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Mastercard Says Cards Will Power Agentic Commerce

Mastercard Says Cards Will Power Agentic Commerce
Mastercard Says Cards Will Power Agentic Commerce
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

While Mastercard reported another quarter of double-digit revenue growth Thursday (July 30), executives devoted much of their second-quarter earnings discussion to explaining why agentic artificial...

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SEC Chair Ready to Provide Crypto Rules if CLARITY Act Fails
SEC Chair Ready to Provide Crypto Rules if CLARITY Act Fails
July 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The CLARITY Act may not make it out of the Senate alive this year, but that may not be a fatal blow to the digital...

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Taco Bell Sales Briefly Move South After Parasite Outbreak
Taco Bell Sales Briefly Move South After Parasite Outbreak
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Taco Bell saw sales decline this month following a parasite outbreak tied to the chain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Silicon Valley’s AI Giants Go Shopping Off Their Turf
Silicon Valley’s AI Giants Go Shopping Off Their Turf
July 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

A coding company just bought a texting agent. An image generator bought a horoscope app. If you had “Midjourney acquires astrology startup” on your artificial...

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Lloyds Banking Group Mobilizes 800 AI Models to Slash Costs
Lloyds Banking Group Mobilizes 800 AI Models to Slash Costs
July 30, 2026  |  Banking

Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a key role in Lloyds Banking Group’s new strategic plan that runs through 2030. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Pagaya Is Processing More Loans, Earning Less per Dollar, and Making More Money
Pagaya Is Processing More Loans, Earning Less per Dollar, and Making More Money
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

Pagaya Technologies’ second-quarter results demonstrated that an artificial intelligence (AI) lending network can generate sharply higher profits even as it earns less on each dollar...

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Amazon Contends With Unplanned Overspending on AI
Amazon Contends With Unplanned Overspending on AI
July 30, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has reportedly uncovered instances of “catastrophically expensive” cost overruns caused by errors in AI deployment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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State AGs Expand AI Enforcement Using Traditional Consumer Protection Laws
State AGs Expand AI Enforcement Using Traditional Consumer Protection Laws
July 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

State attorneys general are relying on long-standing consumer protection, licensing, privacy and advertising laws in lieu of new artificial intelligence-specific statutes to police AI products...

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