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Revolut just replaced its entire app navigation with an AI chatbot for 13 million customers — and your bank is probably next
Revolut has spent the past year quietly assembling the pieces for what could be the most aggressive AI bet in consumer banking. The London-based digital...
OpenAI just bought a personal finance app — and it’s shutting down in 3 days
Hiro, the AI-powered budgeting and investing app, is shutting down on April 20, 2026. If you still have data inside it, you have roughly three...
OpenAI just bought a personal finance app — and it’s shutting down in 3 days
Hiro, the AI-powered personal finance app that let users connect bank accounts, track spending, and get budgeting advice through a conversational interface, is shutting down...
Snap lays off 1,000 — CEO Spiegel explicitly says AI is replacing “repetitive work”
Snap lays off 1,000 – CEO Spiegel explicitly says AI is replacing “repetitive work” Snap eliminated roughly 1,000 jobs this week, and CEO Evan Spiegel...
Snap slashes 16% of workforce — CEO says AI now replaces “repetitive work”
Snap cut roughly 1,000 jobs this week, eliminating about 16% of its full-time workforce in a restructuring that CEO Evan Spiegel framed as a direct...
Amazon inks $11.6B Globalstar deal to power satellite internet ambitions
Amazon just made its most expensive bet yet on satellite internet. The company announced an all-cash-and-stock deal to acquire Globalstar, the satellite communications firm, for...
Block cuts about 40% of staff as company shifts spending to AI
Block Inc. is eliminating roughly 4,000 jobs, slashing about 40% of its workforce in one of the largest AI-justified layoffs the technology industry has seen....
The top-rated budgeting apps of 2026 ranked by user ratings and monthly cost
Budgeting apps have become one of the most useful tools for people trying to take control of their finances. But as subscription prices climb, users...
Apple Pay and Google Wallet now have hundreds of millions of users: why Americans are ditching cash
Apple Pay and Google Wallet have reached a scale that is reshaping how Americans pay for everyday purchases. Hundreds of millions of people now use...
Goldman Sachs is betting big on AI to automate banking: what it means for your accounts
Goldman Sachs is putting artificial intelligence at the center of its banking operations. The strategy, detailed in Goldman’s latest annual report, shows how automation is...
Over 60% of Americans now manage their money through banking apps: how the top ones compare
Mobile banking has moved from convenience to necessity for millions of Americans. According to research from the Federal Reserve and Insider Intelligence, more than 60...