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Anthropic Writes Its Own Rules for Shutting Down AI
Anthropic Writes Its Own Rules for Shutting Down AI
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence model could pose a foreseeable risk of $900 million in damage and still miss the bar for federal intervention under draft legislation...

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United CEO Says Starlink Wi-Fi and Mobile App Help Poach Rival Airlines’ Flyers
United CEO Says Starlink Wi-Fi and Mobile App Help Poach Rival Airlines’ Flyers
October 21, 2026  |  Earnings

United Airlines’ technology offerings are drawing customers to the airline and keeping them coming back, CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday (Oct. 21) during an earnings call. Kirby highlighted Starlink Wi-Fi. United said...

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OCC Sets Stablecoin Rules as January Deadline Looms
OCC Sets Stablecoin Rules as January Deadline Looms
October 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules governing stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction, establishing standards for reserves, redemption, custody and...

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Pigment Raises $250 Million for Agentic AI Platform
Pigment Raises $250 Million for Agentic AI Platform
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Business planning and performance management platform Pigment is worth $2.3 billion after raising $250 million in a Series E funding round, according to a Wednesday...

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Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches Installment Loan for Healthcare Expenses
Synchrony’s CareCredit Launches Installment Loan for Healthcare Expenses
October 21, 2026  |  Healthcare

CareCredit, a solution from consumer financing company Synchrony, has launched an enhanced and rebranded installment loan product that helps consumers plan and pay for products and...

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Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe
Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe
October 21, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

European regulators are investigating whether Booking.com has done enough to prevent scams on its platform. The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it...

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FTC, SEC Scrutiny Raises Stakes for AI Data Disclosures
FTC, SEC Scrutiny Raises Stakes for AI Data Disclosures
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Businesses deploying artificial intelligence face growing legal exposure when their descriptions of data practices fail to match how their systems operate. Updating privacy policies or...

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Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments
Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments
October 21, 2026  |  B2B Payments

In the commercial payments realm, invoices need validation, discrepancies warrant resolution and someone (or an authorized system) ultimately approve the release of funds. Smart contracts...

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OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud
October 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has launched a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) rival Google. This collaboration brings OpenAI’s frontier AI models and Codex⁠ agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model...

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