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Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs

Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs
Salesforce Eyes $2 Billion Acquisition of AI-Powered Platform Listen Labs
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce has been in talks to acquire Listen Labs, an artificial intelligence-powered customer research platform, for about $2 billion, Business Insider reported Wednesday (Sept. 9),...

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Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget
Quantum, Crypto and AI Are Repricing the Enterprise Cybersecurity Budget
September 09, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The bitterest pill to swallow for many mid-market CFOs is not that their cybersecurity budget is growing. It is that some of what they already...

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MVB Partners With Velocity for Visa Direct Stablecoin Settlement Pilot
MVB Partners With Velocity for Visa Direct Stablecoin Settlement Pilot
September 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

MVB Financial has partnered with Velocity to join a Visa Direct pilot supporting stablecoin-enabled funding and settlement for push-to-card payouts, Velocity said in a Wednesday...

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Apple Owns the iPhone but Still Has to Prove the AI
Apple Owns the iPhone but Still Has to Prove the AI
September 09, 2026  |  Apple

Apple hosted its annual fall “Surprise and Shine“ event Wednesday in a historic keynote: the first led by new CEO John Ternus. The headline reveal...

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Independent Investigators Uncover Broader Rogue Activity by OpenAI Agents
Independent Investigators Uncover Broader Rogue Activity by OpenAI Agents
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Independent investigators found that rogue activity by OpenAI agents was more extensive than previously disclosed, Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept. 9). Get the Full Story Complete...

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B2B Software’s Next Competitive Moat Is Permission, Not UX
B2B Software’s Next Competitive Moat Is Permission, Not UX
September 09, 2026  |  B2B Payments

It took more than two decades, but the consumerization of enterprise software appears to have finally reached a tipping point. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Meet the AI Answering Every Batteries Plus Call
Meet the AI Answering Every Batteries Plus Call
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Batteries Plus, which calls itself the nation’s leading battery and power solutions service center, unveiled three artificial intelligence tools aimed at a problem that has...

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AI Takes the First Step in Shopping While Consumers Keep the Buy Button
AI Takes the First Step in Shopping While Consumers Keep the Buy Button
September 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers who followed artificial intelligence to a new retailer spent considerably more on AI-assisted purchases than the average AI retail researcher who made a purchase....

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