundation said. The company is making several key hires to help lead the nonprofit. Wojciech Zaremba, an OpenAI co-founder, has been tapped to head the foundation’s AI resilience initiatives, centering on the technology’s impact on biosecurity and general safety. Jacob Trefethen, who previously worked at Coefficient Giving, will oversee the life sciences effort. Initially, the focus will be on using AI to accelerate research on Alzheimer’s, among other diseases. As part of its corporate restructuring late last year, OpenAI’s nonprofit received a 26% equity stake in the San Francisco-based company. At the time of the deal, that stake was worth $130 billion , making the foundation one of the world’s most valuable charities on paper. The nonprofit will also get a warrant that lets it receive an undisclosed amount of additional shares in the for-profit entity if the latter’s share price grows more than 10-fold after 15 years. The fate of the nonprofit was a key consideration for state regulators reviewing OpenAI’s proposed restructuring, given the company was originally founded as a nonprofit research lab more than a decade ago. Among other considerations, the attorneys general of Delaware and California wanted to ensure OpenAI’s considerable resources were deployed for the public’s benefit. OpenAI previously announced the foundation would commit $25 billion in the coming years to health-care breakthroughs and addressing the ...
Wang Yi (left) and Abbas Araghchi. Photo: VCG China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the immediate launch of peace talks to address the escalating Middle East conflict, telling Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call on Tuesday that “talking is always better than fighting.” The call, initiated at Iran’s request, came as Araghchi briefed Wang on the latest regional development...
Wang Yi (left) and Abbas Araghchi. Photo: VCG China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for the immediate launch of peace talks to address the escalating Middle East conflict, telling Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a phone call on Tuesday that “talking is always better than fighting.” The call, initiated at Iran’s request, came as Araghchi briefed Wang on the latest regional developments, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency.
President Donald Trump claimed talks are underway with Iran, but the US and Israel are still carrying out airstrikes. Iran is also firing missiles at Israel. Kailey Leinz has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump claimed talks are underway with Iran, but the US and Israel are still carrying out airstrikes. Iran is also firing missiles at Israel. Kailey Leinz has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hong Kong will respond to uncertainty brought by intensifying geopolitical tensions “with openness rather than isolation”, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged at an annual forum in Hainan, calling on economies to join hands to promote free trade. Speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference – regarded as a platform for high-level government dialogue – Lee said China had been comm...
Hong Kong will respond to uncertainty brought by intensifying geopolitical tensions “with openness rather than isolation”, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged at an annual forum in Hainan, calling on economies to join hands to promote free trade. Speaking at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference – regarded as a platform for high-level government dialogue – Lee said China had been committed to multilateral trade in a “turbulent world”, urging economies to unite in the face of...
AnthonyRosenberg Today at its Imagine 2026 event, HP ( HPQ ) outlined its vision for a connected ecosystem of intelligent devices designed to make work more seamless across devices, spaces, and experiences through a new workplace layer known as HP IQ. Built for enterprise environments, HP IQ integrates with HP Workforce Experience Platform to give chief information officers centralized visibility,...
AnthonyRosenberg Today at its Imagine 2026 event, HP ( HPQ ) outlined its vision for a connected ecosystem of intelligent devices designed to make work more seamless across devices, spaces, and experiences through a new workplace layer known as HP IQ. Built for enterprise environments, HP IQ integrates with HP Workforce Experience Platform to give chief information officers centralized visibility, streamlined operations, and standardized governance. "HP's vision for the future of work is a connected, intelligent ecosystem that helps work flow across devices, spaces, and the moments in between," said Tuan Tran , President of HP's Technology & Innovation organization. "HP IQ is how we connect those experiences, reducing digital friction for employees while fitting into the environments IT already manages, so organizations can bring these experiences to life with confidence." These new integrations will be available on the next generation of HP EliteBook X G2 PCs . It features Ask IQ, file analysis, a running record of easily searched interactions, and a meeting agent. HP expects more features to roll out on more devices later this year. "HP IQ is designed to run many experiences locally on the AI PC, based on a 20B-parameter model, to support responsiveness and privacy," the company noted. "HP IQ routes select tasks to the cloud only when permitted by enterprise policy and user permissions." HP also introduced new security solutions for PC data and new printers with improved security features. HP TPM Guard stands out as a hardware solution to stop physical TPM bus attacks, making it the first business notebook to prevent physical-access attacks that defeat BitLocker drive encryption. "The security of the underlying PC platform is ever more critical in securing the Future of Work," said Ian Pratt , VP, Security & Commercial Systems CTO, Personal Systems, at HP. " While BitLocker has previously been relied upon to protect data, today an attacker with a couple of hours o...
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is dominating financial headlines at a blistering pace, a new article every 26 minutes across 12,849 tracked stories, and this morning’s Fast Company Most Innovative Companies 2026 list shows exactly why. From Crusoe and SolComms to UVeye, Optro, Laudio, and Cirrus Logic, leading innovators are all citing NVIDIA partnerships as central to their ... The Most-Covered Stock on Ea...
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is dominating financial headlines at a blistering pace, a new article every 26 minutes across 12,849 tracked stories, and this morning’s Fast Company Most Innovative Companies 2026 list shows exactly why. From Crusoe and SolComms to UVeye, Optro, Laudio, and Cirrus Logic, leading innovators are all citing NVIDIA partnerships as central to their ... The Most-Covered Stock on Earth Is Unstoppable — NVIDIA’s $68.13 Billion Quarter Is Just the Beginning
Key PointsWelch acquired 10,000 shares on Feb. 27, 2026, at $57.95 per share (~$579,500), through an indirect entity (By LLP), bringing those indirect holdings to 49,000 shares.
Key PointsWelch acquired 10,000 shares on Feb. 27, 2026, at $57.95 per share (~$579,500), through an indirect entity (By LLP), bringing those indirect holdings to 49,000 shares.
Kimmeridge Head of Public Equities Mark Viviano discusses LNG markets and the impact of the Iran conflict on global energy prices with Bloomberg’s Julie Fine at CERAWeek in Houston. (Source: Bloomberg)
Kimmeridge Head of Public Equities Mark Viviano discusses LNG markets and the impact of the Iran conflict on global energy prices with Bloomberg’s Julie Fine at CERAWeek in Houston. (Source: Bloomberg)
Poland's government will start work on a digital services tax bill, Deputy Prime Minister and Digitalisation Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Tuesday, setting up a potential clash with key ally the United States. When plans for the tax were announced in 2025, U.S. ambassador to Poland Tom Rose called them "self destructive", saying it would harm relations with Washington. Gawkowski said in...
Poland's government will start work on a digital services tax bill, Deputy Prime Minister and Digitalisation Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Tuesday, setting up a potential clash with key ally the United States. When plans for the tax were announced in 2025, U.S. ambassador to Poland Tom Rose called them "self destructive", saying it would harm relations with Washington. Gawkowski said in a post on social media platform X that the new bill would ensure fair competition for Polish companies, higher budget revenues, and more funds for technology development and digitalisation in Poland.
What the chancellor could do to counter the economic impacts of Iran war, from stopping price gouging to cancelling fuel duty rises Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves updated MPs on Tuesday about the steps the government is taking to cushion the impact of the Iran war on consumers and the UK economy. The chancellor stopped short of annou...
What the chancellor could do to counter the economic impacts of Iran war, from stopping price gouging to cancelling fuel duty rises Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves updated MPs on Tuesday about the steps the government is taking to cushion the impact of the Iran war on consumers and the UK economy. The chancellor stopped short of announcing specific immediate support but said she is contingency planning for the tough months ahead. Here are some of the levers she could pull: Continue reading...