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Bilt Pays $300 Million for Sports Loyalty Platform Lava
Bilt Pays $300 Million for Sports Loyalty Platform Lava
November 02, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Neighborhood commerce and rewards company Bilt is acquiring sports and entertainment loyalty platform Lava, according to a Monday (Nov. 2) news release. The $300 million...

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Uber Says It Gains 1.5 Extra Days of Investment Yield in Treasury Pilot
Uber Says It Gains 1.5 Extra Days of Investment Yield in Treasury Pilot
November 02, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The consumerization of corporate finance got a shot in the arm over the past weekend, and it’s an injection that could impact how corporate finance...

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Anthropic Reports $17 Billion Quarterly Revenue Ahead of IPO
Anthropic Reports $17 Billion Quarterly Revenue Ahead of IPO
November 02, 2026  |  Earnings

Anthropic’s revenue reached $17 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30, the artificial intelligence company said in an amendment to its Form S-1 registration...

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Klarna Teams With Fresha to Bring BNPL to Beauty Bookings
Klarna Teams With Fresha to Bring BNPL to Beauty Bookings
November 02, 2026  |  BNPL

Beauty and wellness booking platform Fresha has launched a partnership with flexible payments company Klarna. The collaboration, announced Monday (Nov. 2), gives beauty and wellness businesses the ability to offer...

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SEC’s AI Disclosure Scrutiny Meets Growing Unease Over Infrastructure Financing
SEC’s AI Disclosure Scrutiny Meets Growing Unease Over Infrastructure Financing
November 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing artificial intelligence companies’ disclosures amid growing concern over infrastructure spending and circular financing. The increased scrutiny comes as...

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BTCPay Warns of Attacks on Crypto Payment Servers
BTCPay Warns of Attacks on Crypto Payment Servers
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin payments tool BTCPay Server reportedly urged users Sunday (Nov. 1) to shut off their servers following word of an attack. That’s according to a report Monday (Nov. 2)...

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Binance Hackers Employ AI to Hunt High-Value Crypto Targets
Binance Hackers Employ AI to Hunt High-Value Crypto Targets
November 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The hackers accused of carrying out the largest cryptocurrency theft on record may have had AI-powered assistance. That’s according to a report Monday (Nov. 2) from Bloomberg...

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RSA Warns Banks of the Risk of the Shadow Agent Explosion
RSA Warns Banks of the Risk of the Shadow Agent Explosion
November 02, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Watch more: Monday Conversation With RSA Security’s Greg Nelson For anyone who remembers carrying an RSA SecurID key fob to log in to work, the...

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AI Travel Agents Give Hotels a New Guest to Impress
AI Travel Agents Give Hotels a New Guest to Impress
November 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A traveler asks an AI assistant for a quiet hotel near the water with a spa and a late checkout. The assistant compares dozens of...

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