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20% of Small Businesses Plan to Hire as Optimism Improves

20% of Small Businesses Plan to Hire as Optimism Improves
20% of Small Businesses Plan to Hire as Optimism Improves
August 11, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses in the United States plan to increase hiring as optimism grows, according to the latest edition of the Small Business Optimism Index released...

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Anthropic Pitches Healthcare AI as Answer to Public Skepticism
Anthropic Pitches Healthcare AI as Answer to Public Skepticism
August 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic believes its growing use of artificial intelligence for healthcare and biology will improve public sentiment about the technology, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday...

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UK Lawmakers Accuse Banks of Hindering Crypto Sector’s Growth
UK Lawmakers Accuse Banks of Hindering Crypto Sector’s Growth
August 11, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Some British lawmakers say the country’s banks are impeding the cryptocurrency sector’s growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Thredd Helps Cashi Launch Stablecoin Card Program
Thredd Helps Cashi Launch Stablecoin Card Program
August 11, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Thredd is working with Cashi to power the stablecoin payments FinTech’s spending and cash-back card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Furniture.com and Flex Pay Turn 77 Stores Into One Purchase
Furniture.com and Flex Pay Turn 77 Stores Into One Purchase
August 11, 2026  |  Retail

Watch more: Need to Know With Tom Botts of Flex Pay by Upgrade and Dan Russotto of Furniture.com Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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OpenAI Courts Business Users With Premium ChatGPT
OpenAI Courts Business Users With Premium ChatGPT
August 11, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI says it will begin offering “Premium” seats for ChatGPT business customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth
How AI Shopping Agents, Stablecoins and Smarter Checkout Drive Business Growth
August 11, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payments used to arrive at the end of a sale, take the money and leave. Now they have a much bigger job. They can help...

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Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
Connected Vendor Networks Modernize Insurance Claim Payouts
August 11, 2026  |  Insurance

Watch more: Need to Know With Eileen Carlin of One Inc Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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