digital transformation

46% of Small Businesses Would Pay for Better Digital Tools

46% of Small Businesses Would Pay for Better Digital Tools
46% of Small Businesses Would Pay for Better Digital Tools
July 16, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses want tools that give them more control over when money moves, how spending gets tracked and what happens when a payment goes wrong....

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AI Helps Food Brands Spot Viral Trends Before They Peak
AI Helps Food Brands Spot Viral Trends Before They Peak
July 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

When Dubai chocolate went viral on TikTok in 2024, several major confectionery brands didn’t launch competing versions until after the trend had already peaked. That...

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40 Finance and Tech Giants Unite to Standardize Agentic Payments
40 Finance and Tech Giants Unite to Standardize Agentic Payments
July 15, 2026  |  News

The x402 protocol, an open standard designed to support agentic payments, has a new open-governance body that includes 40 organizations. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
July 15, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The federal government’s artificial intelligence (AI) security initiative now has a name and a launch date. The White House launched Gold Eagle on Tuesday (July...

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Wall Street Giants Mobilize Tokenized Assets in DTCC Live Production Launch
Wall Street Giants Mobilize Tokenized Assets in DTCC Live Production Launch
July 15, 2026  |  Blockchain

Post-trade market infrastructure company DTCC began advancing tokenization from concept to live production Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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The Real Bank Earnings Story Was the AI Spending Boom
The Real Bank Earnings Story Was the AI Spending Boom
July 15, 2026  |  Banking

The second quarter produced another round of strong earnings from the nation’s largest banks, and executives spent as much time discussing artificial intelligence, digital delivery...

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OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality
OpenAI Plans Portable Smart Speaker With Personality
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s first device will be a portable smart speaker that serves as an artificial intelligence companion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 14), citing unnamed sources. Get the...

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AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
AI Is Becoming the Hotel Industry’s New Manager
July 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Labor accounts for 51.7% of hotel operating expenses and 32.4% of total revenue at U.S. hotels, according to CBRE Group’s “Trends in the Hotel Industry”...

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