Year: 2025

FedEx’s Network 2.0 Overhaul Shows Resilience Now Beats Reach in Logistics
FedEx’s Network 2.0 Overhaul Shows Resilience Now Beats Reach in Logistics
December 18, 2025  |  Earnings

For decades, logistics giants competed on reach. But the next decade, according to FedEx executives on the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call Thursday (Dec. 18),...

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24 Companies Join US Genesis Mission to Harness AI for Science
24 Companies Join US Genesis Mission to Harness AI for Science
December 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Twenty-four organizations have either expressed interest in or are already participating in projects related to the Genesis Mission, a national effort announced by the White House...

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Inside Colgate’s Enterprise-Wide AI Push
Inside Colgate’s Enterprise-Wide AI Push
December 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Colgate-Palmolive is pushing enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) beyond chatbots, moving into agentic systems, internal platforms and AI-driven product and materials innovation. The shift reflects how...

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App Store
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT App Store
December 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI opened its ChatGPT App Directory on Wednesday (Dec. 17), which is a marketplace of third-party applications that run directly within the ChatGPT interface. The...

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OCC Reduces Regulatory Mandate Covering Citi’s Risk Management Systems
OCC Reduces Regulatory Mandate Covering Citi’s Risk Management Systems
December 18, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency terminated a July 2024 amendment to an October 2020 consent order with Citi having to do with...

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PayPal Extends Role of Stablecoin Into Funding AI Projects
PayPal Extends Role of Stablecoin Into Funding AI Projects
December 18, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal is reportedly extending the role of its stablecoin into artificial intelligence finance. That means linking the PYUSD coin to on-chain funding mechanisms from USD.AI,...

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Mastercard, BlackRock Join Middle East-Focused Blockchain Effort
Mastercard, BlackRock Join Middle East-Focused Blockchain Effort
December 18, 2025  |  Blockchain

Mastercard, BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are all players in a new blockchain adoption promotion effort. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 18) announcement from ADI Foundation, an Abu Dhabi-based non-profit founded...

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Everyday Planning and Shopping Lead Consumer Shift to AI Assistants
Everyday Planning and Shopping Lead Consumer Shift to AI Assistants
December 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers are increasingly open to letting artificial intelligence (AI) move beyond answering questions and begin acting on their behalf, but that willingness remains selective and...

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Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments
Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments
December 18, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

Instacart agreed to pay $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that alleged the company engaged in deceptive tactics. In its lawsuit, the...

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