automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed with minimal human assistance.

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AI Micropayments Point to Crypto’s Role in Agentic Commerce

AI Micropayments Point to Crypto’s Role in Agentic Commerce
AI Micropayments Point to Crypto’s Role in Agentic Commerce
October 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents’ growing use of cryptocurrency to purchase digital services is pointing toward a practical market for automated payments: transactions so small and...

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Amazon and Walmart Are Turning Retail Efficiency Into Someone Else’s Expense
Amazon and Walmart Are Turning Retail Efficiency Into Someone Else’s Expense
October 15, 2026  |  Retail

Retail’s next great efficiency breakthrough may come with an invoice addressed to someone else. As Walmart pushes robotics deeper into its distribution network, and Amazon brings...

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AI Robots Are Ready for Whatever Shoppers Send Back
AI Robots Are Ready for Whatever Shoppers Send Back
October 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every returned item has to be picked up, identified and sorted before it can be sold again, and that work has long resisted automation. “If...

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Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money
Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money
October 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next In Payments | Paymentology | Tim Joslyn Payments infrastructure has become an expert at answering questions centered on human behavior. Is...

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Automation and AI Move Deeper Into Payment Exceptions
Automation and AI Move Deeper Into Payment Exceptions
October 09, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Much of payment processing already happens without an employee touching the transaction. The “hands-on” interactions come when payments fail to clear, or transactions trigger fraud...

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Shoppers Want Technology to Do the Deal Hunting
Shoppers Want Technology to Do the Deal Hunting
October 05, 2026  |  Shopping

Embedded offers have a sizable audience before merchants, banks and brands solve for full automation. Consumers who are most receptive to automated offer management account...

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Liberate’s AI Agents Take Over the Insurance Night Shift
Liberate’s AI Agents Take Over the Insurance Night Shift
October 02, 2026  |  Insurance

A policyholder calls her insurance agency to ask what she owes. An artificial intelligence (AI) agent answers, pulls the balance and logs the call in...

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Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
Ford and Rockwell Fast-Track Rookie Technicians With AI
October 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A mechanic at a Ford dealership who has never pulled the engine from a Super Duty pickup can now follow instructions from artificial intelligence (AI)...

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