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  Federal investigators have traced a massive security breach at the world’s leading digital asset platform directly to state-sponsored hackers in North Korea. The intrusion exposed critical operational vulnerabilities through an employee's personal work hardware, triggering unauthorized withdrawals. This high-profile theft has renewed focus on traditional finance leaders who have long warned that the asset class enables illicit activity and lacks fundamental security.

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• Big tech share buybacks plunge 83% as AI spending hits cash flows

  Massive infrastructure requirements for artificial intelligence have driven corporate capital spending past operating cash flow for the first time in over a decade. To sustain these unprecedented buildouts, industry leaders are turning away from equity repurchases and increasingly relying on debt markets and stock sales to bridge cash shortfalls. This strategic pivot forces companies to depend directly on organic profit growth rather than reduced share counts to bolster their earnings metrics.

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• Citi initiates Vusion at buy, sees 84% upside on electronic shelf label growth

  Analysts at the investment bank identified substantial retail technology demand as the primary driver for their bullish stance on the company. Their valuation model indicates that rapid market expansion will propel a massive rally in equity value. This initial assessment reflects strong institutional confidence in the hardware and software provider's broader sector momentum.

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