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The Finnish bank deepens its employee share plan, issuing 20,180 new shares to staff. A look at the strategy, financial impact, and industry trend.

Ryan Hildreth's Options Trading University is booming, but its high price and the founder's history are drawing scrutiny in the crowded online education market.

With late-stage trials for its revolutionary eye and lung disease treatments, 4DMT must convince investors its focused, high-stakes strategy will pay off.

Amid rising flash costs and hardware shortages, one company's record quarter reveals a new, urgent mandate for efficiency and flexibility in IT.

Green Rain Energy is exploring blockchain for EV charger ownership while boosting its shareholder dividend, a dual strategy of high-tech ambition and investor care.

Xactus's latest acquisition creates XedaLink, an independent subsidiary aimed at giving lenders unprecedented flexibility in a rapidly evolving market.

With $22M in new funding, LightTable's AI is tackling construction's multi-billion dollar waste problem by catching design errors humans miss.

As AI platforms handle sensitive enterprise data, Backstory's new CISO from Meta signals a strategic shift where trust and security are the new currency.

The revived MoviePass partners with 5,000 independent theaters, a landmark deal that could save local cinemas and secure the subscription service's future.

Private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. uses a continuation vehicle to double down on its building maintenance investment, Valcourt, with fresh capital.

NEOK Bio begins Phase 1 trials for two bispecific ADCs, a next-gen therapy aiming to outsmart tumor resistance and offer new hope for solid tumor patients.

The acquisition of IP licensing giant IPValue by Fortress Investment Group signals a strategic shift, injecting private equity capital into patent enforcement.

Chicago's ONDEX Automation continues its aggressive expansion, acquiring a 40-year-old Maine engineering firm to deepen its industrial process capabilities.

With backing from Thrive and Sequoia, Pace aims to automate insurance's back office and tackle the $9 trillion global protection gap with AI agents.

Dutch CDMO Intravacc's new French tax credit approval offers a major financial boost for biotech partners, aiming to accelerate vaccine R&D in Europe.

New preclinical data shows RTY-406 could be a first-in-class therapy for PSC, a progressive liver disease with no effective treatments.

Free skin cancer screenings in Ottawa highlight a national health crisis as wait times soar and experts demand urgent government action on specialist care.

Rakuten Viki unites with Korean & Japanese giants for a fantasy rom-com starring Kim Ji Yeon & Park Seo Ham, changing the game for global content.

With a new $120M AI factory powered by NVIDIA's latest chips, Armenia is making a bold play for technological sovereignty and a spot on the global AI map.

A new AI platform from VC veteran Jacob Mullins promises to transform private equity by turning a firm’s proprietary documents into a strategic asset.