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OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals

OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Thursday (April 30) that the company is meeting its objectives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Uber Taps Hertz Subsidiary to Scale Robotaxi Program
Uber Taps Hertz Subsidiary to Scale Robotaxi Program
May 01, 2026  |  Partnerships

Hertz plans to expand beyond its car rental business and serve “the next era of mobility” with a new affiliated operating company that will provide fleet...

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AI Takes the Wheel at Europe’s Biggest Carmakers
AI Takes the Wheel at Europe’s Biggest Carmakers
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is running on the production line, inside the vehicle and within the investment thesis. Europe’s premium automakers are moving on all fronts...

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Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
May 01, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Anthropic’s Mythos highlights the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can advance and the need for supervisory approaches to keep pace with emerging technology,...

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Big Insurance Backs Away From AI Risk and Startups Rush In
Big Insurance Backs Away From AI Risk and Startups Rush In
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

A company deploys an artificial intelligence (AI) agent. The agent makes a mistake. The insurance policy does not cover it. Get the Full Story Complete...

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ChatGPT Finds Your Pizza but Loses the Checkout
ChatGPT Finds Your Pizza but Loses the Checkout
May 01, 2026  |  ResTech

PYMNTS tried ordering food through ChatGPT. Getting a pizza from Little Caesars took longer than driving to pick one up. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Stablecoins Grew Up. Now Come the Rules 
Stablecoins Grew Up. Now Come the Rules 
May 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

The stablecoin market is moving fast in two directions at once. One path leads toward greater financial integration and the other toward greater regulatory scrutiny....

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Fun Secures $72 Million to Power Global Digital Asset Movement
Fun Secures $72 Million to Power Global Digital Asset Movement
May 01, 2026  |  Investments

Fun raised $72 million in a Series A funding round to expand its payments infrastructure that powers Polymarket and other internet-native capital markets. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Nigerian FinTech OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation for US IPO
Nigerian FinTech OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation for US IPO
May 01, 2026  |  IPO

OPay Digital Services, a payments platform focused on Nigeria and backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the...

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