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Apple COO Jeff Williams to Hand off Some Duties, Then Retire
Apple COO Jeff Williams to Hand off Some Duties, Then Retire
July 08, 2025  |  Personnel

Apple said Tuesday (July 8) that Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams will hand off some of his duties before retiring later this year to spend more...

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Meta Reportedly Buys 3% Stake in Smart Glasses Partner EssilorLuxottica
Meta Reportedly Buys 3% Stake in Smart Glasses Partner EssilorLuxottica
July 08, 2025  |  Wearables

Meta reportedly bought a roughly 3% stake in eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica, which is the maker of Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses and one of Meta’s partners in the...

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VC-Backed Firms Choose Mergers and Buyouts Amid Uncertainty Around IPOs
VC-Backed Firms Choose Mergers and Buyouts Amid Uncertainty Around IPOs
July 08, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Companies backed by venture capital (VC) firms are reportedly choosing mergers, acquisitions and buyouts over initial public offerings (IPOs). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Report: Mistral Aims to Raise Financing for AI Cloud Service
Report: Mistral Aims to Raise Financing for AI Cloud Service
July 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Mistral AI is reportedly in talks to raise as much as $1 billion in equity financing from investors including MGX as well as hundreds of...

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NY Fed Finds Inflation Expectations Ease, but Spending Outpaces Income
NY Fed Finds Inflation Expectations Ease, but Spending Outpaces Income
July 08, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The June Survey of Consumer Expectations by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released Tuesday (July 8), found at least some optimism on inflation,...

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Momentum Commerce Says Amazon Prime Day Sales Down 14% in First 4 Hours
Momentum Commerce Says Amazon Prime Day Sales Down 14% in First 4 Hours
July 08, 2025  |  Amazon

The first four hours of Amazon’s Prime Day event reportedly saw sales figures that were 14% lower than those at the beginning of last year’s...

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Propel Finance Raises $2 Billion to Fund UK Small Businesses
Propel Finance Raises $2 Billion to Fund UK Small Businesses
July 08, 2025  |  Investments

British FinTech Propel Finance has raised $2 billion in a new funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PayJunction and Twilio Team to Combat Manual Payment Slowdowns
PayJunction and Twilio Team to Combat Manual Payment Slowdowns
July 08, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Payments company PayJunction has launched an integration with customer engagement platform Twilio. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Trump Media Plans ‘Crypto Blue Chip Fund’ in 3rd ETF Venture
Trump Media Plans ‘Crypto Blue Chip Fund’ in 3rd ETF Venture
July 08, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Trump Media is reportedly making another venture into the digital assets space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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