digital transformation

Wyndham Deploys AI Agents to Boost Hotel Bookings and Cut Franchisee Costs
Wyndham Deploys AI Agents to Boost Hotel Bookings and Cut Franchisee Costs
October 22, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Hotel franchising company Wyndham Hotels & Resorts offers artificial intelligence (AI) tools across the guest experience and has found that they improve franchisees’ top lines, reduce...

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Barclays Plans 5,000 Job Cuts as AI Push Reshapes Operations
Barclays Plans 5,000 Job Cuts as AI Push Reshapes Operations
October 22, 2026  |  Personnel

Barclays plans to eliminate about 5,000 jobs this year as the British bank expands its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to improve productivity...

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Banks Crack Down on Unauthorized AI Agents Operating Inside Customer Accounts
Banks Crack Down on Unauthorized AI Agents Operating Inside Customer Accounts
October 22, 2026  |  Banking

Major U.S. banks are detecting and deleting unauthorized third-party artificial intelligence agents that are taking actions inside customer accounts, Reuters reported Thursday (Oct. 22), citing a...

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SoFi Rolls Out Interest-Earning Tokenized Deposits
SoFi Rolls Out Interest-Earning Tokenized Deposits
October 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

SoFi Technologies is rolling out a tokenized deposit for consumers that enables SoFi Crypto members to earn interest while keeping their funds accessible when needed,...

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ServiceNow Announces New AI Agent Services With Nvidia
ServiceNow Announces New AI Agent Services With Nvidia
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enterprise software platform ServiceNow has launched an agentic-AI-focused expansion of its partnership with Nvidia. The new updates are “designed to bring governance and security across...

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Klarna and FreshBooks Team on BNPL for Small Business
Klarna and FreshBooks Team on BNPL for Small Business
October 21, 2026  |  BNPL

Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is...

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Anthropic Accounting Charge Drives 80% Net Loss
Anthropic Accounting Charge Drives 80% Net Loss
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s net loss jumped significantly to $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, largely due to an accounting charge. That’s according to a report...

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25% of Card Replacement Calls Point to an AI Opportunity
25% of Card Replacement Calls Point to an AI Opportunity
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A replacement card could give issuers a practical way to turn artificial intelligence (AI) investment into faster service and fewer customer calls. That opportunity anchors...

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Robot Arms Finally Crack the Meal Assembly Line
Robot Arms Finally Crack the Meal Assembly Line
October 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

For a long time, robots made little economic sense for food manufacturers juggling many recipes, each with its own mix of ingredients. Chef Robotics, a...

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