Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Employees are increasingly using AI to create ultra-realistic fake expense receipts; AppZen and others attribute the rise to advances in image generation models  —  Business software groups warn that top AI models are increasingly being used to create ultra-realistic fake receipts

Judy Lagrou / Bloomberg:
Artemis: $10B+ was moved through stablecoins in August, up from $6B in February and more than double YoY, following President Trump's signing of the Genius Act  —  Consumers and businesses are using stablecoins - digital tokens pegged to the dollar - to make real-world purchases and payments …

The creators of It: Welcome to Derry worked with members of the Wabanaki nation to give one plotline the depth it deserves.

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will “consummate” a TikTok deal on Thursday in South Korea, confirming a final US-China agreement on the sale  —  The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Queens of the Dead has a surprisingly passionate, political message, courtesy of George A. Romero's daughter and his filmmaking legacy.