Connected Economy

The innovations in technology, connected devices, software, payments and cellular technology make it possible for people and businesses to connect with each other and do business via any device, an in any digital or physical location safely, securely, and in real time. This integration of the digital and physical worlds will transform the economy across the ten pillars that today represent its key cornerstones – pillars that are already experiencing the impact of disruptive innovation as new blended, digital-first experience-driven ecosystems are now taking shape.

OpenAI Readies Deployment of ChatGPT for 3 Million Pentagon Personnel

OpenAI Readies Deployment of ChatGPT for 3 Million Pentagon Personnel
OpenAI Readies Deployment of ChatGPT for 3 Million Pentagon Personnel
June 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is set to be available through the Pentagon’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform, GenAI.mil, in early July, Nextgov/FCW reported Tuesday (June 16). The reported cited...

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Adyen Debuts Agentic Solutions for Enterprise Merchants
Adyen Debuts Agentic Solutions for Enterprise Merchants
June 16, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Adyen has unveiled a suite of tools to help companies sell via conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Adyen Agentic, announced by the payments FinTech Tuesday...

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Stablecoins Give Micropayments a Second Shot
Stablecoins Give Micropayments a Second Shot
June 15, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Micropayments are arguably, and so far, among the digital realm’s great unrealized opportunities. Every few years, advances in payments technology have revived predictions that consumers...

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Rain Debuts Native Loyalty for Stablecoin Card Programs
Rain Debuts Native Loyalty for Stablecoin Card Programs
June 15, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Stablecoin payments infrastructure company Rain introduced a new loyalty capability called Rewards, according to a Monday (June 15) press release. Rewards is integrated into Rain’s...

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Wayfair Uses AI to Catch and Correct Bad Product Listings
Wayfair Uses AI to Catch and Correct Bad Product Listings
June 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Put simply, Wayfair has a lot of furniture. Its catalog spans about 30 million items across nearly 1,000 product types. Roughly 47,000 attributes cover details...

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The 4 Biggest Problems Banks Have With Stablecoins
The 4 Biggest Problems Banks Have With Stablecoins
June 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s a battle brewing over blockchain finance. Banks view stablecoins as a new form of private money that lacks the stabilizing infrastructure developed around banking...

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Anthropic Works to Strike Deal With White House on Mythos Ban
Anthropic Works to Strike Deal With White House on Mythos Ban
June 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic is reportedly working with the White House to resolve a ban on its products. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (June 15),...

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Target Tests Shoppable TV to Pitch Summer Products
Target Tests Shoppable TV to Pitch Summer Products
June 12, 2026  |  Retail

Viewers of a new Bravo digital series will be able to discover and shop curated Target products while the series’ hosts discuss fashion, entertaining, travel, swim, beauty and summer trends. The series, “Shop What Happens,”...

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