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With consumers increasingly expecting to be able to pay however they want, Walmart and Amazon are adding new payment options. Walmart is working with Fiserv to provide real-time pay-by-bank options, with the transaction reflected in customers’ bank account balances immediately. The move marks an improvement on the retailer’s previous pay-by-bank test wherein the transaction would […]

An artificial intelligence humanoid robot, Aura, serves as a "spokesbot" at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, while "learning about humans" from her interactions with guests.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into banking, the financial sector stands on the brink of a major shift. The adoption of AI tools could redefine not only operational strategies, but also the essence of customer interactions. Amid rising consumer frustration with traditional banking, the question looms: can AI enhance the retail banking experience […]

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Academics say the larger concentration of Indigenous employees in just a few federal organizations limits them to roles typically linked with Indigenous-specific issues.

Five people were arrested in India for the killing of a seven-year-old boy in an alleged ritual sacrifice aimed at bringing good fortune to a public school, police said on Friday.

Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has unveiled plans for a timber and rammed-earth preschool that will feature an outdoor classroom sheltered by fabric canopies in Mulbekh, India. Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois — but the Liberals will be facing another one soon. Here’s a breakdown of how the major parties would have to align in order to trigger an early election.

Trump-endorsed House candidate Tom Barrett spoke to Fox News Digital about his campaign and the key issues facing voters in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

We still occasionally speak of “Kodak moments,” making conscious or unconscious reference to the slogan of the Eastman Kodak Company in the nineteen-eighties. Even by that time, Kodak had already been a going concern for nearly a century, furnishing photographers around the world with the film they needed to capture images. Its very first slogan, […]

Just an hour ahead of the poll to elect the last vacant standing committee seat, Mayor Shelly Oberoi directed MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar to stall the election on Friday so that it could be held on October 5, as per her earlier instructions. Following disruption over frisking of the councillors on Thursday, the election to the MCD Standing Committee was postponed till October 5 by Mayor Shelly Oberoi. Later Lt Governor VK Saxena, however, overturned the postponement of the elections and directed... Читать дальше...

Earnings season won’t be for another few weeks. But earnings reports had some impact on the FinTech IPO Index, and gains were reserved chiefly for firms domiciled outside the U.S. as macro news from China helped goose the FinTech IPO Index slightly higher, by 0.5%. China’s Lufax Holding, which enables financial services products for small […]

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Ontario’s minimum wage will increase next month to become the second-highest of all the Canadian provinces, Doug Ford's government says.

Kaoru Mitoma, the man who runs "on rails", can do even more, says Fabian Huerzeler

A DAD and rugby player has sadly died, leaving behind a devastated pregnant wife and young children.

Follow along with Susan Hay and Chef Mark McEwan, as he prepares a cauliflower soup with brown butter scallops. It’s simply delicious!

Since 2004, American Muslim voters have largely backed Democratic presidential candidates, but a recent report suggests that this trend could shift.

The U.S. Coast Guard said it met presence with presence when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, speaking to journalists in New York during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, expressed concerns about the direction North Macedonia is taking under its new government. Radev, who led the Bulgarian delegation, noted that ever since the new government came to power in Skopje, there have been significant deficits in understanding international law, as well as issues in bilateral relations between the two countries. He highlighted that the current trajectory... Читать дальше...

Image: This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission reveals the impact of severe flooding following heavy rain that hit Australia’s Northern Territory in March 2024.

My dear friend “P” is a bit of a nut. She’s always doing a million things at once. The piles on her dining-room table are epic. At least two laptops are open with projects in progress at any one time. It’s fair to say she over-commits to the point of madness: She is the leader […]

Cassidy Caron calls it a difficult decision, but in three days she will leave her role as president of the Métis National Council on the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

"How would you rate this experience on a scale of 1 to 10?" Lupiya Nyong'o is the voice of a happy-to-help robot in the new animated adventure The Wild Robot. It's a beautiful looking cartoon that needs to trust the audience more and say less, says CBC's Eli Glasner.