Marqeta’s second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Aug. 4, highlighted embedded finance, multinational issuing, stablecoins, and commercial payments as primary strategic growth initiatives. The company also saw a 90% increase in deal size, reflecting its enterprise push, while overall growth is expected to moderate in the coming period. Source: pymnts.com

Fantasy Football analyst Justin Boone highlights the players at each position who should have an easy time early in 2026. This video breaks down those players position by position, focusing on their favorable early-season schedules. Source: Yahoo Entertainment

This news reel covers a report from Digitimes about the AI infrastructure race. It explains that access to silicon is no longer the only constraint, and that as compute demand grows to multi-gigawatt projects, financing hardware and data centers becomes a second bottleneck. The report highlights Broadcom's debt push as a signal that AI compute is turning into a Wall Street asset class. Source: Digitimes

Brex is changing how it governs AI use by shifting from traditional code constraints to real-time network traffic monitoring. The company is adopting an open-source LLM proxy to implement this approach, which could redefine enterprise security. This story comes from Crypto Briefing. Source: Crypto Briefing

Global manufacturing is under pressure as demand falls and costs rise, threatening deindustrialization and economic instability. The situation in July comes as the Iran war continues into its fifth month, according to a report from Crypto Briefing. Source: Crypto Briefing

An investigation reveals that a Facebook group called 'East Midlands Hare Coursing' hosted illegal hare coursing activities for more than a decade. Criminals used the platform to sell dogs, organize hunts that rip animals to shreds, and coordinate gang invasions of farms where they intimidate owners into allowing these illegal gatherings. Source: Dailymail.com

Explora Journeys has officially named its new ship, Explora III, in Barcelona. The naming ceremony took place alongside the MSC Cruise Division terminal, with Cristina Ozores serving as the ship's godmother. The vessel represents an even greater expression of space, design, culinary experiences, and wellbeing in ultra-elegant ocean travel. Source: PRNewswire

WWE Hall of Famer Torrie Wilson reveals that a so-called friend's unsolicited advice nearly ended her bikini photos. Her Passes page helped her find confidence and continue posting. Source: Fox News