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Amazon is discussing investing as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Jan. 29), citing unnamed sources.
The move that would mark one of the largest single bets yet on the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT and deepen Amazon’s role in the fast-consolidating AI infrastructure race, the report said.
The negotiations are being led by Amazon...
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 on Thursday (Jan. 29) the company described customers deploying machines, engines and services as long-lived infrastructure rather than short-cycle construction assets.
Data center construction emerged as a...
At a high level, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model arrived with the promise to eliminate intermediaries, speak directly to customers, and use digital channels to deliver lower prices, tighter feedback loops and cleaner brand narratives.
For a time, the formula appeared to work, as digitally native brands paired online sales with carefully staged storefronts meant to deepen loyalty and...
Shares in German tech giant SAP have reportedly seen their largest one-day loss since 2020.
The decline came as the company rattled investors over the health of its cloud computing business, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Jan. 29).
This came after the company said growth of its cloud backlog, an important metric to measure future sales contracts, would “slightly decelerate...
Starbucks is preparing to launch an updated version of its loyalty rewards program.
Beginning March 10, the coffee chain will offer a three-tiered rewards structure, with “Green,” “Gold” and “Reserve” levels each offering new, exclusive benefits, the company announced at its Thursday (Jan. 29) 2026 Investor Day.
“Starbucks Rewards has always been about creating connections, and we’re...
Card spending continued to climb in Mastercard’s fourth quarter, as the payments giant laid out a roadmap that reaches beyond plastic and taps agentic commerce and stablecoins as emerging rails for how people pay and get paid.
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said during an earnings call Thursday (Jan. 29) that the company closed 2025 with momentum, posting fourth-quarter net revenue...
Story Protocol and OpenLedger have debuted a standard for showing how intellectual property is used in AI training.
OpenLedger is an AI-native blockchain aimed at making “data, models, and autonomous agents verifiable, ownable, and economically accountable,” the companies said in a Thursday (Jan. 29) news release announcing the offering.
Story Protocol describes itself as an open...
Two growth stories have traditionally defined cross-border commerce in the 21st century.
The first is the unstoppable reach of the multinational corporate, the large enterprises that simply have no choice but to expand outward and bring with them all the processes and banking relationships that support it.
The second growth story is one framed by a triumph of outbound payment...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said in a Thursday (Jan. 29) press release that its wallet is now an “everyday finance app,” as it updated its interface to make payments the focal point.
“The move follows the wallet surpassing 90 million users globally, highlighting the need to support more frequent, real-world financial activity at scale,” the release said. “It reflects a broader...
The cryptocurrency industry’s teenage years were tumultuous, to say the least.
Crypto-native investors, builders and in-crowd stakeholders cycled through booms and busts, chased speculative manias and repeatedly clashed with regulators, all while insisting that a mature, institutional future lay just beyond the next market cycle.
That institutional future is beginning to look less...