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Apple’s AI Challenge Moves to Center Stage as Ternus Era Begins

Apple’s AI Challenge Moves to Center Stage as Ternus Era Begins
Apple’s AI Challenge Moves to Center Stage as Ternus Era Begins
April 30, 2026  |  Apple

Apple’s earnings call was, on the surface, a story about iPhone momentum and Mac demand. iPhone revenue rose 22% year over year, Mac revenue rose...

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Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
Cancer Never Saw the Algorithm Coming
April 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pancreatic cancer kills most of its patients because there is nothing to find by the time they feel sick. Colorectal cancer kills roughly 53,000 Americans...

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Wayfair Deploys AI and Influencers to Beat Furniture Slump
Wayfair Deploys AI and Influencers to Beat Furniture Slump
April 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Artificial intelligence (AI) and influencers helped Wayfair outperform the home furnishings category during the first quarter, Niraj Shah, the company’s CEO, co-founder and co-chairman said during a Thursday...

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Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand
Carvana Sets Records as Inflation Drives Used Car Demand
April 30, 2026  |  eCommerce

The used car market could get a boost from the rising costs of goods and services, Carvana Founder and CEO Ernie Garcia said Wednesday (April...

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Anthropic Outage Shows AI Is Straining the Digital Stack
Anthropic Outage Shows AI Is Straining the Digital Stack
April 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The five nines gold standard of digital reliability is cracking in 2026. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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ElevenLabs Opened a Music Store While Taylor Swift Lawyered Up 
ElevenLabs Opened a Music Store While Taylor Swift Lawyered Up 
April 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) changed the economics of music fast. The harder questions about authorship, ownership, what a song is worth and who it belongs...

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Americans Keep Buying While the Buffer Shrinks
Americans Keep Buying While the Buffer Shrinks
April 30, 2026  |  Economy

The wallets are open, but the runway is getting shorter. Consumer spending in March continued to outpace income growth, with rising energy costs and everyday...

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Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
Agora Seeks US Bank Charter to Scale Digital Dollars
April 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Agora Finance has filed for a national trust bank charter as it looks to build its business in the United States. Get the...

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