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Amazon Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Incorrect Denials of Refunds

Amazon Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Incorrect Denials of Refunds
Amazon Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Incorrect Denials of Refunds
January 27, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has agreed to pay $309 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed they were incorrectly denied refunds for product...

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MercadoLibre and Endeavor Say Latin America’s eCommerce Growth Outpaces Rest of World
MercadoLibre and Endeavor Say Latin America’s eCommerce Growth Outpaces Rest of World
January 27, 2026  |  eCommerce

Online shopping is growing 1.5 times faster in Latin America than it is in the rest of the world, Reuters reported Tuesday (Jan. 27), citing...

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Enova Spotlights Small Business Confidence as Loan Demand Surges
Enova Spotlights Small Business Confidence as Loan Demand Surges
January 27, 2026  |  Earnings

Demand for credit is rising across both companies and households, but Enova’s latest results show smaller businesses notching significant demand amid an optimistic outlook. Get...

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Tariffs and Labor Market Drive Down Consumer Confidence, Conference Board Says
Tariffs and Labor Market Drive Down Consumer Confidence, Conference Board Says
January 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest point since 2014 in January, with survey respondents expressing concerns about a range of factors that affect the economy,...

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Google Accelerates AI Deals to Strengthen Gemini in Media and Voice
Google Accelerates AI Deals to Strengthen Gemini in Media and Voice
January 27, 2026  |  Google

Google has accelerated a series of acquisitions, talent deals and strategic investments aimed at strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) stack across media generation, voice interaction...

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OpenAI Launches Free AI-Native Workspace for Science Writing and Collaboration
OpenAI Launches Free AI-Native Workspace for Science Writing and Collaboration
January 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI has introduced a free, artificial intelligence (AI)-native workspace designed to help scientists write and collaborate on research. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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UAE’s MBZUAI Launches Fully Sovereign AI Model
UAE’s MBZUAI Launches Fully Sovereign AI Model
January 27, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to support the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) technological sovereignty was announced Tuesday (Jan. 27) by G42, Cerebras Systems...

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Stablecoin Fragmentation Creates New Risks for Businesses
Stablecoin Fragmentation Creates New Risks for Businesses
January 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

No single stablecoin can efficiently serve emerging markets, global trading desks, and U.S. institutions simultaneously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Gatik Autonomous Trucks Complete 10,000 Miles of Fully Driverless Deliveries
Gatik Autonomous Trucks Complete 10,000 Miles of Fully Driverless Deliveries
January 27, 2026  |  Delivery

Gatik’s autonomous trucks have been making deliveries with no human driver or safety observer behind the wheel since mid-2025, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 27)...

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