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Western Union’s Intermex Deal Stalls in California

Western Union’s Intermex Deal Stalls in California
Western Union’s Intermex Deal Stalls in California
August 14, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Western Union’s pending acquisition of International Money Express (Intermex) has received regulatory approval from New York but faces further review by California, Western Union said...

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US AI Labs Cut Prices 25% in 1 Month to Fend Off Chinese Rivals
US AI Labs Cut Prices 25% in 1 Month to Fend Off Chinese Rivals
August 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers are paying nearly 25% less for artificial intelligence models from leading U.S. labs than they were in mid-July, following price cuts announced by OpenAI...

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OpenAI’s Revenue Run Rate Tops $40 Billion as IPO Nears
OpenAI’s Revenue Run Rate Tops $40 Billion as IPO Nears
August 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is now on pace to bring in annualized revenue of more than $40 billion, roughly double its run rate from the end of 2025....

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Figure’s Blockchain Marketplace Tops $1 Billion Weekly Loan Applications After Record Q2
Figure’s Blockchain Marketplace Tops $1 Billion Weekly Loan Applications After Record Q2
August 13, 2026  |  Earnings

Blockchain-native capital marketplace Figure Technology Solutions saw its Consumer Loan Marketplace volume leap 132% to $4.3 billion in the second quarter as both prospects and...

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Citi Plans to Acquire Kard to Deliver More Personalized Rewards
Citi Plans to Acquire Kard to Deliver More Personalized Rewards
August 13, 2026  |  Acquiring

Citi’s U.S. Consumer Cards business plans to expand its customer engagement and commerce media capabilities by acquiring Kard Financial, a commerce media and rewards platform for...

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AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel
AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel
August 13, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fairground AI Creator TV is a channel that runs entirely artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupted only by...

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Chime Weighs Adding Stablecoin Wallet to Consumer Banking App
Chime Weighs Adding Stablecoin Wallet to Consumer Banking App
August 13, 2026  |  Blockchain

Chime Financial is considering adding stablecoins as a feature in its consumer banking app, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full...

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Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform
Databricks Raises $5 Billion to Expand Enterprise AI Agent Platform
August 13, 2026  |  Investments

Data and artificial intelligence (AI) company Databricks raised $5 billion in a strategic funding round at a $190 billion valuation, the firm said in a Thursday (Aug. 13) press...

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