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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) —The City of Birmingham is extending its partnership with the IMC Financial Freedom Project with a $1 million investment aimed at helping students, families and educators strengthen their financial knowledge and build long-term economic stability.

eComID has raised $17 million in seed funding to expand its Shopping Passport platform globally and build what it describes as a shopper context layer for the next generation of online commerce. Systemiq Capital led the round, with participation from Regeneration.VC, Course Corrected, Stadium and returning investor CapitalT.

PicPay (NASDAQ: PICS) reported strong second quarter 2026 results, with net revenue of R$4.1 billion, up 67% YoY, and adjusted net income of R$283 million, up 135% YoY, according to the company. Gross profit reached R$1.2 billion, while net interest income grew 65% YoY to R$2.0 billion.

Standard Metrics has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by 8VC as the AI-driven portfolio management platform expands its technology for venture capital and private equity firms. Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, January Capital, First Trust Capital Partners, Socii Capital, Kindergarten Ventures, Calm Ventures and Gaingels also participated.

Josue Cruz, an incoming junior at San Francisco State University, knew something had changed when his linear algebra professor urged the class to use artificial intelligence — not to cheat by using a chatbot to do their homework but to ask it questions about their assignments.

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Pinnacle Holdings LLC bought a new position in shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 9,357 shares of the CRM provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,466,000.

Vivek Vishwakarma24 Aug 2026 13:36IST New Update

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shape Memory Medical Inc., developer of proprietary shape memory polymer technology for endovascular embolization, today announced the closing of a $10 million convertible note financing led by new investor August Global Partners (AGP), joined by fellow new investor Taiwania Capital.