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Pay Flexibility Rises as More Workers Earn Variable Income

Pay Flexibility Rises as More Workers Earn Variable Income
Pay Flexibility Rises as More Workers Earn Variable Income
February 04, 2026  |  Gig Economy

As inflation, layoffs and uneven wage growth continue to strain household budgets, millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck are relying on side hustles and...

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Gen Z Wants to Use Smartphones to Pay Their Doctors
Gen Z Wants to Use Smartphones to Pay Their Doctors
February 04, 2026  |  Healthcare

From virtual doctor visits to scheduling apps and health trackers, consumers are steadily integrating technology into how they manage healthcare. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Billing Shifts From Back-Office Chore to Customer Loyalty Test
Billing Shifts From Back-Office Chore to Customer Loyalty Test
February 04, 2026  |  Opinion

Streamlining billing and payments optimizes the entire customer experience, Paymentus President and CEO Dushyant Sharma writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “2025’s Over/Under: The Bets That...

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Nevada Files Civil Enforcement Action to Stop Coinbase From Offering Event Contracts
Nevada Files Civil Enforcement Action to Stop Coinbase From Offering Event Contracts
February 03, 2026  |  Regulation

The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement action Monday (Feb. 2), seeking to stop Coinbase from offering certain event contracts in the state....

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Justice Department to Appeal Ruling in Google Search Antitrust Case
Justice Department to Appeal Ruling in Google Search Antitrust Case
February 03, 2026  |  Google

The Justice Department and 35 states will appeal a September 2025 court ruling that allowed Google parent company Alphabet to keep its Chrome browser after...

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Lotus Health AI Raises $41 Million to Build AI-Powered Model for Primary Care
Lotus Health AI Raises $41 Million to Build AI-Powered Model for Primary Care
February 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Lotus Health AI raised $35 million in a Series A funding round to increase the availability of its “AI doctor” that provides free, round-the-clock primary care....

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Sam Altman Explores New Economics for AI-Driven Scientific Discovery
Sam Altman Explores New Economics for AI-Driven Scientific Discovery
February 03, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Sam Altman used his appearance at Cisco’s AI Summit on Tuesday (Feb. 3) to sketch a future in which OpenAI’s role extends beyond selling access...

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Sam Altman Says Full AI Companies Are Possible, but Businesses Are Not Ready
Sam Altman Says Full AI Companies Are Possible, but Businesses Are Not Ready
February 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Sam Altman rarely describes the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in narrow terms. When asked where the technology ultimately leads, he moved quickly beyond software,...

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Bolt Adds Atomic’s Embedded Investing Capabilities to Financial App
Bolt Adds Atomic’s Embedded Investing Capabilities to Financial App
February 03, 2026  |  financial apps

Bolt has partnered with investing-as-a-service platform Atomic to add embedded investing capabilities to the Bolt SuperApp, a consumer finance platform. Get the Full Story Complete...

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