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American car rental companies are experiencing a significant jump in electric vehicle bookings as drivers seek to avoid soaring fuel costs tied to Middle East conflict-related disruptions, with Hertz reporting a 25% rise in EV reservations in March 2024 compared to February. The surge follows U.S. g

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of intelligence agency GCHQ, has advised the nation to stop relying on passwords and instead adopt passkeys such as face recognition or fingerprints, according to the agency's statement on April 23, 2026. The shift is driven by hackers'

Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency project supported by US President Donald Trump, alleging that the WLFI project team froze his tokens without valid reason and stripped him of voting rights. The lawsuit was filed in California

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has accused rival Anthropic of using "fear-based marketing" to promote its Claude Mythos AI model, according to comments made on the _Core Memory_ podcast hosted by tech journalist Ashlee Vance. Altman argued that the fear-based rhetoric is designed to justify keeping

JPMorgan confirmed on April 23, 2026, that it will add Saudi Arabia to its benchmark Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) effective January 29, 2027, according to a note circulated by the New York-based bank. Saudi Arabia will be included with a 2.52 percent weighting, marking a

According to a recent Reuters survey of economists conducted April 17-21, the Federal Reserve is expected to wait at least six more months before cutting interest rates in 2024. The postponement reflects inflationary pressures stemming from the Middle East war, which has lasted approximately two mon

Prediction markets platform Kalshi has fined and suspended three US congressional candidates for wagering on the outcomes of their own campaigns, as the company steps up enforcement of insider trading controls. The enforcement actions target Mark Moran (Virginia Senate candidate), Matt Klein (Minnes

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi warned on April 23, 2026, that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is moving quickly and poses a growing threat to global stability, according to an interview published in The Telegraph. Grossi expressed concern that t

European businesses are preparing for sustained operational strain as two major regulatory frameworks—eIDAS 2.0 and the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)—come into effect, forcing firms to support new European Digital Identity Wallets alongside existing national systems. Identity provider

LG Display announced on April 23 that first-quarter operating profit surged 338% to 146.7 billion won (US$99.8 million), marking its third consecutive quarterly profit, despite a 9% year-on-year revenue decline to 5.5 trillion won (US$3.76 billion), according to the company's earnings report.

Lenovo opened an artificial intelligence innovation center on April 23 at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, according to Xinhua. The move makes Lenovo one of the first large multinational technology companies to establish operations in the Hong Kong Park of the Innovation

On April 22, Qianli Technology held an AI strategy and product launch event where chairman Yin Qi and co-chairman Zhao Ming unveiled an ambitious goal to achieve 8 million vehicles equipped with autonomous driving systems by 2028, according to the company announcement. The event detailed the

The American Bankers Association has called for more time on stablecoin rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act, citing gaps in regulatory coordination. Summary American Bankers Association has asked regulators to extend the comment period on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, citing lack of clarity from t

比特幣批評者、黃金支持者 Peter Schiff 於 4 月 23 日在 X 平台發文，稱微策略（Strategy）推出的 STRC 永久優先股為「迄今為止最明顯的龐氏騙局」，並批評美國證券交易委員會（SEC）未能有效阻止 Michael Saylor 對 STRC 的推廣。

根據俄羅斯塔斯社於 4 月 22 日報道，俄羅斯聯邦儲蓄銀行（Sberbank）高級副總裁暨財富管理主管 Ruslan Vestrovskiy 在莫斯科交易所論壇上表示，一旦加密貨幣相關監管落地、交易所開始有組織交易，Sberbank 將為客戶提供加密貨幣交易服務。同日，俄羅斯國家杜馬通過加密貨幣監管法案一讀。

Google 執行長 Sundar Pichai 於 4 月 22 日在拉斯維加斯舉行的 Google Cloud Next 大會上宣布，Google 計劃 2026 年投入 1,750 億至 1,850 億美元資本支出，用於建設自主人工智慧代理（AI Agent）所需的基礎設施，較 2022 年 310 億美元增加。

根據 Google Jules 團隊官方於 4 月 23 日公告，Jules 的產品定位已從非同步編碼 agent 升級為「端到端 agentic 產品開發平台」，新版本可讀取完整產品上下文、自主判斷下一步建構方向，並提交 PR，官方同步宣布開放新版本候補名單。

英國金融行為監理局（FCA）於 4 月 22 日宣布，其執法團隊聯合英國稅務海關總署（HMRC）及西南地區有組織犯罪調查小組（SWROCU），於 4 月 21 日對倫敦 8 個涉嫌非法點對點（P2P）加密貨幣交易場所實施突擊搜查，並在每個地點發出停止令。FCA 確認，目前英國境內無任何合法登記的 P2P 加密平台。

Vitalik Buterin 於 4 月 23 日就 Polymarket 平台吹風機操控事件發表評論，表示對於此類事件，預測市場應強制要求使用至少 3 個（甚至更多）獨立來源的中位數作為裁定依據。此前，一名用戶以吹風機人為升高巴黎氣象採集終端溫度數據，操控與天氣相關預測市場事件結果，從中獲利約 34,000 美元。