Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities\' leading technology stock analyst, is leaving the firm to set up a commercial bank targeting the technology, energy, infrastructure and financial industries. Business Insider reported he is preparing the launch after eight years at Wedbush, with large companies and high-net-worth individuals as key clients. Ives said in an internal email he enjoyed his time at Wedbush and built a strong technology franchise. Details of the bank\'s structure, capital and timetable have not been disclosed.

A reporter watched South Korea’s 2026 FIFA World Cup group match against South Africa using ChatGPT’s football hub, asking about tactics, formations, players and tournament rules. The tool explained lineup choices, the 48-team format and added-time rules, and calculated group-stage scenarios and win-draw-loss probabilities. It also provided qualitative and quantitative match analysis, though it lagged on real-time events and could not identify players from images. After a 1-0 loss, it estimated South Korea’s last-32 chances at 91.2 percent based on Opta.