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AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce

AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
AI Agents Are Becoming the New Power Brokers in Digital Commerce
February 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

This edition of “The Prompt Economy™ Tracker®” examines how tokenization is emerging as the foundational trust layer for agentic AI and the next generation of digital commerce....

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Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
Half of Retail Small Businesses Rely on Daily Sales to Stay Afloat
February 12, 2026  |  SMBs

A growing share of retail small businesses are not planning for the next downturn so much as financing their way through the next week, and...

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Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
Amazon’s eero Ensures Smart Homes Stay Online
February 11, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon-owned eero has introduced a device that provides dedicated cellular backup connectivity for the user’s eero network when a primary interconnection goes down. Get the...

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Crypto Liquidity Provider BlockFills Halts Client Withdrawals
Crypto Liquidity Provider BlockFills Halts Client Withdrawals
February 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

BlockFills, a provider of crypto liquidity and technology, announced Wednesday (Feb. 11) that it suspended client deposits and withdrawals last week. Get the Full Story...

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Fed Pivots Supervision Toward Core Financial Stability
Fed Pivots Supervision Toward Core Financial Stability
February 11, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve plans to review “matters requiring attention” (MRAs) issued to banks by its examiners and downgrade some to “non-binding supervisory observation,” Reuters reported...

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Apple Taps Brakes on Siri AI Overhaul
Apple Taps Brakes on Siri AI Overhaul
February 11, 2026  |  Apple

Apple plans to delay the launch of several new capabilities for its Siri virtual assistant, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 11), citing unnamed sources. Get the...

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Salesforce Advances AI Expansion With Cimulate Deal
Salesforce Advances AI Expansion With Cimulate Deal
February 11, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Salesforce plans to strengthen its investment in Agentforce Commerce by acquiring Cimulate, a company focused on artificial intelligence-powered product discovery and agentic commerce. Get the...

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Grab to Expand Financial Services With Stash Takeover
Grab to Expand Financial Services With Stash Takeover
February 11, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Grab plans to accelerate the growth of its financial services portfolio by acquiring digital investing platform Stash Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Microsoft Fixes Bugs Behind One-Click Attacks
Microsoft Fixes Bugs Behind One-Click Attacks
February 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft’s February security updates include fixes for security vulnerabilities that are used by hackers for one-click attacks, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Feb. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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