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Apple asked a federal judge Thursday (Feb. 26) to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company defrauded shareholders, Reuters reported Thursday.
The plaintiff alleges that Apple overstated its progress in adding artificial intelligence features to its voice assistant Siri and that the company misrepresented its ability to comply with a 2021 injunction in a case...
The Brink’s Company plans to acquire NCR Atleos in a cash and stock transaction valued at $6.6 billion, creating a “leading financial technology infrastructure company,” the firms said in a Thursday (Feb. 26) press release.
The companies have entered into a definitive agreement on the acquisition, and they expect the transactions to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to...
Tools for Humanity, the iris-scanning company co-founded by Sam Altman, is partnering with well-known brands to promote its World ID, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Feb. 26).
“I think we’re right at the precipice right now of the moment where we don’t have to say anything, where our partners are going to do all the talking,” said Tools for Humanity Chief Business Officer...
A merchant’s returning customer attempts to complete a $1,800 luxury purchase on a mobile device, mistypes a password twice, triggers a reset email and leaves before the link arrives.
A reused password harvested in an unrelated breach enables a criminal to access a stored wallet and drain loyalty points.
Call them the twin engines of commerce’s breaking point: Authentication failure...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are playing a key role in TD Bank Group’s “No. 1 priority,” its U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) remediation program, an executive said Thursday (Feb. 26) during the bank’s first quarter 2026 earnings call.
TD Bank continued to make progress on this program during the quarter and launched a new know-your-customer (KYC) platform for its...
Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is often framed through the lens of risk. But new data from Anthropic suggests a more nuanced reality: students and educators are not simply using AI tools; they are developing measurable skills in how to collaborate with them.
Anthropic’s newly released AI Fluency Index analyzes 9,830 multi-turn conversations on Claude.ai collected during a...
Meta is suing advertisers who have allegedly impersonated celebrities to defraud consumers.
The tech giant announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it had taken “technical enforcement actions” against the accused scammers, such as suspending their payment methods, blocking the domain names for their websites and disabling their accounts.
“Today’s lawsuits and our ongoing efforts to combat...
It’s not quite clear when and if American businesses will receive refunds on tariff payments.
But assuming they go through, supply chain management firm Flexport said Thursday (Feb. 26) it has its customers covered with a new fleet of artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
These agents are designed to manage customs and prepare for potential refunds with an automated tariff refund...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a proposed rulemaking to implement the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin legislation that was signed into law by President Donald Trump in July 2025.
The proposed rule addresses most of the regulations the OCC is required to implement under the GENIUS Act. Those that are not addressed in this rule are related to the Bank Secrecy...
Krispy Kreme is pivoting the business model of its doughnut shops.
In reporting its earnings Thursday (Feb. 26), the company said it is moving from owning and operating its own locations toward a “capital-light” strategy that leans heavily on third-party retailers and digital sales.
“Digital represented 22.5% of U.S. retail sales in the fourth quarter, reflecting strength across the...