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Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue

Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
August 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after...

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Former JPMorgan COO Matt Zames to Advise Social Security Administration on Modernization
Former JPMorgan COO Matt Zames to Advise Social Security Administration on Modernization
August 21, 2026  |  Personnel

Former JPMorgan Chase Chief Operating Officer Matt Zames will become an advisor to the Social Security Administration Monday (Aug. 24) to help modernize the agency,...

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Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
August 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia will pay $6 billion to license Poolside’s artificial intelligence model-development software, Model Factory, and will make offers to hire 109 Poolside employees who were...

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This Week in Stablecoins: Crypto That Never Touches the Customer
This Week in Stablecoins: Crypto That Never Touches the Customer
August 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins five years ago represented a new form of money looking for a reason to exist. This week offered a different picture. The reason for...

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AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
August 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has not been around long enough to reward seniority the way most fields do, and that gap is starting to show up in...

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Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
Grassroots Backlash Forces Big Tech to Rewrite Data Center Playbook
August 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Grassroots resistance to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is accomplishing what policymakers have largely failed to do: forcing technology companies, utilities and elected officials to...

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Walmart Tap to Pay Rollout Begins Monday
Walmart Tap to Pay Rollout Begins Monday
August 21, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Walmart will soon begin rolling out tap to pay as a payment option at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, the company said in a Friday...

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European Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Ease Despite Middle East War Uncertainty
European Consumers’ Inflation Expectations Ease Despite Middle East War Uncertainty
August 21, 2026  |  Economy

European consumers’ inflation expectations inched down in July, the European Central Bank said in a Friday (Aug. 21) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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