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The Vitamin Shoppe Opens AI-Driven Innovation Store in NYC

The Vitamin Shoppe Opens AI-Driven Innovation Store in NYC
The Vitamin Shoppe Opens AI-Driven Innovation Store in NYC
January 30, 2026  |  Retail

The Vitamin Shoppe on Wednesday (Jan. 28) opened a new Innovation Store on New York City’s Upper East Side, using artificial intelligence and digital tools...

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Amazon Job Cuts Deliver Another Blow to Seattle Area’s Tech Workforce
Amazon Job Cuts Deliver Another Blow to Seattle Area’s Tech Workforce
January 30, 2026  |  Personnel

Amazon’s job cuts announced this week delivered another blow to the tech labor force in the company’s headquarters city of Seattle, which was already losing...

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American Express Counts on Millennials to Power 2026 Spending
American Express Counts on Millennials to Power 2026 Spending
January 30, 2026  |  Earnings

American Express released its latest earnings results on Friday (Jan. 30), closing 2025 with a familiar refrain and as it claimed a demographic edge in...

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Fipto Secures Crypto-Asset Service Provider License
Fipto Secures Crypto-Asset Service Provider License
January 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Fipto, a provider of regulated payment infrastructure for stablecoins, now has both a Payment Institution (PI) license and a full Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license....

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Citi Says Crypto Bill Could Be Delayed Beyond 2026
Citi Says Crypto Bill Could Be Delayed Beyond 2026
January 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Citi analysts said the CLARITY Act could still pass this year, although there is a growing chance it could be delayed beyond 2026, CoinDesk reported...

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OpenAI Warns Malicious Links Could Undermine Agentic AI
OpenAI Warns Malicious Links Could Undermine Agentic AI
January 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is elevating a risk that has quietly grown alongside autonomous AI systems: links. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Elavon Introduces Payments App Integrated With Microsoft 365 Applications
Elavon Introduces Payments App Integrated With Microsoft 365 Applications
January 30, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payment processor Elavon, which is a U.S. Bank subsidiary, and Microsoft have teamed up to make it easier for businesses and professional service providers to securely send invoices and...

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Affirm Becomes Expedia Group’s Exclusive BNPL Provider in US
Affirm Becomes Expedia Group’s Exclusive BNPL Provider in US
January 30, 2026  |  BNPL

Affirm is now the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options for lodging and packages on the Expedia Group brands Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo in the United States. Get the...

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Perplexity Adds Microsoft’s Azure as a Cloud Service Provider
Perplexity Adds Microsoft’s Azure as a Cloud Service Provider
January 30, 2026  |  Partnerships

Perplexity signed a $750 million, three-year deal with Microsoft that will enable the artificial intelligence startup to use the tech giant’s Azure cloud service, Bloomberg...

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