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OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals

OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
OpenAI CFO Says Company Hits Core Targets Despite Stretch Goals
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Thursday (April 30) that the company is meeting its objectives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Uber Taps Hertz Subsidiary to Scale Robotaxi Program
Uber Taps Hertz Subsidiary to Scale Robotaxi Program
May 01, 2026  |  Partnerships

Hertz plans to expand beyond its car rental business and serve “the next era of mobility” with a new affiliated operating company that will provide fleet...

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Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
Fed Prepares New Playbook to Support Bank AI Adoption
May 01, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Anthropic’s Mythos highlights the speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities can advance and the need for supervisory approaches to keep pace with emerging technology,...

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Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets
Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets
May 01, 2026  |  Investments

Fun raised $72 million in a Series A funding round to expand its payments infrastructure that powers Polymarket and other internet-native capital markets. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SoftBank-Backed OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation in US IPO
SoftBank-Backed OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation in US IPO
May 01, 2026  |  IPO

OPay Digital Services, a payments platform focused on Nigeria and backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and Sequoia Capital, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the...

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Ares Raises Record $30 Billion Despite Private Credit Valuation Slump
Ares Raises Record $30 Billion Despite Private Credit Valuation Slump
May 01, 2026  |  Earnings

Global alternative investment manager Ares Management raised $30 billion in the first quarter, a figure that was up more than 45% year over year and...

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Pentagon Links With 7 AI Giants After Anthropic Dispute
Pentagon Links With 7 AI Giants After Anthropic Dispute
May 01, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

The Defense Department has signed agreements with seven frontier artificial intelligence (AI) companies, saying these deals will provide it with flexibility and prevent “AI vendor...

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Chargebacks911 Prevents False Declines as Agentic Commerce Scales
Chargebacks911 Prevents False Declines as Agentic Commerce Scales
April 30, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Chargebacks911 offers tools that solve a growing challenge for merchants: legitimate artificial intelligence shopping agents getting turned away by fraud detection systems, resulting in merchants...

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CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
April 30, 2026  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reduced the small business data collection and reporting requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). Get...

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