An artificial intelligence-powered management platform designed to help law firms has signed an office lease on the Lower East Side, Commercial Observer has learned. AI platform Sandstone signed a five-year deal spanning 13,794 square feet on the entire third and fourth floors of East End Capital’s 141 East Houston Street, according to landlord broker Current…
“Historically, governments have been rewarded primarily for prudence. Increasingly, I think they’ll also be rewarded for intelligent innovation,” BKC Group co-founder Megan Kilgore said. TRITTSCHUH PHOTOGRAPHY Local governments are starting to lean on artificial intelligence to increase efficiency, however, they’ve been slower to adopt the technology than states, according to a panel at the Brookings…
News Published: Monday, July 27, 2026, 19:03 [IST] Plastic Notes in India: Months after the Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra hinted at considerations over bringing plastic notes in circulation, the government has approved proposal to conduct field trials of polymer notes. The government has approved field trials of polymer banknotes in the Rs…
Weeks of record-breaking heat and fast-moving wildfires have scorched large swaths of France. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said in a statement on Friday that 116,085 hectares of land had burned in wildfires across France this year, amounting to the country’s worst wildfire season on record. Around 250,000 people have been evacuated in the affected…
Oportun has expanded its savings app, Set & Save, to include a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that identifies routine bills and automatically helps members save toward upcoming payments. The new Smart Bills feature uses AI to understand a member’s financial habits and then set aside money for car payments, rent, utilities, insurance, subscriptions and other…
Rybak Development is gearing up for a massive development on its home turf. The Coney Island-based developer filed plans with the Department of Buildings on Tuesday to build a 527-unit mixed-use development in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood it calls home. The project, dubbed Tilyou Towers, will redevelop a city-owned parking lot at 2108 Surf Avenue…
The report also revisits what happens when OBSI sides with an investor. When it concludes that a firm acted unfairly, made a mistake or gave poor advice, OBSI can recommend compensation of up to $350,000 – but firms are not bound to pay. The committee reported no outright refusals in the 2025 fiscal year. It did flag four…
Vanguard has today (27 July) announced the launch of its new targeted support service for customers, aimed at helping people take their first step into investing. The firm received regulatory approval to offer targeted support in April 2026. Available via Vanguard’s online UK personal investor platform, the service provides first-time investors with straightforward guidance and…
Key insight: Flex Rent is applying for an ILC charter and FDIC insurance to directly issue its core credit products to consumers. What’s at stake: Fintechs applying for various bank charters could reduce the number of sponsor partnerships with community banks. Expert quote: “The new charters are losses for the banks that have enjoyed profitable…
Sonder is back. Sort of. TravelAI, a Canadian AI travel company, announced Monday it purchased the Sonder brand and relaunched Sonder.com. The deal did not include Sonder properties or its operating business. Sonder, which operated boutique hotels and short-term rentals, filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its operations in November after hotel giant Marriott International abruptly…