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Lendable Raises $670 Million to Fuel Personal Lending Expansion

Lendable Raises $670 Million to Fuel Personal Lending Expansion
Lendable Raises $670 Million to Fuel Personal Lending Expansion
July 09, 2026  |  Investments

U.K. digital lender Lendable finalized a deal Thursday (July 9) in which it will raise 500 million pounds (about $670 million) to support its effort to push...

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Former Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic’s Watchdog Group
Former Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Joins Anthropic’s Watchdog Group
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke joined Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT), an independent body that works to hold Anthropic to its mission of responsibly...

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Robinhood’s Memecoin Boom Shows Crypto’s Retail Market Is No Joke
Robinhood’s Memecoin Boom Shows Crypto’s Retail Market Is No Joke
July 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The easiest way to misunderstand memecoins is to take the joke too seriously. The second-easiest way is not to take the market seriously enough. Get...

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Banks Turn Stablecoin Safety Into a Selling Point
Banks Turn Stablecoin Safety Into a Selling Point
July 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins have drawn attention for how they move money. Custody may prove to be the business that help solidify banks’ positioning in the institutional market....

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent That Executes Complex Workflows
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Agent That Executes Complex Workflows
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has begun rolling out a new agent in ChatGPT that is designed for work that is more complex than a typical chat request. Get...

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Aria Secures $283 Million to Expand Invoice Financing
Aria Secures $283 Million to Expand Invoice Financing
July 09, 2026  |  B2B Payments

French embedded invoice financing platform Aria has raised $283 million, much of it in debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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An AI Told Millions Norway Won. The Match Hadn’t Started
An AI Told Millions Norway Won. The Match Hadn’t Started
July 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every four years, the World Cup tests the world’s best soccer players. In 2026, it is also testing AI. Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and other...

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The New Storefront Is the AI Conversation
The New Storefront Is the AI Conversation
July 09, 2026  |  Retail

Retail is getting a first-principles upgrade at the hands, or lack of them, of artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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