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Why OpenAI, Amazon and Apple Want to Be the Smartphone in Your Pocket

Why OpenAI, Amazon and Apple Want to Be the Smartphone in Your Pocket
Why OpenAI, Amazon and Apple Want to Be the Smartphone in Your Pocket
May 06, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs stood on stage at Macworld and introduced three products. An iPod with a bigger screen and touch controls, a...

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22% BNPL Growth Gives Credit Unions a Member Loyalty Opening
22% BNPL Growth Gives Credit Unions a Member Loyalty Opening
May 06, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Buy now, pay later may have started as a checkout convenience, but for credit union members it is becoming a cash flow tool that could...

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LoanDepot Digital Transformation Powers Market Share Gains
LoanDepot Digital Transformation Powers Market Share Gains
May 05, 2026  |  Earnings

LoanDepot’s investment in digital transformation and other growth and efficiency initiatives delivered positive results in the first quarter, Founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh said Tuesday...

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Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers
Meta Develops Easy-to-Use AI Agent for Consumers
May 05, 2026  |  Meta

Meta plans to build an agentic artificial intelligence assistant for consumers that is comparable to OpenClaw but easier to use, The Financial Times (FT) reported...

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Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities
Anthropic CEO Predicts Firms Have 6 Months to Patch Software Vulnerabilities
May 05, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Financial services companies and other organizations have six to 12 months to fix vulnerabilities in their software before Chinese artificial intelligence models develop capabilities equal...

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Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump
Hiring Surge Ends Yearlong Labor Market Slump
May 05, 2026  |  Economy

The number of hires increased to 5.6 million in March, a figure that was 655,000 higher than the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push
Marqeta’s Debit Roots Give Way to Credit and BNPL Push
May 05, 2026  |  Earnings

As embedded finance providers race to move beyond standalone debit cards, Marqeta’s latest earnings on May 5 showed how card issuing platforms are being asked...

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Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
Etsy Pilots Conversational AI to Ignite Marketplace Sales
May 05, 2026  |  eCommerce

Etsy is working to offer conversational search both in OpenAI’s ChatGPT and on its own platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab
Delaware Makes Its Stablecoin Land Grab
May 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Delaware, long synonymous with corporate incorporation, may extend its reach more fully into digital finance, advancing legislation that could shape where stablecoin issuers and FinTech...

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