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Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises

Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises
Platforms Expand SMB Lending as Working Capital Demand Rises
March 02, 2026  |  Loans

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) ended 2025 sharpening their demand and reliance on platform-based working capital. Earnings disclosures indicate that those balances grew meaningfully year...

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AI Data Centers Starve Budget Smartphones of Memory Chips
AI Data Centers Starve Budget Smartphones of Memory Chips
March 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence industry is causing a shortage of memory chips needed by the smartphone industry even as AI features become part of the latest...

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BofA Economists See AI Creating New Types of Jobs
BofA Economists See AI Creating New Types of Jobs
March 02, 2026  |  Economy

Bank of America Securities economists said the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is more likely to create new kinds of jobs than to simply eliminate...

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Apple Debuts Lower-Cost Version of iPhone 17
Apple Debuts Lower-Cost Version of iPhone 17
March 02, 2026  |  Apple

Apple has introduced what it calls a more durable and affordable iPhone 17. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Google Expands Gemini 3.1 Pro Across Cloud and Enterprise Platforms
Google Expands Gemini 3.1 Pro Across Cloud and Enterprise Platforms
March 02, 2026  |  Google

Google on Feb. 19 introduced Gemini 3.1 Pro, an updated iteration of its Gemini AI family designed to tackle complex, enterprise-grade reasoning tasks and made...

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Anthropic’s Pentagon Sanctions Expose Enterprise AI’s Emerging Vendor Risks
Anthropic’s Pentagon Sanctions Expose Enterprise AI’s Emerging Vendor Risks
March 02, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Supply chains used to mean things like ships, steel and microchips. But Anthropic’s clash with the federal government suggests they now may include algorithms. Get...

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Investors Ramp up Bets on the Agent Economy
Investors Ramp up Bets on the Agent Economy
March 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are moving beyond simple automation to ease the human bottleneck across finance and enterprise workflows. Led by Sphinx Labs’ $7.1 million...

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Pluvo Secures $5 Million to Turn Financial Data Into Answers
Pluvo Secures $5 Million to Turn Financial Data Into Answers
March 02, 2026  |  Fintech Investments

Pluvo raised $5 million in a seed round to scale its artificial intelligence-native financial analysis platform for finance teams. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mastercard and Santander Complete EU’s First Agentic Payment
Mastercard and Santander Complete EU’s First Agentic Payment
March 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mastercard and Santander completed Europe’s first live end-to-end payment using an artificial intelligence agent, according to a Monday (March 2) news release. Get the Full...

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