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Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI

Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI
Home Depot Recruits Ford Tech Leader to Scale Agentic AI
April 02, 2026  |  Retail

The Home Depot has named Ford Motor Company artificial intelligence leader Franziska Bell to head the home improvement retailer’s integration of agentic AI and machine...

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Chime Launches Prime Membership Tier to Get Deposits
Chime Launches Prime Membership Tier to Get Deposits
April 02, 2026  |  Digital Banking

Chime has launched a premium membership tier that rewards members who make Chime their primary checking account. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Check City Notifies 322,687 People of March 2025 Data Breach
Check City Notifies 322,687 People of March 2025 Data Breach
April 02, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Payday loan provider Check City has notified 322,687 people about a March 2025 data breach, Comparitech reported Thursday (April 2). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Drift Crypto Exchange Remains Frozen as Cyberattack Continues
Drift Crypto Exchange Remains Frozen as Cyberattack Continues
April 02, 2026  |  Blockchain

The attack on Drift, a crypto exchange that offers perpetual futures on the Solana blockchain, remained underway late Thursday (April 2). Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Schedules Fuel Surcharges Across Multiple Fulfillment Services
Amazon Schedules Fuel Surcharges Across Multiple Fulfillment Services
April 02, 2026  |  Amazon

Sellers using Amazon’s shipping services will be required to pay a fuel and logistics-related surcharge, the company said in a Thursday (April 2) post on Amazon Seller Central. Get the Full Story Complete...

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DOJ Appeals to Restore Anthropic Ban
DOJ Appeals to Restore Anthropic Ban
April 02, 2026  |  Legal

The Justice Department will appeal a judge’s ruling from March 26 that blocked the Trump administration’s ban on government use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology,...

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Stablecoins Meet Real World Commerce, but KYC Keeps Breaking the Experience
Stablecoins Meet Real World Commerce, but KYC Keeps Breaking the Experience
April 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Operating under a nation’s laws doesn’t mean that a business is necessarily complying with them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Neko Health Eyes US Health Markets With Full-Body Scans
Neko Health Eyes US Health Markets With Full-Body Scans
April 02, 2026  |  Healthcare

A health-focused startup founded by Spotify Co-founder Daniel Ek plans to open its first U.S. location as soon as this spring if it gets regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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What People Actually Want From AI
What People Actually Want From AI
April 02, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The artificial intelligence industry spends considerable energy debating what models can do. Anthropic asked a different question: What do people actually want them to do?...

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