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.

Experian Deploys ChatGPT App to Capture Personal Loan Shoppers

Experian Deploys ChatGPT App to Capture Personal Loan Shoppers
Experian Deploys ChatGPT App to Capture Personal Loan Shoppers
June 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers can now explore personal loan offers from Experian’s lending partners while interacting with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This capability is enabled by the newly launched Experian Loans ChatGPT application, which combines...

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Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Are Done Letting Storms Win
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Are Done Letting Storms Win
June 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season opened June 1, network operators AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile arrived with a new answer to an old problem: artificial...

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This Week in Stablecoins: Ignoring the Crypto Market Rout
This Week in Stablecoins: Ignoring the Crypto Market Rout
June 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency markets are bleeding again as bitcoin volatility returns. Digital asset treasury companies, playing the role of a canary in a coal mine, are suffering...

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Anthropic Wants a Global AI Pause If Everyone Else Does
Anthropic Wants a Global AI Pause If Everyone Else Does
June 05, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic disclosed this week that Claude wrote more than 80% of the code merged into the company’s production systems—then warned the world may not be...

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Good CFOs Automate but Great CFOs Anticipate
Good CFOs Automate but Great CFOs Anticipate
June 05, 2026  |  CFO

The tools that made finance teams look cutting-edge five years ago are now standard issue. Every serious competitor has cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence forecasting and...

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The $25 Billion Fleet Breakdown Problem Finally Has a Fix
The $25 Billion Fleet Breakdown Problem Finally Has a Fix
June 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A typical commercial truck generates more than 25,000 data points daily from onboard sensors. Until recently, most of that data sat unused. Fleet managers learned...

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Telecom’s 5G Hangover Mirrors the Modernization Fatigue Facing CFOs
Telecom’s 5G Hangover Mirrors the Modernization Fatigue Facing CFOs
June 04, 2026  |  Technology

The telecom industry is trying to stop 5G’s rollout history from repeating itself with 6G’s coming launch. To the envy of most chief financial officers...

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Tech Layoffs Hit 2-Year High as Companies Embrace AI
Tech Layoffs Hit 2-Year High as Companies Embrace AI
June 04, 2026  |  Technology

Technology companies in the United States announced 38,242 job cuts in May, an almost two-year high. For the third consecutive month, artificial intelligence was the...

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