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Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict
Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict
October 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the...

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Mastercard AI Assistant Helps Consumers Discover Unused Card Perks
Mastercard AI Assistant Helps Consumers Discover Unused Card Perks
October 21, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Mastercard introduced an artificial intelligence assistant designed to help cardholders discover, understand and use the benefits offered by the cards they carry, the company said...

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Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout
Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout
October 21, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

A traveler who has booked a real hotel can receive a fraudulent request containing the correct arrival date and reservation number. Criminals can use those...

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Boeing, Microsoft Aim AI at Airlines’ $3.1 Billion Repair Bill
Boeing, Microsoft Aim AI at Airlines’ $3.1 Billion Repair Bill
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Boeing wants airlines to catch mechanical problems before they ground a jet. The aircraft maker announced in a Tuesday (Oct. 20) press release the launch...

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BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings
October 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported...

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ServiceNow Announces New AI Agent Services With Nvidia
ServiceNow Announces New AI Agent Services With Nvidia
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enterprise software platform ServiceNow has launched an agentic-AI-focused expansion of its partnership with Nvidia. The new updates are “designed to bring governance and security across...

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Legora Hits $8.8 Billion Valuation as Legal Professionals Deploy AI Agents
Legora Hits $8.8 Billion Valuation as Legal Professionals Deploy AI Agents
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Legora raised $550 million in a Series E funding round to support the expansion of its agentic operating system for legal professionals, Legora aOS, the...

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Klarna and FreshBooks Team on BNPL for Small Business
Klarna and FreshBooks Team on BNPL for Small Business
October 21, 2026  |  BNPL

Pay-later provider Klarna launched a new partnership with small business management software company FreshBooks, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 21) news release. The collaboration is...

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OpenAI Mobilizes Tech Firms to Fix Widespread Web Vulnerability
OpenAI Mobilizes Tech Firms to Fix Widespread Web Vulnerability
October 21, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

OpenAI led an effort over the past two months to fix “one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory,” the company said in...

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