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Amazon to Cut 14,000 Corporate Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs

by Midsou_Admin | January 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Amazon reportedly plans to start laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as soon as Tuesday (Jan. 27). These cuts will be part of the second round of a broader plan to eliminate 30,000 corporate jobs, and they will follow the first round that involved 14,000 layoffs...

Affirm and Esusu to Launch Flexible Payment Option for Renters

by Midsou_Admin | January 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has partnered with FinTech company Esusu to enable some people to pay their rent in two installments, CNBC reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing an Affirm spokesperson. This offering will include 0% interest and no late fees,...

Judge Orders Google to Face Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Over Search

by Midsou_Admin | January 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

A federal judge in California has allowed a consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google to move forward, keeping legal pressure on the default-search payments that steer traffic and advertising dollars across the digital economy. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin declined...

Citi Analysts Say Ethereum Transaction Trends Suggest ‘Address Poisoning’ Scams

by Midsou_Admin | January 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

A recent pattern of transactions on the decentralized blockchain network ethereum suggests that scammers have launched an “address poisoning” campaign, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing Citi analysts. An address poisoning scam is one in which bad actors...

Capital One Targets $2T in Business Payments With Brex Buy

by Midsou_Admin | January 22, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Capital One paired its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday (Jan. 22) with the announcement of its acquisition of Brex, positioning the deal as a structural move deeper into business banking and payments. The deal, CEO Richard Fairbank told analysts on the earnings...

United Airlines Distinguishes Between Loyalty, Rewards Programs

by Midsou_Admin | January 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

United Airlines grew its loyalty revenue by promoting loyalty rather than rewards, an executive said Wednesday (Jan. 21) during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. The airline’s loyalty revenue saw year-over-year increases of 10% for the fourth quarter and 9%...

House Passes Bills Requiring SBA to Help Small Businesses Adopt AI

by Midsou_Admin | January 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The House of Representatives passed two bills Tuesday (Jan. 20) that would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help small businesses adopt artificial intelligence (AI). The AI for Main Street Act (HR 5764), sponsored by Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri,...

Apple to Turn Siri Into AI Chatbot Powered by Google’s Gemini

by Midsou_Admin | January 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Apple reportedly plans to increase the capabilities of Siri, turning the digital assistant into an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot later this year. The chatbot will be added to the operating systems of the iPhone, iPad and Mac; will be integrated into core apps...

Johnson & Johnson Says Product Launches, Regulatory Approvals Drive Growth

by Midsou_Admin | January 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech segment saw its worldwide operational sales grow 5.4% year over year in 2025, reaching about $33.8 billion, the company said in a Wednesday (Jan. 21) earnings release. The segment slightly outpaced the healthcare solution provider’s...

Revolut Makes One-Tap Checkout Compatible With Google’s Agent Payments Protocol

by Midsou_Admin | January 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Revolut made its one-tap checkout solution Revolut Pay compatible with Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). The company also contributed to the development of the open protocol by adapting the agentic commerce flows to account-to-account payments, according to a...