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Kroger’s New CEO Bets on Deals, AI and eCommerce to Boost Sales

Kroger’s New CEO Bets on Deals, AI and eCommerce to Boost Sales
Kroger’s New CEO Bets on Deals, AI and eCommerce to Boost Sales
March 05, 2026  |  Earnings

Kroger’s new CEO Greg Foran is signaling a shift in strategy toward sharper pricing and stronger digital engagement as the grocery giant looks to accelerate...

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Oura Buys Gesture Startup Doublepoint to Expand Smart Ring Controls
Oura Buys Gesture Startup Doublepoint to Expand Smart Ring Controls
March 05, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Oura Health is acquiring Finland-based startup Doublepoint Technologies as the smart ring maker moves to add gesture and voice interactions to future versions of its...

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Lawsuit Aims to Reverse TikTok Sale
Lawsuit Aims to Reverse TikTok Sale
March 05, 2026  |  Legal

A law firm whose leaders include former Sen. Russ Feingold filed a lawsuit Thursday (March 5) against President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi Thursday (March 5), aiming to rescind...

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Anthropic Returns to Negotiations With Pentagon Over AI Guardrails
Anthropic Returns to Negotiations With Pentagon Over AI Guardrails
March 05, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei has resumed discussions with the Pentagon over how the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) models can be used by the U.S....

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Global Stablecoin Boom Draws Regulators Into the Fight Against Fraud
Global Stablecoin Boom Draws Regulators Into the Fight Against Fraud
March 05, 2026  |  Blockchain

When stablecoin skeptics press the industry on what, exactly, are the benefits of the digital dollars, cross-border payments are typically one of the first answers....

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Private Credit’s Gold Rush Draws Regulators and Bank Warnings
Private Credit’s Gold Rush Draws Regulators and Bank Warnings
March 05, 2026  |  Loans

Private credit has evolved from a niche financing tool to a fixture of modern capital markets, and as it expands, banks, regulators and investors are...

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Robinhood Bets on Family Finance to Compete With Wall Street
Robinhood Bets on Family Finance to Compete With Wall Street
March 05, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

When Robinhood Markets burst onto the scene, it targeted individual retail investors. Now, it’s going after their households. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Mastercard Unveils Open Standard to Verify AI Agent Transactions
Mastercard Unveils Open Standard to Verify AI Agent Transactions
March 05, 2026  |  Mastercard

Every time an AI agent makes a purchase, three questions hang over the transaction. Did the consumer actually authorize this? Did the agent follow instructions...

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Crypto Bill Talks Stall as Banks Reject White House Stablecoin Compromise
Crypto Bill Talks Stall as Banks Reject White House Stablecoin Compromise
March 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Negotiations over a major U.S. crypto bill have hit an impasse. Large banks say they cannot support a White House compromise on stablecoin “rewards,” raising...

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