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Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers

Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers
Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers
July 18, 2025  |  Meta

Meta reportedly continued its artificial intelligence (AI)-focused hiring spree by adding two AI researchers who had worked for Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Regions Financial: Tech Investments Drove 10% YoY Revenue Growth
Regions Financial: Tech Investments Drove 10% YoY Revenue Growth
July 18, 2025  |  Earnings

Regions Financial Corp.’s investments in technology and talent drove 10% year-over-year growth in revenue in the second quarter, bringing the regional bank’s total revenue for...

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OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into an AI Agent
OpenAI Transforms ChatGPT Into an AI Agent
July 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is rolling out a major update that transforms ChatGPT from a conversational AI tool into a fully agentic system, capable of executing complex tasks...

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Truist Accelerates Push Into Digital Lending
Truist Accelerates Push Into Digital Lending
July 18, 2025  |  Earnings

Amid macro uncertainty, shifting interest rate dynamics and a skeptical market, mitigating risk while unlocking new growth is the name of the game for lenders...

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Crypto Market Reaches All-Time High After House Passes 3 Bills
Crypto Market Reaches All-Time High After House Passes 3 Bills
July 18, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The total value of the cryptocurrency market hit an all-time high Thursday (July 17), surpassing the $4 trillion milestone, crypto data aggregator CoinGecko said in...

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Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round
Perplexity AI Hits $18 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round
July 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Perplexity AI, the generative AI search startup, has secured $100 million in new capital, boosting its valuation to $18 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal extends a...

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Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
Retailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
July 18, 2025  |  Retail

Watch more: Unified Commerce Starts With the Modern POS Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
July 18, 2025  |  SMBs

For millions of smaller businesses across America, the ubiquitous credit card has become less of a standard payment tool and more of a financial lifeline....

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Payments Firms Accelerate Automation to Conquer Second-Half Headwinds
Payments Firms Accelerate Automation to Conquer Second-Half Headwinds
July 18, 2025  |  Opinion

Companies are using AI to streamline identity and business verification and fight fraud, Trulioo Chief Technology Officer Hal Lonas writes in a new PYMNTS eBook,...

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