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The PYMNTS Weekender: Tay Tay Mania Edition
The PYMNTS Weekender: Tay Tay Mania Edition
October 04, 2025  |  The Weekender

Alert your bank app and open up your bracelet‑making kit: Taylor Swift is back to stress‑test the payments rails. With “The Life of a Showgirl” having landed...

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Amazon Devices Executive Robert Williams to Retire
Amazon Devices Executive Robert Williams to Retire
October 03, 2025  |  Amazon

Amazon Vice President, Device Software & Services Robert Williams plans to retire at the end of the year, he said in a Friday (Oct. 3)...

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Medicine Waits for Evidence Before AI Scales Unlike Other Industries
Medicine Waits for Evidence Before AI Scales Unlike Other Industries
October 03, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Unlike other sectors where results aren’t always the deciding factor, AI in healthcare scales only on proof. In cancer diagnostics, adoption depends on consistent, concrete...

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Hackers Try to Extort Companies, Claiming to Have Accessed Salesforce Cloud Databases
Hackers Try to Extort Companies, Claiming to Have Accessed Salesforce Cloud Databases
October 03, 2025  |  Safety and Security

A hacking group reportedly claims to have stolen 1 billion records from cloud databases hosted by Salesforce and is attempting to extort Salesforce and the...

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AI Soaks Up Record VC Dollars, Leaving Other Industries on the Sidelines
AI Soaks Up Record VC Dollars, Leaving Other Industries on the Sidelines
October 03, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Venture capital has never been more one-sided. In 2025, investors funneled nearly $193 billion into AI startups, the first time since the dot-com bubble that...

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Subprime Consumer Resilience Tested as Earnings Season Approaches
Subprime Consumer Resilience Tested as Earnings Season Approaches
October 03, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending in the United States has proven resilient through a volatile year, but cracks are emerging at the low end of the credit spectrum....

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CFOs Weigh Trade Finance Innovations From Banks, FinTechs and Crypto
CFOs Weigh Trade Finance Innovations From Banks, FinTechs and Crypto
October 03, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Trade is adapting to the accelerating change reshaping global growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Jeff Bezos Says AI Bubble May Burst but ‘AI Is Real’
Jeff Bezos Says AI Bubble May Burst but ‘AI Is Real’
October 03, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly said Friday (Oct. 3) that the artificial intelligence boom is an “industrial bubble” rather than a “financial bubble,” meaning that...

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Goldman Sachs Says US Unemployment Applications Inched Up Last Week
Goldman Sachs Says US Unemployment Applications Inched Up Last Week
October 03, 2025  |  Economy

Goldman Sachs Group reportedly calculated that initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States inched up from 218,000 to 224,000 during the week ended...

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