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Do-it-yourself (DIY) homeowners may think they’re the prime Home Depot customers, but the company’s growth story is being built around a different vertical: the professional builder.
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Home Depot told investors during a Tuesday (Aug. 19) second-quarter 2025 earnings call that while weekend warriors are still loading up their pickup trucks and SUVs with lumber, paint and...
Robinhood has announced a new feature for Cortex, its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered investing assistant.
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Digests, announced Tuesday (Aug. 19), uses generative AI to offer quick reviews of news, analyst reports, technicals and Robinhood’s proprietary data to summarize why a particular stock might be moving “in plain English.”
According to the company’s...
Stablecoins may have begun as plumbing for crypto trading, but in emerging market the digital holdings are being eyed as payment options to pay for groceries, rent and utility bills — a shift that will force financial firms to rethink compliance as much as consumer demand.
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That shift was underscored last week by two announcements from key players in cross-border money...
Visa found that 73% of university students in the United Kingdom would welcome technology that makes it easier for them to manage their bills.
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The findings came from a survey of 2,000 students between the ages of 18 and 23, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 19) press release.
The survey revealed that 88% of these students said they feel overwhelmed by managing their finances...
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can astound with human-like conversation and research superpowers, but it can also be disastrously wrong. That unreliability is a major barrier to adoption as AI begins to control physical machines, payments and other high-stakes domains.
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Neurosymbolic AI is a rising technique that aims to solve the hallucination problem. It’s a...
Data analytics firm Databricks is reportedly hoping to become a $100 billion company.
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The business is finalizing a funding round that would give it that valuation, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 19), citing unnamed sources. Venture capital firm Thrive Capital is expected to co-lead the round, with Andreessen Horowitz also planning to invest.
Databricks,...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has introduced GetAgent, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered trading assistant.
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Launched in July to select invitees and now available to all users, GetAgent combines “advanced AI with real-time market data to deliver insights, strategies, and execution tools,” the company said in a Tuesday (Aug. 19) news release.
“With its public debut...
Best Buy is joining the likes of Walmart and Amazon in launching a third-party marketplace.
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The retailer’s digital marketplace debuted Tuesday (Aug. 19), more than doubling Best Buy’s available items and adding entirely new brands and products.
“Best Buy Marketplace, powered by Mirakl, marks the largest expansion ever of Best Buy’s product assortment, while seamlessly...
OpenAI has introduced a subscription ChatGPT plan for users in India priced at under $5.
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The 399 rupees per month (around $4.60) ChatGPT Go plan was announced Tuesday (Aug. 19), offering access to the artificial intelligence (AI) company’s new GPT‑5 model and other features at a reduced cost.
“Making ChatGPT more affordable has been a key ask from users! We’re rolling...
Watch more: Personalized Pricing: Smart Strategy or Scary Surveillance?
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Delta Air Lines’ July disclosure of using personalized pricing, or when the amount an individual pays is determined by their personal information, is reigniting an old debate.
How far can businesses go when it comes to charging customers differing prices for the same product or service?...