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Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed to be a friendly addition to social spaces like homes and schools. The e-commerce giant is already a robotics powerhouse, having boasted of deploying more than 1 million robots across its warehouse operations, but bringing the 3.5-foot-tall, rectangular-headed Sprout on board adds a robot that’s more about fun interactions than heavy lifting. Fauna CEO Rob Cochran said on social media he was “incredibly excited to share that Fauna Robotics has officially joined the Amazon family” and said the New York-based firm…

My wife and I bought our home in 2013 using a $417,000 30-year mortgage at a fixed rate of 4.625%. In 2020, we paid it off 23 years ahead of schedule, saving about a quarter of a million dollars in interest.Owning our home without a monthly payment provides tremendous peace of mind. There’s a lot of “sleep at night” value associated with not worrying about those payments. Our shelter is secure even if I lose my job or the stock market tanks, you name it.What worked for us understandably isn’t an option for everyone — and it admittedly required some…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said stablecoins will be the crypto sector’s “ChatGPT moment” for businesses in search of faster, more efficient payments, and that many companies are already discussing and strategizing how to implement stablecoins into their operations.“You have boards of directors and CEOs of companies, whether it’s Fortune 500 or Fortune 2000, they’re asking their treasurers, they’re asking their CFOs, hey, what are we doing with stablecoins,” Garlinghouse told FOX Business on Friday.“Giving the treasurer and the CFO that option is the unlock,” he said. Garlinghouse said this unlock would be “the ChatGPT moment of crypto” because it would be…

Spring is the perfect time to plan your garden, and I need all the help I can get with these discounted gardening gadgets during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.

The S&P 500 soared over the past three years, powering through a bull market, but the momentum has shifted in recent months. Concerns about the war in Iran, the broader economy, and the pace of AI spending have weighed on investors’ minds. And as a result, the major benchmark has switched directions time after time, prompting investors to wonder about its next move. And given the recent headwinds, the big question has been the following: Is the stock market about to crash? Let’s look to 100 years of history for some clues. Image source: Getty Images. Investors are cautious First,…

Aug. 2, 2025Updated Aug. 6, 2025, 4:37 p.m. ETYou might think you know a lot about credit and banking, taxes and insurance. Four teenagers from Scripps Ranch High School probably know more. A four-student team from the San Diego school won the 2025 National Personal Finance Challenge, a financial literacy contest that ended in June in Atlanta. If you feel like testing your own financial literacy, take our 10-question quiz, below. It’s an abbreviated version of the contest’s final round.  But first, take a minute to read about how the San Diego students won.The event, which started with nearly 18,000 students, is part…

Deeper Dive: Our Top Tested Picks EDITORS’ NOTE March 24, 2026: With this update, our lineup of recommended CRM software remains unchanged. We are in the process of retesting Less Annoying CRM and Zoho CRM, and have vetted the other picks for currency and availability. (Credit: Zoho) (Credit: Zoho) Pros & Cons Deep feature set Near-total customizability, especially with Canvas Builder Flexible AI layer at higher price tiers Integrated gamification features Steep learning curve Most advanced features only accessible at the higher-priced tiers Why We Picked It Zoho offers an extensive suite of SaaS business software, and its CRM offering…

Today’s Change(0.49%) $1.76Current Price$357.22Key Data PointsMarket Cap$403BDay’s Range$354.06 – $368.7052wk Range$61.54 – $471.34Volume46MAvg Vol38MGross Margin58.54%Dividend Yield0.13%Micron Technology (MU +0.49%), manufactures DRAM, flash memory, and SSDs, closed Thursday at $355.46, down 6.97%. The stock fell after analyst downgrades, AI compression-technology worries, and concerns about earnings quality, while investors are watching AI-memory demand, margins, and capital-spending plans.The company’s trading volume reached 52.5 million shares, which is about 41% above compared with its three-month average of 37.4 million shares. Micron Technology went pulic in 1984 and has grown 25121% since its IPO. How the markets moved todayS&P 500 (^GSPC 1.67%) fell 1.74% to…

Motive: Gary Johnson, head of safety and compliance strategy The biggest shift in commercial vehicle safety over the next five years will be the move from reactive to proactive safety, powered by AI. Instead of investigating accidents after the fact, real-time data from vehicles, drivers, and worksites will help fleets anticipate and prevent incidents while transforming how drivers are trained and coached. Motive’s AI Dashcams deliver real-time alerts, enabling drivers to correct unsafe behaviors immediately. Meanwhile, safety videos and performance data flow into our Safety Hub for timely coaching and recognition of safe driving. We’ve taken it a step further…

Global Banking & Finance Review has officially opened nominations for Best Digital Bank / Best Bank for Digital Banking Services 2026, an award that recognises financial institutions delivering exceptional innovation, customer experience, and operational excellence through digital banking transformation.As financial services continue to evolve in response to changing customer expectations, technological advancements, and increased competition from fintech players, digital banking has become a strategic priority for institutions worldwide. From mobile-first platforms and AI-driven personalisation to real-time payments and seamless onboarding, banks are redefining how individuals and businesses access financial services.The Best Digital Bank / Best Bank for Digital Banking Services…

Key PointsBittensor is getting a lot of attention after a major technical accomplishment.Important parts of its supply policy overlap with Bitcoin’s.But that doesn’t guarantee that it will be the next Bitcoin.Being compared to Bitcoin is the highest compliment a cryptocurrency can receive, but it’s also a fast way to get confused about an asset’s fundamentals. On that note, the AI services cryptocurrency Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO) just earned the comparison after exploding upward by 111% over the past 30 days (as of March 24), propelled by a handful of different catalysts.But can Bittensor actually become the next Bitcoin?Will AI create the…

ZenoWell, a wearable neurotechnology company focused on ear-based vagus nerve stimulation solutions, today announced a cooperation with USound, global leader in miniaturized audio systems built on MEMS technology, to explore the integration of USound’s advanced sensing technologies for next-generation wearable devices. ZenoWell develops wearable devices designed to support sleep quality, stress relief, and overall nervous system balance through non-invasive ear-based vagus nerve stimulation. Designed for convenient daily wear, ZenoWell’s products integrate advanced neurotechnology into compact, discreet ear-worn form factors. Through this cooperation, ZenoWell will evaluate advanced sensing technologies to complement its existing taVNS platform in future product generations. For wearable…

Darren415 / Getty Images/iStockphotoFor a while now, it has seemed like a recession is just around the corner. As prices increase, the job market becomes unstable and political curveballs keep coming down the line, it’s harder and harder to say what investments — if any — could withstand the economic fallout.As an experiment, GOBankingRates asked ChatGPT which investments won’t survive the next recession. Any advice should be thoroughly analyzed and investigated independently with a qualified financial professional before you do anything with your money.Discover More: 22 States in or Near a Recession Right Now — and What It Means for…

For Certified Financial Planner and Rancho Santa Fe resident Richard Rojeck, the art of helping others is engrained in his day to day. For over 40 years, Rojeck has protected, organized and helped individuals manage wealth, thriving in the middle ground between educating and meeting client’s individual needs. His financial planning firm, Sagemark Consulting, provides clients with clarity and understanding, something Rojeck feels is vital for anyone, at any financial phase of life. “My clients tend to be business owners, suite executives, highly compensated individuals or people who are retired. I help people address the issues unique to them, but…

In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Dictation apps have been around for years, but in the past they’ve proved slow and inaccurate — unless you speak with particular accents and enunciate clearly. But advances in large language models (LLMs) and speech-to-text models have helped improve the systems that can decipher speech better while retaining the context to format the text. And developers have built in features to automatically format text, remove filler words, and ignore fumbles to output text that would need fewer edits. But with the soaring popularity of everything AI, there’s dozens…

If climate tech has a mothership in Massachusetts, it’s Greentown Labs in Somerville.More than 100 entrepreneurs crowded the hallways at the tech incubator’s yearly summit last fall. The event is like a high school science fair, but with higher stakes: Each inventor at Greentown is trying to solve a sticky climate problem and also launch a business.Climate tech is a broad field, covering inventions that make clean energy, store energy, cut fossil fuel use, decrease pollution, and protect people and property from the effects of climate change.An entrepreneur displays plastic made from potatoes at Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2025. (Jesse…