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Brazil Treats Minority AI Stakes as Major Competition Signals

Brazil Treats Minority AI Stakes as Major Competition Signals
Brazil Treats Minority AI Stakes as Major Competition Signals
August 25, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

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Amazon Envisions Next-Generation Automated Stations to Process Packages 2.5 Times Faster
Amazon Envisions Next-Generation Automated Stations to Process Packages 2.5 Times Faster
August 24, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has denied details cited in a media report about its plans for an automated delivery-station concept, saying the concept is one of many being evaluated...

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Hawaii-Based American Savings Bank Files for IPO
Hawaii-Based American Savings Bank Files for IPO
August 24, 2026  |  IPO

Hawaii-based community bank American Savings Bank has filed for a proposed initial public offering, the bank said in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
August 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Instacart’s advertising business is already one of the largest in retail media. The company generated more than $1 billion in ads and other revenue in...

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Kroger and Instacart Bundle Groceries and Prescriptions in One Delivery
Kroger and Instacart Bundle Groceries and Prescriptions in One Delivery
August 24, 2026  |  Delivery

Customers of The Kroger Co. banners Fred Meyer, Ralphs and Harris Teeter can now have groceries and eligible prescriptions delivered in one order, Kroger said...

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Elastic Closes Deductive AI Deal to Deliver AI-Powered Production Incident Investigation
Elastic Closes Deductive AI Deal to Deliver AI-Powered Production Incident Investigation
August 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Elastic completed its acquisition of Deductive AI, saying in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release that the move will help Elastic set the standard for...

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General Intuition Aims to Raise Capital at $6 Billion Valuation to Power AI Robotics
General Intuition Aims to Raise Capital at $6 Billion Valuation to Power AI Robotics
August 24, 2026  |  Investments

General Intuition, which is developing a foundation artificial intelligence model with potential applications in robotics, is finalizing a funding round that would value the company...

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Stablecoin KYC Debate Moves to Exchanges and Wallets
Stablecoin KYC Debate Moves to Exchanges and Wallets
August 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A stablecoin may pass through several wallets and intermediaries before someone tries to turn it back into dollars. Federal regulators now have to decide which...

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