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Small Businesses Stop Chasing Amazon on Delivery Speed

Small Businesses Stop Chasing Amazon on Delivery Speed
Small Businesses Stop Chasing Amazon on Delivery Speed
April 21, 2026  |  Delivery

The old adage holds: Shoppers “want what they want, when they want it.” In retail, that “when” has always meant now. Get the Full Story...

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Google Embeds AI Into Chrome for 3.5 Billion Users
Google Embeds AI Into Chrome for 3.5 Billion Users
April 21, 2026  |  Google

Google has embedded two new artificial intelligence (AI) features into Chrome, putting Gemini inside the purchase journey before shoppers reach a buying decision. Get the...

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Adobe Plans Outcome-Based Pricing for New AI Product Suite
Adobe Plans Outcome-Based Pricing for New AI Product Suite
April 21, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Adobe plans to use outcome-based pricing for its new suite of artificial intelligence (AI) products called Adobe CX Enterprise, The Information reported Tuesday (April 21), citing its interview...

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UnitedHealth Spends $1.5 Billion on AI and Wants Double Back
UnitedHealth Spends $1.5 Billion on AI and Wants Double Back
April 21, 2026  |  Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group is processing 500 million transactions this year through Optum Real, an artificial intelligence-first claims and reimbursement platform. By year end, that number is...

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MiCA Forces Crypto Firms to Get Licensed or Get Out
MiCA Forces Crypto Firms to Get Licensed or Get Out
April 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) was never designed to be subtle. Born as a sweeping attempt to impose order on a fast-moving, often opaque...

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Prediction Market Kalshi Targets Crypto Perpetuals
Prediction Market Kalshi Targets Crypto Perpetuals
April 21, 2026  |  Bitcoin

Kalshi plans to expand beyond prediction markets and enter the crypto market by adding perpetual futures on bitcoin and other crypto tokens in the United States,...

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New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets
New York Sues Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets
April 21, 2026  |  Legal

New York sued Coinbase and Gemini Titan Tuesday (April 21), alleging that the companies’ prediction market platforms are illegal, unlicensed gambling operations. Get the Full...

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PACE Act Would Open Fed Payment Rails to FinTechs
PACE Act Would Open Fed Payment Rails to FinTechs
April 21, 2026  |  Politics

New proposed federal legislation would give more financial institutions access to federal payment systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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AI Turned Thrift Into a Profitable Fashion Machine
AI Turned Thrift Into a Profitable Fashion Machine
April 21, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Secondhand is no longer a backup plan. Shoppers are going there first, and the platforms making that possible built their advantage in artificial intelligence. Get...

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