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White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI

White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI
White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI
February 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The White House is telling federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) products, a sharp escalation in a dispute that started inside the...

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AT&T Slashes AI Costs 90% by Swapping Large Models for Small Ones
AT&T Slashes AI Costs 90% by Swapping Large Models for Small Ones
February 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

AT&T boosted the efficiency of its internal Ask AT&T personal assistant by reworking the orchestration layer and shifting more of the work from large language...

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Morgan Stanley Wants to Build the Back Office of Tokenized Real-World Assets
Morgan Stanley Wants to Build the Back Office of Tokenized Real-World Assets
February 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital assets have gotten boring enough that their growth is now buried in procedural filings, not viral social media headlines. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CFOs Capture B2B Payments Digitization Value by Targeting Year-Two Gap
CFOs Capture B2B Payments Digitization Value by Targeting Year-Two Gap
February 27, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The biggest risk in B2B payments today isn’t failing to modernize. It’s assuming that modernization alone delivers value. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Senate’s AFFORD Act Seeks New Capital for Underserved Markets
Senate’s AFFORD Act Seeks New Capital for Underserved Markets
February 27, 2026  |  Economy

A bill introduced in the Senate Thursday (Feb. 26) would strengthen the role of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) in improving capital...

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Dots Raises $8.9 Million to Scale Global Payout Platform
Dots Raises $8.9 Million to Scale Global Payout Platform
February 27, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

Dots raised $8.9 million in a Series A funding round to continue expanding the capabilities of its global payouts platform for marketplaces and service-based businesses....

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Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
February 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Burger King has equipped managers and employees with an artificial intelligence-powered tool called BK Assistant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
Block Strategy Points to AI Shaping Corporate Infrastructure
February 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

It was probably one of those moments where you remember where you were when you heard it. Block announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it will...

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Hot PPI Shows Service Prices Driving Inflation Higher
Hot PPI Shows Service Prices Driving Inflation Higher
February 27, 2026  |  Supply Chain

January’s Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics came in hotter than expected. For businesses navigating tariff swings and fragile global supply chains,...

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