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American Factories Reverse 40-Month Slump With New Growth
American Factories Reverse 40-Month Slump With New Growth
March 03, 2026  |  Economy

The manufacturing sector saw more economic activity in February, marking the second consecutive month of growth and only the third month of growth in the...

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Meta Creates New AI Unit to Accelerate Model Development
Meta Creates New AI Unit to Accelerate Model Development
March 03, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Meta is building a new applied artificial intelligence engineering organization that will partner with the company’s Superintelligence Lab to make AI models faster, The Wall...

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Washington Is Putting AI to Work Across Federal Agencies
Washington Is Putting AI to Work Across Federal Agencies
March 03, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The federal government’s annual accounting of artificial intelligence use cases reflects a steady acceleration in adoption. Agencies across Washington have cataloged more than 2,500 AI...

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How Brands Are Reinventing Loyalty for the AI Decision-Maker
How Brands Are Reinventing Loyalty for the AI Decision-Maker
March 03, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The most consequential customer a brand will acquire in 2026 may never read a promotional email, react to a banner ad or feel the emotional...

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Nvidia Expands Telecom Push With AI-Native 6G Initiative
Nvidia Expands Telecom Push With AI-Native 6G Initiative
March 03, 2026  |  Connected Economy

Nvidia and a coalition of global telecom operators and infrastructure vendors announced a strategic commitment at the Mobile World Congress to build the next generation...

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Stablecoins Face Tax-Time Reckoning as GENIUS Act Sets Compliance Bar
Stablecoins Face Tax-Time Reckoning as GENIUS Act Sets Compliance Bar
March 03, 2026  |  Blockchain

Tax season is turning up the heat on stablecoins, the only digital assets currently regulated in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CFTC Prepares to Allow Perpetual Crypto Futures Within Weeks
CFTC Prepares to Allow Perpetual Crypto Futures Within Weeks
March 03, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to allow perpetual futures contracts for cryptocurrencies within weeks, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 3). Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Deploys 15-Minute Delivery in Brazil Expansion
Amazon Deploys 15-Minute Delivery in Brazil Expansion
March 03, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon will soon begin rolling out a 15-minute delivery service for select goods in Brazil, saying the country is one of its top priorities, Reuters...

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Gemini AI Takes Aim at Instacart and Uber
Gemini AI Takes Aim at Instacart and Uber
March 03, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Google highlighted an agentic artificial intelligence feature that will soon be added to its Gemini app Tuesday (March 3) when outlining new features of its...

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