Visa to buy fraud-detection firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Visa on Monday said it is acquiring fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, expanding the payment giant’s push into cybersecurity as banks confront a surge in artificial intelligence-powered scams and account takeovers. Under the deal, Visa will get BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics platform, which analyzes data…

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Pictures show firefighters battling raging wildfires in Greece

Firefighters and Hellenic Civil Protection personnel battle advancing flames during a wildfire near Agios Nektarios in Western Attica, Greece, as firefighting operations continue under difficult conditions. Nick Paleologos | Afp | Getty Images Greece is entering its second week of wildfires spread by extreme winds as more countries in Southern Europe battle with heatwaves. The…

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ChatGPT accounts for 80% of identifiable House AI spending

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters following meetings on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 3, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters OpenAI is dominating the first visible wave of artificial intelligence spending inside Congress. The maker of ChatGPT accounted for roughly $9 out of every $10 spent on identifiable AI tools by House offices, committees…

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