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AI Hardware Investment Drives 3.4% Growth in US Economy
AI Hardware Investment Drives 3.4% Growth in US Economy
October 29, 2026  |  Economy

The nation’s real gross domestic product growth accelerated in the third quarter, driven by gross private domestic investment, including information processing equipment, according to a...

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AI Is Stepping Up to Care for the Elderly
AI Is Stepping Up to Care for the Elderly
October 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Most people do not think about elder care until they have to. Then they find out how expensive it is, how hard to access, and...

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Carvana Goes All In on Agentic Commerce as Revenues Jump 42%
Carvana Goes All In on Agentic Commerce as Revenues Jump 42%
October 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Carvana is hoping to reap the benefits of agentic commerce as it enjoys record revenues. The online used vehicle marketplace reported quarterly earnings Wednesday (Oct. 28) showing $8...

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Collective Raises $100 Million to Free Solo Owners From Being Their Own CFO
Collective Raises $100 Million to Free Solo Owners From Being Their Own CFO
October 29, 2026  |  Back-office

Watch more: Need to Know With Collective’s Hooman Radfar Hooman Radfar is building Collective for business owners who are also the people doing the work....

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DoorDash Will Pay $17 Billion to Acquire Instacart
DoorDash Will Pay $17 Billion to Acquire Instacart
October 29, 2026  |  Delivery

DoorDash is set to acquire online grocery delivery platform Instacart in a deal worth $17 billion. The acquisition, announced Thursday (Oct. 29), creates a combined entity offering grocers and...

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Kipp Targets US Expansion After LTVCo Acquisition
Kipp Targets US Expansion After LTVCo Acquisition
October 29, 2026  |  Acquiring

FinTech platform Kipp plans to accelerate its expansion in the United States after being acquired by an investor group led by The Lifetime Value Company...

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Better Technology Alone Won’t Give Software the Final Say
Better Technology Alone Won’t Give Software the Final Say
October 29, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Maverick Payments’ Bill Christensen The human who approves a merchant account may eventually review fewer files, but the...

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i2c: Banks Can Delegate Decisions but Can’t Outsource Accountability
i2c: Banks Can Delegate Decisions but Can’t Outsource Accountability
October 29, 2026  |  Banking

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Matt Pearce of i2c The last decision a bank hands to a machine will likely be one that...

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AI and Embedded Finance Raise the Bar for Payment Controls
AI and Embedded Finance Raise the Bar for Payment Controls
October 29, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: Your Payments Got Smarter. Did Your Infrastructure? Faster payments compress the time available to catch a bad transaction, reconcile an exception or determine...

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