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PE Firm BayPine Says New Factory Floor Is Digital, and Everyone’s an Engineer
PE Firm BayPine Says New Factory Floor Is Digital, and Everyone’s an Engineer
October 30, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

When the assembly line reshaped 20th-century manufacturing, it did more than improve productivity. It redefined what productivity meant. Tasks once limited by human dexterity became...

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Adapt or Be Automated: Finance’s 2025 Reality Check
Adapt or Be Automated: Finance’s 2025 Reality Check
October 30, 2025  |  Opinion

Delaying AI carries more risk than adopting it, Ryan Frere, executive VP and general manager of B2B at Flywire, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook,...

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Carvana Says Data Powers Decisions That Deliver Growth in Used Car Sales
Carvana Says Data Powers Decisions That Deliver Growth in Used Car Sales
October 29, 2025  |  Earnings

Carvana said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that its eCommerce platform for buying and selling used cars enabled it to increase its units sold and its revenue...

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Mastercard Aims to Acquire Crypto and Stablecoin Infrastructure Startup Zerohash
Mastercard Aims to Acquire Crypto and Stablecoin Infrastructure Startup Zerohash
October 29, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard is reportedly close to acquiring crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup zerohash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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OpenAI Aims to Add 1 Gigawatt of Compute Per Week
OpenAI Aims to Add 1 Gigawatt of Compute Per Week
October 29, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI would like to build an artificial intelligence (AI) factory to make 1 gigawatt of compute per week of new capacity, CEO Sam Altman said...

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Microsoft’s AI Bet Keeps Paying Off Across Cloud, Copilot and Code
Microsoft’s AI Bet Keeps Paying Off Across Cloud, Copilot and Code
October 29, 2025  |  Earnings

Microsoft is no longer just a software company or even a cloud company. It’s now an AI infrastructure provider shaping how work, creativity and productivity...

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Starbucks Says Turnaround Strategy Drives Growth in Global Comparable Stores Sales
Starbucks Says Turnaround Strategy Drives Growth in Global Comparable Stores Sales
October 29, 2025  |  Business

Starbucks said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that the turnaround strategy it launched last year led to its first global comparable store sales growth in seven quarters....

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Pichai Says Gemini App Has 650 Million Downloads 
Pichai Says Gemini App Has 650 Million Downloads 
October 29, 2025  |  Google

If there were any questions about what drove Google parent Alphabet towards its first ever quarter of notching more than $100 billion in sales, they...

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Meta Flags Bigger 2026 AI Buildout as ‘Superintelligence’ Drive Accelerates
Meta Flags Bigger 2026 AI Buildout as ‘Superintelligence’ Drive Accelerates
October 29, 2025  |  Meta

Meta told investors on Wednesday (Oct. 29) to brace for a step-up in infrastructure spending next year as it races to build what CEO Mark...

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