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Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment

Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
Search Is Having Its New Haircut, New Me Moment
January 31, 2026  |  The Weekender

Search used to be a simple transaction: you typed “best tacos near me,” the internet shrugged, and 10 blue links politely fought to the death....

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Payment Networks Use Earnings Season to Press Their Case on Stablecoins
Payment Networks Use Earnings Season to Press Their Case on Stablecoins
January 30, 2026  |  Blockchain

Even as policymakers continue to refine the rules of the road for stablecoins, earnings season offered a clearer view of how the payment networks are...

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Anthropic Says New Cowork Plugins Tailor Claude to Specific Job Functions
Anthropic Says New Cowork Plugins Tailor Claude to Specific Job Functions
January 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic added support for plugins to Cowork, the artificial intelligence-powered, hands-on collaborator that the company released earlier this month. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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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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