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SpotOn Transact LLC is enlisting Maple Inc., an artificial-intelligence voice-platform firm for restaurants, as an integrated service in its point-of-sale suite. San Francisco-based SpotOn says Maple’s AI platform will deliver a native POS sync for users so phone orders captured by Maple flow directly through the POS system into the kitchen-display system. Any menu changes…

Savvy Wealth founder and CEO Ritik Malhotra. Credit: Savvy Wealth/ Businesswire. AI-native advisory platform Savvy Wealth has completed a $100m Series C funding round, with Halo Fund as the lead investor.  Existing backers that joined the round included Thrive Capital, Industry Ventures from Goldman Sachs, Canvas Prime, Index Ventures, House Fund, Euclidean Capital, Alumni Ventures and…

Every few weeks there’s another headline declaring the “death of the CMO.” The argument changes slightly each time but it’s basically the same thing, some version of: Companies are flattening leadership, marketing is becoming decentralized, AI can create campaigns faster than people can, or automation will replace marketing. The implication is always the same: The…

Live News Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 23:37 [IST] US stock market traded broadly in a bearish tone on Tuesday, with Dow Jones continuing to trade below 53,000 mark. However, Nasdaq Composite index underperformed its counterparts to drop by nearly 140 points. S&P 500 index is down as well. Markets are focused on energy prices,…

– The other day, an MMM reader stopped by and left the following comment on one of my older posts about the principles of FIRE: “While I still find some of MMM’s advice relevant, it seems like every FI blogger out there worked in tech 20 years ago, pulled down a 6 figure salary and…

Traditional financial institutions and companies seeking permission to issue payment stablecoins are redesigning their compliance systems as regulators move to implement the GENIUS Act. The work extends beyond ensuring that tokens are fully backed. Banks, credit unions, cryptocurrency-native businesses and other prospective issuers must determine which regulator will supervise tokens, upgrade wallet-level monitoring and prepare…