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Character AI Files for Bankruptcy and Signs $20 Million Disney Deal
Character AI Files for Bankruptcy and Signs $20 Million Disney Deal
October 13, 2026  |  Business

Character AI has declared bankruptcy and agreed to sell some of its assets to Disney. The chatbot maker announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) that it had entered into a voluntary...

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Priority to Orchestrate NIL Payments for Notre Dame Athletes
Priority to Orchestrate NIL Payments for Notre Dame Athletes
October 13, 2026  |  Partnerships

Priority Commerce is teaming with Rally, a marketing and media group for Notre Dame student-athletes, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 13) news release. Priority will...

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Visa Receives Clearance to Bring Card Business to China
Visa Receives Clearance to Bring Card Business to China
October 13, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Visa has been granted permission from China to bring its card business to that country. The American payments giant announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) that the...

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Banking Regulators Tighten Oversight of Possible AI Risks
Banking Regulators Tighten Oversight of Possible AI Risks
October 13, 2026  |  Banking

Banking watchdogs are reportedly ramping up efforts to control increasing risks from artificial intelligence (AI). This heightened oversight is being driven in part by the...

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Labor Shortages and Persistent Inflation Batter Small Business Optimism
Labor Shortages and Persistent Inflation Batter Small Business Optimism
October 13, 2026  |  SMBs

Small business optimism dipped in September as concerns about “labor quality or availability” rose, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said in a Tuesday (Oct. 13)...

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Ransomware Gang Claims MoneyGram Data Theft
Ransomware Gang Claims MoneyGram Data Theft
October 12, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

A ransomware gang claimed Monday (Oct. 12) that it stole data from payment network MoneyGram and will publish the data if the company does not start negotiating, Cybernews reported Monday (Oct....

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Delta CEO Credits Loyalty Program For Record September Quarter
Delta CEO Credits Loyalty Program For Record September Quarter
October 12, 2026  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Delta Air Lines’ loyalty program helped the company sustain its earnings while dealing with higher fuel costs during the quarter that ended in September, CEO...

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Meta Adds Memory and Focus to New Frontier Models for Agents
Meta Adds Memory and Focus to New Frontier Models for Agents
October 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Meta introduced two new frontier models for personal and professional artificial intelligence agents, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 12) press release. Muse Wonder...

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PayJoy Acquires Mexico’s Finia to Gain Deeper Credit Insights
PayJoy Acquires Mexico’s Finia to Gain Deeper Credit Insights
October 12, 2026  |  Financial Inclusion

PayJoy, a financial service provider for underserved consumers in emerging markets, has acquired Mexican FinTech Finia. The deal is designed to let PayJoy apply Finia’s technology...

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