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Equifax Launches Machine-Learning Product That Detects First-Party Fraud

Equifax Launches Machine-Learning Product That Detects First-Party Fraud
Equifax Launches Machine-Learning Product That Detects First-Party Fraud
January 30, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Equifax has launched a new machine-learning product designed to combat two forms of first-party fraud: loan stacking and credit washing. Get the Full Story Complete...

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OpenAI Preps Fourth-Quarter IPO and Builds Out Finance Team
OpenAI Preps Fourth-Quarter IPO and Builds Out Finance Team
January 30, 2026  |  IPO

OpenAI is accelerating plans for a potential initial public offering as soon as the fourth quarter, positioning the ChatGPT maker for a high-profile debut just...

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Saks Global to Shutter Majority of off-Price Stores in Shift to Luxury Focus
Saks Global to Shutter Majority of off-Price Stores in Shift to Luxury Focus
January 29, 2026  |  Retail

Saks Global will wind down the majority of its off-price operations, including most Saks OFF 5TH locations and all Neiman Marcus Last Call stores, Reuters...

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Google DeepMind Introduces Project Genie for Interactive AI World Building
Google DeepMind Introduces Project Genie for Interactive AI World Building
January 29, 2026  |  Google

Google DeepMind has introduced Project Genie, an experimental research prototype that uses its latest world-model artificial intelligence (AI) to generate and explore interactive virtual environments,...

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Nu Wins Conditional Approval for US National Bank Charter
Nu Wins Conditional Approval for US National Bank Charter
January 29, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Digital financial services giant Nu received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a new national bank in...

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ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
January 29, 2026  |  Digital Payments

European payments sovereignty moved back to the top of the policy agenda Thursday (Jan. 29) as European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone...

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Amazon Eyes $50 Billion OpenAI Stake
Amazon Eyes $50 Billion OpenAI Stake
January 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon is discussing investing as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. 29), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full...

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Caterpillar Reports Growth From Data Center Demand
Caterpillar Reports Growth From Data Center Demand
January 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Caterpillar is reshaping how customers use its equipment as demand shifts toward data centers, autonomous operations and energy reliability. On its latest earnings call, held...

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