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Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Could Land Nvidia as $10 Billion IPO Investor
September 13, 2026

Anthropic is reportedly in talks to have Nvidia invest in its landmark stock market listing. The chipmaker would come on as an anchor investor for Anthropic’s initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 11), citing sources familiar with the matter. Those sources said Anthropic...

News
OpenAI Pauses IPO Plans Amid AI Safety Worries
September 13, 2026

OpenAI has reportedly postponed plans to go public amid corporate concerns about artificial intelligence safety. The AI startup’s initial public offering (IPO) will not take place in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in an interview with Fortune on Friday (Sept. 11), saying that OpenAI has...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Enables One-Tap Gift Card Redemption in Upcoming iOS Update
September 11, 2026

Apple’s upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 27, will enable users to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on a compatible iPhone, MacRumors reported Wednesday (Sept. 9). The iPhone will scan a security chip in Apple’s gift cards to verify that the card is authentic...

Retail
Rent the Runway Names Nordstrom Veteran Paige Thomas CEO
September 11, 2026

Rent the Runway appointed its chief commercial officer and Nordstrom veteran, Paige Thomas, as CEO, president and member of the board of directors, the company said in a Friday (Sept. 11) press release. Thomas joined the company as CCO in June. Before that, she served...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Becomes the World’s Most Active $100 Million-Plus VC Investor
September 11, 2026

Five years ago, GPU maker Nvidia participated in just one venture funding round worth $100 million or more. Through the first eight months of 2026, the artificial intelligence ecosystem giant has reportedly participated in at least 53. That puts the semiconductor company ahead of Andreessen...

Artificial Intelligence
Rivian’s AI Agents Cut 15 Days From Every Close
September 11, 2026

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian automated one of the more tedious jobs in corporate finance: tracking how much to set aside for custom manufacturing tools it has ordered but not yet received a bill for. Rivian built an artificial intelligence system on Amazon Bedrock and eliminated...

Acquiring
MoonPay Buys Rhythm in Latest Strategic Acquisition Move
September 11, 2026

MoonPay has acquired Rhythm, an on-chain trading signals platform, to promote the adoption of online trading, MoonPay said in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Rhythm’s technology and its three co-founders, including Joseph Murphy, James Miller and Lincoln Barnett III, have joined MoonPay, according to...

Retail
AFL-CIO Think Tank Seeks Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels
September 11, 2026

The AFL-CIO Tech Institute, a think tank established in 2021 by the AFL-CIO labor union, is calling on policymakers to ban the use of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) in grocery stores. The organization made this call in a policy brief in which it said widespread...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Targets the Work Junior Bankers Do
September 11, 2026

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services Thursday (Sept. 10), according to an announcement on its website. The product is a tailored version of ChatGPT Work, built with Morgan Stanley and Evercore as design partners. It runs on GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI’s newest model, and combines it...