Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe
The longtime blockchain developer bought cash-to-crypto company Coinme and wallet infrastructure firm Sequence.
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CFOs move finance AI from pilots to deployment in 2026
Digital transformation and AI are top priorities for North America’s largest finance teams, Deloitte's survey finds.
Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a file-managing AI agent that could threaten dozens of startups
The new tool brings Claude Code's capabilities to non-technical users, positioning Anthropic to compete with productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot.
A cautionary Hollywood tale: the Ellisons’ lose-lose Paramount positioning
Hollywood history is a trail littered with cautionary tales, and Netflix's Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos have framed a lose-lose coin toss for the Ellisons.
Productivity gains fuel U.S. growth while hiring slows
EY Chief Economist Gregory Daco says businesses are generating growth with fewer workers and rising efficiency.
How luxury homebuilding giant Toll Brothers took the drama out of CEO succession
The Fortune 500 company offers a masterclass in CEO hand-offs.
Thousands protest in Minneapolis after deadly ICE shooting as agents continue raids throughout city. ‘We’re all living in fear right now’
“Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz posted on social media.
1 in 3 college grads admit their degrees weren’t financially worth it—now they can’t save for retirement because they’re drowning in debt
Graduates thought their paychecks would make the debt worth it. The reality was poor salaries—and it keeps getting worse for grads thanks to AI.
A major factor in Gen Z and millennial divorce is ‘financial future faking.’ It’s like long-term partner catfishing about money
When money becomes a source of leverage, it “fractures communication, creates misalignment, and erodes trust,” Jackie Combs told Fortune.
