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Although OpenAI still straggles behind Anthropic in a closely watched measure of AI adoption among businesses, there’s a spark of hope for CEO Sam Altman’s company.OpenAI has an advantage over its rival’s priciest and most advanced model, according to new data from Ramp’s AI Index. The data shows that Anthropic’s Fable 5 model generated 75% as much spend as OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol model did in July, indicating that Anthropic’s top model was less popular among businesses. As Anthropic retains its lead in business adoption, weaker demand for top-end AI could ring alarm bells about customers’ spending restraint.Ramp, a financial technology…

Michael Vi/iStock Editorial via Getty Images NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) broke ground on a new assembly and test (A&T) factory in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, expanding its existing site and strengthening its global manufacturing capacity. The new facility will add approximately 500,000 square feet of production space, bringing the

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with mother and daughter, Electra Yourke, 92, and Kate Yourke, 64. Business Insider has verified the cost of the trip. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Electra: This trip to Spain will be my ninth eclipse in 92 years. The first time I traveled to see one was to Costa Rica in 1991, when I was 57. I booked onto a tour that wasn’t expressly for seeing a total eclipse, but that’s why I was on it.On the day of the eclipse, it had clouded over where we were. Everybody…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated:  August 12, 2026 The SEC issued joint guidance with the CFTC last week, classifying…

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) plans to invest $1B in the U.S. through 2028 to support research, manufacturing, and workforce development. About half of the investment will go toward R&D to develop next-generation tools and solutions for trades professionals, while the

CMOs: Get ready to field more sales pitches from Nielsen.The TV ratings giant surprised the ad industry by announcing plans to buy DoubleVerify for $2.15 billion — and sent chins wagging with hot takes about the implications.At stake: trustworthy data.CMOs depend on data to craft their strategies, but it’s often patchy and unreliable. That’s why they need credible auditors to double-check — or double-verify, if you will — those numbers. For CMOs, this deal could simplify audience measurement and ad verification, but consolidation would mean greater concentration of power under Nielsen and one fewer independent player.Eric Salama, former CEO of…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Fact Checked by CryptoNews Editorial Team Author CryptoNews Editorial Team Part of the Team Since Sep 2018 About Author The CryptoNews editorial team is composed of seasoned writers specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Their expertise ensures comprehensive, accurate, and insightful content for… Last updated:  August 12, 2026 Riot Platforms just demonstrated that a Bitcoin mining company’s most valuable…

Security-compliance software startup Vanta wants to become known as a “trust company” that can also have a bit of fun. It’s entrusting a new CMO to get it there.Vanta has promoted its VP of marketing, Sarah Scharf, to CMO, the company exclusively told CMO Insider.In an interview, Scharf said the two tasks at the top of her to-do list are to solidify the Vanta brand’s association with trust among its clients and potential customers, and to reinvent how the company gets marketing done internally in the age of AI.”How can we capture the moment and also reposition Vanta in a…

Marti Technologies (MRT) has expanded its ride-hailing service to 10 additional cities in Türkiye, bringing its total footprint to 30 cities. The new markets include Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Edirne, Erzurum, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Trabzon and Van. The company said the cities were selected based on ride-hailing demand and limited alternative

Gadgets have gotten pretty boring over the past few years. We’ve gotten a few unsuccessful attempts at AI devices. And every 12 months, we get a new iPhone that’s basically indistinguishable from the last iPhone.Which makes the next few months pretty interesting. In September, Apple is expected to release its new operating system, featuring a fully revamped Siri that’s supposed to be genuinely useful.And sometime in early 2027, we’re expected to see the first gadget from OpenAI — a doughnut-shaped thing the size of a hockey puck that could cost $300 or more.I’m not sold at all on the OpenAI…