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Small Businesses Lose Vital Financing as Banks Struggle to Verify Who They Are

Small Businesses Lose Vital Financing as Banks Struggle to Verify Who They Are
Small Businesses Lose Vital Financing as Banks Struggle to Verify Who They Are
June 25, 2025  |  SMBs

A solo dental practice in a small town. A mom-and-pop Italian restaurant in a large city. Or a one-of-a-kind hair salon somewhere in between. Tiny,...

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74% of Healthcare Payers Risk Fines From Manual Payment Processes
74% of Healthcare Payers Risk Fines From Manual Payment Processes
June 25, 2025  |  Healthcare

As other sectors accelerate into the digital age, the healthcare industry’s lingering reliance on manual payment systems is proving to be a critical bottleneck for...

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FedEx: Data and Digital Solutions Help Customers Navigate Tariffs’ Impact
FedEx: Data and Digital Solutions Help Customers Navigate Tariffs’ Impact
June 24, 2025  |  Earnings

FedEx found that its data and its digital platform-based solutions helped the company and its customers navigate the challenges of tariffs and changing trade policies...

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How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
June 24, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Three years ago, Club Med decided to get organized. The vacation destination business set about building a global data factory with information gleaned from 1.5...

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Walmart Testing Dark Stores to Provide Faster Delivery to Customers
Walmart Testing Dark Stores to Provide Faster Delivery to Customers
June 24, 2025  |  Walmart

Walmart is reportedly testing the use of dark stores to provide faster delivery to customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Fed’s Powell Tells House Committee Tariff-Based Inflation Will ‘Show Up’
Fed’s Powell Tells House Committee Tariff-Based Inflation Will ‘Show Up’
June 24, 2025  |  Economy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday (June 24) that higher tariffs will likely lead to higher prices down the line – though...

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Target Testing Factory-Direct Shipping of Low-Cost Products
Target Testing Factory-Direct Shipping of Low-Cost Products
June 24, 2025  |  Retail

Target is reportedly testing a service that would ship products directly from factories to customers’ homes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Google DeepMind Introduces AI Model That Runs Locally on Robots
Google DeepMind Introduces AI Model That Runs Locally on Robots
June 24, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google DeepMind introduced a vision language action (VLA) model that runs locally on robotic devices, without accessing a data network. Get the Full Story Complete...

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