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Thinking Machines Raises $2 Billion Amid AI Deal Boom 

Thinking Machines Raises $2 Billion Amid AI Deal Boom 
Thinking Machines Raises $2 Billion Amid AI Deal Boom 
July 16, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati’s startup Thinking Machines has just raised $2 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Mastercard Debuts Experience-Focused World Legend Card
Mastercard Debuts Experience-Focused World Legend Card
July 16, 2025  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has introduced a new suite of benefits aimed at experience-seeking consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Economic Headwinds Hammer Main Street Firms Across the Northeast
Economic Headwinds Hammer Main Street Firms Across the Northeast
July 16, 2025  |  Economy

Main Street businesses, vital to the U.S. economy, have seen their growth rate significantly fade since late 2024 through Q1 2025, lagging behind the overall...

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Partnerships Become Strategic Reset as ISV Growth Slows
Partnerships Become Strategic Reset as ISV Growth Slows
July 16, 2025  |  Business

Watch more: Stax Turns People Power Into Competitive Advantage as Margins Tighten Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Coupa Pushes AI to Transform Spend Management for CFOs
Coupa Pushes AI to Transform Spend Management for CFOs
July 16, 2025  |  Opinion

Payments executives are looking to AI for spend management and fraud detection, Coupa GM and SVP of Payments, Treasury and Supplier Services Bill Wardwell writes in a...

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Gen Z Likes Ordering Food Online. Baby Boomers Not So Much
Gen Z Likes Ordering Food Online. Baby Boomers Not So Much
July 16, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

A recent report challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding online shopping, revealing that the digital divide among age groups is narrowing, with older generations engaging in...

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Search Marketing Loses Ground as AI Reshapes Consumer Discovery
Search Marketing Loses Ground as AI Reshapes Consumer Discovery
July 16, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

For years, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have relied on search engine optimization (SEO) to drive discovery, traffic and sales. But the rise of generative...

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Crypto Week Bills Stall Over Demands for Ban on CBDC
Crypto Week Bills Stall Over Demands for Ban on CBDC
July 15, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The legislative project dubbed “Crypto Week” stumbled Tuesday (July 15) when a group of House Republicans demanded changes to a stablecoin bill that was passed...

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AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
July 15, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vonage have partnered to deliver “natural-sounding” artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents for use in customer support and proactive outbound engagement...

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