The Europe Digital Payment Industry is rapidly transforming how consumers and businesses conduct financial transactions, offering seamless, secure, and instant payment solutions. Driven by increasing smartphone penetration, e-commerce expansion, and government initiatives promoting cashless economies, this industry is becoming a critical component of Europe’s financial ecosystem. Advanced...

Mariah Carey, coffee makers and other highlights from the Olympic opening ceremony The women escorting each country's athletes during the Parade of Nations wore floor-length puffy coats and oversized sunglasses, in the dark of night....

VC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions In Brief Posted: 10:53 AM PDT · March 11, 2026 Image Credits:Malte Mueller (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Following news last month that New York’s hottest venture firm, Thrive, just raised $10 billion for a new fund — its largest ever, double the...

An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by U.S. military contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned. The tools, which were intended for Western spies, wound up in the hands of various hacking groups, including Russian government spooks and...

Pandora switching to platinum from silver as prices surgeFaarea MasudBusiness reporterGetty ImagesJeweller Pandora has said it will switch to platinum from silver in some of its ranges in response to the dramatic increase in silver prices.Silver has seen its price more than double over the past year, with other precious metal prices also surging.Pandora's chief executive said its aim was not...