UK lawmakers warn reliance on U.S. cloud giants poses strategic risk – Bloomberg

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Wealth Enhancement, a Minneapolis-based independent wealth management firm whose private equity holders are reportedly considering a sale, will acquire registered investment advisor Cloud Investments, according to sources. Cloud Investments will bring three offices to Wealth Enhancement in Huntsville, Florence, and Gadsden, Ala., managing more than $462 million in client assets. The move also further solidifies…

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday launched two agentic artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, AiNxt and Agentic Orchestration & Messaging (AtOM), at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai.   The platforms are designed to use AI to automate enterprise workflows and processes across India’s digital payments ecosystem, reported CNBC TV18. The…

Despite that widespread anxiety, more than half of respondents (52%) said they had not been provided with — or could not recall receiving — any guidance from their financial institution about the deepfake threat. The gap is more pronounced among older Canadians: 60% of those aged 55 to 65 reported receiving no such guidance, compared…

News Published: Friday, August 7, 2026, 21:05 [IST] The divorce proceedings involving Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay and his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam have come to an unexpected halt after Sangeetha formally withdrew her petition before the Chengalpattu Family Court. The move brings the current legal proceedings to an end, although the court…