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OpenAI Will Arm Critical Cyber Defenders With Frontier Model

OpenAI Will Arm Critical Cyber Defenders With Frontier Model
OpenAI Will Arm Critical Cyber Defenders With Frontier Model
April 30, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

OpenAI will start rolling out a frontier cybersecurity model called GPT-5.5-Cyber to “critical cyber defenders” within days, CEO Sam Altman said in a Wednesday (April 29) post on X. Get the Full...

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SoftBank Planning $100 Billion US Robotics and AI Company
SoftBank Planning $100 Billion US Robotics and AI Company
April 30, 2026  |  Technology

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank reportedly plans to create an American artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Federal Paper Checks Face Stricter Limits Under Treasury Plan
Federal Paper Checks Face Stricter Limits Under Treasury Plan
April 30, 2026  |  Regulation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is proposing regulatory changes that would significantly restrict the circumstances under which federal agencies can issue paper checks, pushing...

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Amazon Tightens Grip on Seller Cash With Card Payment Overhaul
Amazon Tightens Grip on Seller Cash With Card Payment Overhaul
April 30, 2026  |  Amazon

Marketplace owners write the rules. Amazon’s sellers are finding that out firsthand, as new policies ban advertisers from charging ad costs to credit cards as...

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Meta’s Business AI Handling 10 Million Weekly Conversations
Meta’s Business AI Handling 10 Million Weekly Conversations
April 30, 2026  |  Meta

Meta has seen a surge in business users employing its artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Agentic AI Gets Its Own Payment Protocol
Agentic AI Gets Its Own Payment Protocol
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

A traveler books a flight through an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant embedded in a super app. The agent finds the fare, selects the seat and...

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Oil Prices and Supply Chain Stress Sour Economic Outlook
Oil Prices and Supply Chain Stress Sour Economic Outlook
April 30, 2026  |  Economy

The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) declined by 0.6% in March amid higher oil prices and stressed supply chains. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Walmart Eyes Local Products as National Consumer Mood Sours
Walmart Eyes Local Products as National Consumer Mood Sours
April 30, 2026  |  Retail

Walmart is reportedly expanding its local product lineup to attract an extremely pinched American consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Mastercard Sees Agentic Commerce Growth Despite Travel Headwinds
Mastercard Sees Agentic Commerce Growth Despite Travel Headwinds
April 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Mastercard’s latest quarter reads less like a report on payments volume and more like a blueprint for how commerce may be conducted when software begins...

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