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Retailers Report AI-Driven Sales and Bigger Baskets in Q2 Earnings

Retailers Report AI-Driven Sales and Bigger Baskets in Q2 Earnings
Retailers Report AI-Driven Sales and Bigger Baskets in Q2 Earnings
August 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s early for artificial intelligence shopping tools, but the results are already showing up in bigger orders and more spending, and major retailers said so...

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AWS Launches $500 Million Effort for Student Cloud Builders
AWS Launches $500 Million Effort for Student Cloud Builders
August 20, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has launched an education program for college students centered around its cloud computing business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments
Anthropic-Backed Ode Acquires Casper Studios to Expand Corporate AI Deployments
August 20, 2026  |  Acquiring

Ode with Anthropic, an enterprise artificial intelligence transformation company launched by a partnership that includes Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and a consortium of global investors, has acquired AI...

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Kroger Expands Fold Bitcoin Gift Card Offering After Successful Pilot
Kroger Expands Fold Bitcoin Gift Card Offering After Successful Pilot
August 20, 2026  |  Bitcoin

Retail and supermarket chain Kroger expanded its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card offering after completing a successful seasonal pilot, Fold Holdings said in a Wednesday (Aug....

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OpenAI and Anthropic Fuel California’s Record-Setting Investment Surge 
OpenAI and Anthropic Fuel California’s Record-Setting Investment Surge 
August 20, 2026  |  Investments

California is reportedly seeing an historic wave of investment due to Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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OCC Races the Clock to Finish GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
OCC Races the Clock to Finish GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
August 20, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. banking regulators are racing the clock to complete a new federal rulebook for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. The...

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Tariff Refunds Turn Old B2B Invoices Into Claims on Cash
Tariff Refunds Turn Old B2B Invoices Into Claims on Cash
August 20, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The $100 billion U.S. tariff unwind isn’t just a legal exercise for enterprise firms; it’s exposing a crucial piece of B2B infrastructure. Get the Full...

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New York Moves Sweeping BNPL Regulation Closer to Implementation
New York Moves Sweeping BNPL Regulation Closer to Implementation
August 20, 2026  |  BNPL

New York regulators moved the state’s sweeping buy now, pay later (BNPL) law closer to implementation with a proposed rule that would regulate how consumers...

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