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Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round
Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round
July 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Perplexity AI, the generative AI search startup, has secured $100 million in new capital, boosting its valuation to $18 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal extends a...

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Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
July 18, 2025  |  Retail

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Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
July 18, 2025  |  SMBs

For millions of smaller businesses across America, the ubiquitous credit card has become less of a standard payment tool and more of a financial lifeline....

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Payments Firms Accelerate Automation to Conquer Second-Half Headwinds
Payments Firms Accelerate Automation to Conquer Second-Half Headwinds
July 18, 2025  |  Opinion

Companies are using AI to streamline identity and business verification and fight fraud, Trulioo Chief Technology Officer Hal Lonas writes in a new PYMNTS eBook,...

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Opendoor Mania Leads FinTech IPO Index Up 2.5%
Opendoor Mania Leads FinTech IPO Index Up 2.5%
July 18, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

Is it a legit run? A passing fad? A meme stock? Opendoor Technologies roared back onto Wall Street’s radar and easily topped the positive movers...

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Nearly Half of Self-Checkout Thieves Are Repeat Offenders
Nearly Half of Self-Checkout Thieves Are Repeat Offenders
July 18, 2025  |  self service retail

The promise of frictionless retail through self-checkout once faltered, but a new wave of smart, unattended solutions is now poised to redefine consumer commerce and...

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Fed Governor Lisa Cook: AI Set to Reshape Labor Market
Fed Governor Lisa Cook: AI Set to Reshape Labor Market
July 17, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The Federal Reserve is not only studying how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting the economy but also deploying the technology to help with its own...

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Netflix to Roll Out Interactive Ads Later This Year
Netflix to Roll Out Interactive Ads Later This Year
July 17, 2025  |  Streaming

Netflix said Thursday (July 17) that it expects advertising revenue to roughly double in 2025, as the company introduces interactive ads in the second half...

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Wyoming Tests Use of State-Issued Stablecoin for Contractor Payments
Wyoming Tests Use of State-Issued Stablecoin for Contractor Payments
July 17, 2025  |  Faster Payments

Wyoming reportedly tested its planned state-issued stablecoin, the Wyoming Stable Token (WYST), Thursday (July 17), seeing how it could be used for real-time payments to government...

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