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Wabi Raises $55 Million for AI Assistant to Coordinate Groups
Wabi Raises $55 Million for AI Assistant to Coordinate Groups
October 29, 2026  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI) assistant startup Wabi has reportedly raised $55 million in new funding. The new financing values the company at $1.25 billion and will...

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Unilever Cuts Order Processing to 90 Seconds With AI Agents
Unilever Cuts Order Processing to 90 Seconds With AI Agents
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

About 2 million of Unilever’s roughly 20 million annual orders still arrive as emails, PDFs, spreadsheets and photos of paper forms, and each one used...

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Kohl’s Embeds Klarna Payment Options Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
Kohl’s Embeds Klarna Payment Options Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
October 29, 2026  |  BNPL

Kohl’s shoppers in the United States can now access Klarna’s flexible payment options when paying online or in the Kohl’s app, Klarna said in a...

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Google’s AI Exposure Exceeds the $1 Trillion It Reported
Google’s AI Exposure Exceeds the $1 Trillion It Reported
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google parent Alphabet has said demand for cloud services is rapidly increasing, citing growth in unfulfilled contracts. However, a Bloomberg News report Thursday (Oct. 29) points to a quarterly filing...

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Healthcare Helps Lift GDP as Consumers Delay Big Purchases
Healthcare Helps Lift GDP as Consumers Delay Big Purchases
October 29, 2026  |  Economy

Inflation absorbed almost all of United States consumers’ September spending increase, leaving households paying more for barely any additional goods and services. The monthly result...

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Kalshi Becomes $40 Billion Company With New Funding Round
Kalshi Becomes $40 Billion Company With New Funding Round
October 29, 2026  |  Investments

Kalshi says it is now a $40 billion company following a $1 billion funding round. “This funding accelerates our long-term vision: building the next-generation financial exchange,”...

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Fiverr Pivots to AI Agents as Traditional Search Erodes
Fiverr Pivots to AI Agents as Traditional Search Erodes
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fiverr is restructuring its digital architecture to adapt to what its CEO calls a fundamental upheaval in internet search. With search engine optimization losing ground to...

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WEX Expands AI Claims Processing as Revenue Hits $780 Million
WEX Expands AI Claims Processing as Revenue Hits $780 Million
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Intelligent payment solutions provider WEX saw growth across its business in the third quarter as it secured new business wins and drove innovation across its segments, CEO...

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Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos Joins Stablecoin Yield Platform OpenTrade
Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos Joins Stablecoin Yield Platform OpenTrade
October 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos joined stablecoin yield infrastructure provider OpenTrade as chair of the board, OpenTrade CEO and Co-Founder David Sutter said in a...

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