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OpenAI and Jony Ive Hit Roadblocks in Developing AI Device
OpenAI and Jony Ive Hit Roadblocks in Developing AI Device
October 05, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI and iPhone designer Jony Ive’s artificial intelligence (AI) device has reportedly encountered some technical hiccups.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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EU Tech Firms Look to US for AI Funding
EU Tech Firms Look to US for AI Funding
October 05, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

European tech founders are turning to the U.S. to find funding for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Coinbase App Enables Peer-to-Peer Payments with USDC Stablecoin
Coinbase App Enables Peer-to-Peer Payments with USDC Stablecoin
October 05, 2025  |  Digital Payments

The Coinbase app now enables users to send the company’s stablecoin, USDC, to any recipient’s phone number, email, wallet address, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) or...

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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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