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House Passes Federal Tech Procurement Bill Without Senate Backing

House Passes Federal Tech Procurement Bill Without Senate Backing
House Passes Federal Tech Procurement Bill Without Senate Backing
July 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The House passed a bill Monday (July 20) that its supporters said would improve federal technology procurement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Capital One Tests Moving Credit Cards to Discover Network
Capital One Tests Moving Credit Cards to Discover Network
July 21, 2026  |  Earnings

Capital One’s Discover integration dominated discussion during the second-quarter earnings call, alongside new initiatives, with the bank testing Capital One credit cards on the Discover...

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Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build Clearing Bank for Stablecoins
Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build Clearing Bank for Stablecoins
July 21, 2026  |  Investments

Augustus, formerly known as Ivy, raised $180 million in a Series B funding round to support its offering that gives financial institutions around the world...

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OpenAI Models Breach Hugging Face During Cyber Evaluation
OpenAI Models Breach Hugging Face During Cyber Evaluation
July 21, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

OpenAI said Tuesday (July 21) that a security incident reported last week by Hugging Face was caused by OpenAI models as their cyber capabilities were being tested by...

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Hasbro’s Adult Fans Power a ‘Magic’ 16% Sales Jump
Hasbro’s Adult Fans Power a ‘Magic’ 16% Sales Jump
July 21, 2026  |  Earnings

Hasbro’s strongest growth in the second quarter came from an audience most toy companies chase last: adult collectors, hobby gamers and longtime fans. For example,...

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Forward Financing Secures Another $525 Million to Support Small Businesses
Forward Financing Secures Another $525 Million to Support Small Businesses
July 21, 2026  |  SMBs

Forward Financing, a provider of capital to small businesses across the United States, secured $525 million of new financing that brings the company’s total committed...

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Sam Altman to Brief White House on OpenAI Models’ Impact on Work
Sam Altman to Brief White House on OpenAI Models’ Impact on Work
July 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to meet with White House officials and U.S. lawmakers next week to brief them on the company’s upcoming models and how they affect...

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US Lawmakers Want EU Punished Over Alleged Attacks on Big Tech
US Lawmakers Want EU Punished Over Alleged Attacks on Big Tech
July 21, 2026  |  Big Tech

Sixteen members of Congress signed a letter asking President Donald Trump to take action in response to what they called European Union “discriminatory digital policies”...

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