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RPD

Rapid7, a cybersecurity company, has announced the opening of a new office and security operations center in Prague. This expansion is part of the company's global growth strategy.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 04, 2023 | 10:02 am

AAPL

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GOOGL

A deepfake video on TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., showed popular YouTuber MrBeast promoting a giveaway of 10,000 iPhone 15 Pros, which are produced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The video was taken down due to policy violations. This incident highlights the growing issue of deepfakes on social media platforms. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is developing solutions like SynthID to detect AI-generated images.

Portfolio Pulse from Rounak Jain

October 04, 2023 | 8:23 am

COIN

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stated that Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) has been aware that the digital assets traded on its platform could be classified as securities.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 03, 2023 | 8:24 pm

FXI

SPY

The U.S. Treasury is targeting a China-based network that is manufacturing and distributing Fentanyl, according to a statement cited by Reuters.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 03, 2023 | 6:15 pm

SPY

VGK

President Biden has spoken with allies regarding Ukraine, reaffirming a strong commitment to the country. This could potentially impact geopolitical relations and market stability.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 03, 2023 | 5:19 pm

AAL

DAL

LUV

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UAL

Delta Air Lines has discovered unauthorized components in less than 1% of its over 2,100 jet engines. Other airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, have also reported finding fake parts associated with AOG Technics Ltd. This London-based firm is under investigation over the spare parts it provided for a jet engine model produced by CFM International, a collaboration between General Electric and Safran SA. Delta confirmed that none of its aircraft are currently flying with unapproved parts.

Portfolio Pulse from Shivani Kumaresan

October 03, 2023 | 1:32 pm

PANW

Kyndryl has announced an alliance with Palo Alto Networks to provide network and cybersecurity services. This partnership aims to enhance the cybersecurity posture of their clients by leveraging Palo Alto's advanced security solutions.

Portfolio Pulse from Bill Haddad

October 03, 2023 | 1:11 pm

AGBA

AGBA Group Holding Limited has reported irregular trading activities in its ordinary shares to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq. The irregularities, which began on April 28, 2023, saw trading volumes exceed 100% of the company's freely tradeable shares. AGBA's controlling shareholder, TAG Holdings Limited, holds 82.3% of the company's outstanding shares and has not sold any since the company's Nasdaq listing in November 2022.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 03, 2023 | 1:09 pm

SPY

VGK

The Kremlin has responded to a New York Times report suggesting that Russia may be preparing to test an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, stating that they don't know where the journalists got this information.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 03, 2023 | 11:48 am

A bipartisan group of US senators, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Mike Crapo, plan to visit China and discuss Micron Technology Corp.'s business issues in the country. Micron faces an ongoing probe by the Chinese government's cybersecurity administration.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 02, 2023 | 7:56 pm