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Why Today’s CFO Is Part Economist, Strategist and Risk Officer
Why Today’s CFO Is Part Economist, Strategist and Risk Officer
January 12, 2026  |  CFO

The CFO’s mandate has traditionally been to optimize within existing systems. Finance chiefs manage costs, allocate capital, forecast with increasing precision and ensure their company...

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AI Doers Drown Out AI Naysayers
AI Doers Drown Out AI Naysayers
January 12, 2026  |  What's Trending

By the end of 2025, the conversation around autonomous AI changed in a way that had little to do with public debate and everything to...

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Walmart Teams With Google to Promote ‘Agent-Led Commerce’
Walmart Teams With Google to Promote ‘Agent-Led Commerce’
January 11, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart has launched an agentic commerce partnership with Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Agriculture Executives Move AI Into Farming’s Economic Core
Agriculture Executives Move AI Into Farming’s Economic Core
January 11, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

At CES last week, executives from agriculture, genetics and crop-protection companies in a panel discussion described how artificial intelligence (AI) is moving upstream into the...

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CFPB Requests $145 Million in Funding After Court Order
CFPB Requests $145 Million in Funding After Court Order
January 11, 2026  |  CFPB

Russell T. Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has requested a $145 million transfer from the Federal Reserve to fund...

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Google Debuts ‘Universal’ Protocol for Agentic Commerce
Google Debuts ‘Universal’ Protocol for Agentic Commerce
January 11, 2026  |  Google

Google has launched an agentic commerce standard dubbed the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule
Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule
January 11, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

India wants smartphone makers to share their source code with its government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
Treasury Fraud Probe Seeks Info From Minnesota Money Transmitters
January 11, 2026  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Treasury is investigating what it calls “rampant benefits fraud” in Minnesota. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Musk Says X Will Open Source Its New Algorithm
Musk Says X Will Open Source Its New Algorithm
January 11, 2026  |  Social Commerce

Elon Musk says his social media platform X will open its new algorithm to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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