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Refold Raises $6.5 Million for AI Agents That Perform API Integrations

Refold Raises $6.5 Million for AI Agents That Perform API Integrations
Refold Raises $6.5 Million for AI Agents That Perform API Integrations
August 13, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Refold AI has emerged from stealth and announced it raised $6.5 million in seed funding for its platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure to...

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Why Trust is Data’s Only Real Currency
Why Trust is Data’s Only Real Currency
August 13, 2025  |  Data

Mark Twain once remarked that there are “lies, damned lies, and statistics.” A century later, the line still gets a chuckle. Not because statistics are...

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Millennials Swap Salaries for Stream of Instant Payouts
Millennials Swap Salaries for Stream of Instant Payouts
August 13, 2025  |  Disbursements

Consumers demand speed and flexibility from their financial transactions. They’re moving away from traditional bank transfers toward more immediate and accessible options. Get the Full...

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90% of Rural Small Businesses Confident in Future
90% of Rural Small Businesses Confident in Future
August 13, 2025  |  SMBs

With this week’s news that optimism has returned to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), we took a look at its roots. Get the Full Story...

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CarParts.Com leverages App and Paid Memberships While Exploring Potential Sale
CarParts.Com leverages App and Paid Memberships While Exploring Potential Sale
August 12, 2025  |  Earnings

CarParts.com CEO David Meniane led the company’s Tuesday (Aug. 12) earnings call by saying that it remains engaged in exploring strategic alternatives and is “highly confident”...

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Russian Government Allegedly Involved in US Court Filing System Data Breach
Russian Government Allegedly Involved in US Court Filing System Data Breach
August 12, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

The Russian government is allegedly “at least in part responsible” for a data breach targeting the U.S. court filing system, PACER. Get the Full Story Complete...

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OpenAI Considering Investment in Venture to Connect Brains and Computers
OpenAI Considering Investment in Venture to Connect Brains and Computers
August 12, 2025  |  Investments

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to invest in a new venture that aims to connect human brains with computers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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SEC Commissioner Says Regulator ‘Willing to Work With’ Tokenized Real-World Assets
SEC Commissioner Says Regulator ‘Willing to Work With’ Tokenized Real-World Assets
August 12, 2025  |  Regulation

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce reportedly said Tuesday (Aug. 12) that the market will determine the winners among different forms of tokenized securities...

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Paysafe Reports Surging eCommerce and Digital Wallet Volumes
Paysafe Reports Surging eCommerce and Digital Wallet Volumes
August 12, 2025  |  Earnings

Paysafe’s shares leaped on the heels of earnings Tuesday (Aug. 12) that noted organic growth in eCommerce and digital wallets-related revenues, while transactions were higher...

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