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Walmart Partners With MobileX to Offer Personalized Mobile Phone Plans
Walmart Partners With MobileX to Offer Personalized Mobile Phone Plans
September 26, 2023  |  Partnerships

Walmart has partnered with customizable mobile carrier MobileX to offer affordable and personalized mobile phone plans to customers. The agreement allows Walmart customers to access...

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Square Gives Merchants New AI Tools
Square Gives Merchants New AI Tools
September 26, 2023  |  eCommerce

Square has added pre-built website design templates and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated product descriptions to its range of eCommerce tools. The features are among several new...

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MoneyGram to Launch Non-Custodial Digital Wallet for Cross-Border Payments
MoneyGram to Launch Non-Custodial Digital Wallet for Cross-Border Payments
September 26, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

MoneyGram plans to launch a non-custodial digital wallet that will offer new ways to send and receive cross-border payments. The wallet is set to debut in...

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AI’s Under-Regulation Discussed as Policymakers Race to Keep Up
AI’s Under-Regulation Discussed as Policymakers Race to Keep Up
September 26, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is evolving quickly, and global regulation is falling behind. The pace of the technology is moving so fast that each day policymakers delay...

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Binance in ‘Do or Die’ Mode as Traders Imagine Life Without Exchange
Binance in ‘Do or Die’ Mode as Traders Imagine Life Without Exchange
September 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

What would happen if the world’s largest cryptocurrency company suddenly collapsed? It’s a question the industry is asking about Binance, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Sept. 26),...

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UNFI Says CPG Brands Will Need to Step Up Deals to Get Customers Back
UNFI Says CPG Brands Will Need to Step Up Deals to Get Customers Back
September 26, 2023  |  Earnings

As grocery inflation normalizes, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) expects brands to start offering more deals and discounts, which the company sees as a necessary...

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Gen X Turns to BNPL as Student Loan Repayment Trims Discretionary Spend
Gen X Turns to BNPL as Student Loan Repayment Trims Discretionary Spend
September 26, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

“Reality Bites” was a touchstone movie for Generation X. Three decades later, any cinematic foray into the trials and tribulations of those born between 1965...

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EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
EC Commissioner Says DMA Doesn’t Compromise Security and Privacy
September 26, 2023  |  Regulation

Following a recent meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton called on the tech giant to open up its ecosystem of hardware and software to...

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Bankman-Fried Makes New Bid for Freedom Before Trial
Bankman-Fried Makes New Bid for Freedom Before Trial
September 26, 2023  |  Legal

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has renewed his bid for bail ahead of his fraud trial. Attorneys for the one-time cryptocurrency wunderkind — who is set to...

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