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Artificial Intelligence
Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after it leaves the dealership. Ford and General Motors (GM) are both betting that an AI assistant tied to a vehicle’s...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
August 21, 2026

Nvidia will pay $6 billion to license Poolside’s artificial intelligence model-development software, Model Factory, and will make offers to hire 109 Poolside employees who were involved in making the company’s AI open-source model, Laguna, The Information reported Thursday (Aug. 21), citing a paywalled post by...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence has not been around long enough to reward seniority the way most fields do, and that gap is starting to show up in who gets hired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Artificial Intelligence
Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
August 21, 2026

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to confront who pays for AI’s enormous demands on electricity, water and public infrastructure. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Payment Methods
Walmart Tap to Pay Rollout Begins Monday
August 21, 2026

Walmart will soon begin rolling out tap to pay as a payment option at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, the company said in a Friday (Aug. 21) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Retailers Find Bigger Growth Selling Ads Around the Shopping Cart
August 21, 2026

Retail media is giving Walmart, Target and Amazon a faster-growing source of revenue than their core retail businesses, built on the same traffic, searches and transaction data generated by stores, websites and marketplaces. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
Robotics AI Firm Dexmal Seeks $3 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
August 21, 2026

Dexmal, a Chinese firm developing embodied artificial intelligence to control robots, is seeking a valuation of 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) in a funding round, Bloomberg reported Friday (Aug. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payments Innovation
Banks Prepare Payments for AI Commerce
August 21, 2026

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Retail
Ross Posts 13% Sales Jump as Inflation Drives Shoppers to Off-Price Retailers
August 20, 2026

Off-price retailer Ross Stores saw “robust” sales growth in the quarter ended Aug. 1 as both existing customers and new ones sought prices lower than those of mainstream retailers, CEO Jim Conroy said during a Thursday (Aug. 20) earnings call. Get the Full Story Complete...