September 09, 2026
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Already Cut the Lattes

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September 08, 2026
Ramp Eyes $60 Billion Valuation Just Months After Series F

Financial operations platform Ramp is in early talks with investors to raise about $1 billion in primary funding at a $60 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 8), citing unnamed...

September 08, 2026
Visa CEO Says AI Shopping Has Arrived but Agentic Payments...

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September 08, 2026
Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding...

Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E funding round, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post....

September 08, 2026
Meta Targets Mass Market With New Agent

Meta introduced a personal artificial intelligence agent called Muse that is “built for everyone,” the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the...

September 08, 2026
Coca-Cola’s AI Just Solved Retailers’ Inventory Headache

Coca-Cola thinks its artificial intelligence just solved one of the oldest headaches in retail: knowing what to stock, and how much to buy. Coke Buddy, Coca-Cola’s self-ordering platform for retailers,...

September 08, 2026
Google Accelerates Chrome Updates to Outrun AI Hackers

Google has begun releasing updates to its Chrome browser every two weeks rather than the previous four weeks, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post. Get the...

September 08, 2026
Congress Returns With Sweeping AI Bills Targeting Superintelligence, Health Insurance

As Congress returned from its summer recess last week, lawmakers proposed a series of artificial intelligence-related measures, including a ban on development of superintelligent AI systems and human review of...

September 08, 2026
Oracle Faces EU Antitrust Scrutiny as Earnings Approach

Oracle is facing fresh regulatory uncertainty in Europe just days before its quarterly earnings report, adding another potential concern for investors already weighing the technology company’s heavy spending on artificial-intelligence...