Iran’s Qalibaf says no oil sales in the region if Tehran blocked from exports

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that it’s time for companies to prove artificial intelligence is paying off. “I need cold hard return facts,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Or, I, too, will grow more skeptical than I am now.” The AI boom has fueled massive spending by technology companies, and there’s no end in sight….

Almost 3,000 websites have been blocked or seized for illegally streaming World Cup matches, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. More than 1,000 domains were shut down in the US alone during the tournament, with a similar number blocked in Colombia. Enforcement agencies in America and across South America carried out the action…

Moonshot AI is reportedly planning to go public this year. Moonshot AI has temporarily paused taking on new subscribers after an unexpected number of users swarmed to try out the world’s largest open-weight model. In a post on Monday (19 July), the company said that the demand to test Kimi K3 pushed Moonshot close to…

The Government of Ontario is backing 10 seed-stage women’s health brands via wHealth Ignite, an accelerator operated by Innovation Factory and its subsidiary, Femtech Canada.  The undisclosed investment is funded through the Ontario Women’s Economic Leadership and Legacy (WELL) Fund, which will allocate $5.5 million this year across projects supporting female economic advancement and survivors…

Buy-now-pay-later platform Zip Co will shut down its New Zealand operations following a strategic review of the business. The ASX-listed fintech (ASX: ZIP) told the market that the decision “reflects Zip’s strategic focus on investing in its Australian and US businesses, which continue to demonstrate strong momentum and profitable growth”. More than 80% BNPL, founded…