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Shopify and Pipe17 Partner to Help Merchants Scale Across New Channels
Shopify and Pipe17 Partner to Help Merchants Scale Across New Channels
March 28, 2025  |  Partnerships

Shopify and Pipe17 formed a partnership that they said will help Shopify merchants simplify their order management and scale their businesses across new channels. Get...

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FDIC Says Updated Guidance Frees Banks to Trade Crypto Without Prior Approval
FDIC Says Updated Guidance Frees Banks to Trade Crypto Without Prior Approval
March 28, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provided new guidance Friday (March 28) saying that FDIC-supervised institutions can engage in crypto-related activities without receiving prior FDIC...

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Inflation’s Up and Sentiment’s Down as Consumers Pad Their Savings
Inflation’s Up and Sentiment’s Down as Consumers Pad Their Savings
March 28, 2025  |  Economy

The push and pull of various pressures — inflation, tariffs and worries about the general state of affairs — has shown up in several economic...

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Google Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Brought by Advertisers in 2011
Google Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Brought by Advertisers in 2011
March 28, 2025  |  Google

Google reportedly reached a preliminary settlement in a 14-year-old class action lawsuit brought by advertisers by agreeing to pay $100 million. Get the Full Story...

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This Week in AI: OpenAI, State Laws and Google Gemini
This Week in AI: OpenAI, State Laws and Google Gemini
March 28, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

This week in AI saw mega-fundraising as well as states shifting their regulations to focus more on growth than risk mitigation. Meanwhile, financial service firms...

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FTC Adds Defendants in Case Alleging Unlawful Debt Relief Operation
FTC Adds Defendants in Case Alleging Unlawful Debt Relief Operation
March 28, 2025  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has added more defendants in its case against student loan debt relief operation Superior Servicing and its operator, Dennise Merdjanian. Get the Full Story...

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CoreWeave IPO Signals Issues With Microsoft-Centric Business Model
CoreWeave IPO Signals Issues With Microsoft-Centric Business Model
March 28, 2025  |  IPO

CoreWeave’s downsizing of its initial public offering (IPO) reportedly signals a cooling of investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence IPOs and for IPOs in general. Get...

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Report: SoftBank to Invest $1 Trillion in AI-Powered Robot Factories in US
Report: SoftBank to Invest $1 Trillion in AI-Powered Robot Factories in US
March 28, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Japanese tech investment firm SoftBank Group is reportedly planning to invest $1 trillion to build artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped factories in the United States. Get the...

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The US’s $750 Million Bet: Ending Paper Checks to Drive Digital Finance
The US’s $750 Million Bet: Ending Paper Checks to Drive Digital Finance
March 28, 2025  |  Payment Methods

The federal government’s move to eliminate paper checks by Sept. 30 signals a massive shift toward digital transactions, potentially saving the Treasury $750 million. This...

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