AI Isn’t Replacing Customer Service. It’s Changing What Great Service Looks Like

Waiting on hold is becoming a thing of the past.

Waiting on hold is becoming a thing of the past.
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). The other morning on my daily livestream, I put up a chart that made everyone watching think I’d made a mistake. On one side was Bitcoin. Down nearly 30% this year, and below $60,000 for the first time since 2024. On the other side…
Circle’s USDC stablecoin widened its lead over competitor Tether’s USDT by transaction volume during the first half of 2026, according to fresh data from Visa’s onchain dashboard. In June alone, stablecoin activity increased to a record $1.79 trillion in adjusted transaction volume, up 63% from May’s $1.1 trillion and 125% from about $795 billion in…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Investors aren’t evaluating how polished your pitch is — they’re testing whether your business can survive the structural realities of taking their money. From cap tables to burn rate to governance, the founders who close rounds are the ones who’ve pressure-tested the fundamentals long before…
Is It Better to Get a Parent PLUS Loan or a Private Student Loan? Parents who want to take out a loan to pay for their child’s college expenses have two main choices: a Parent PLUS loan or a private parent student loan. Both are student loans for parents, but they have important distinctions. Parent…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are the next “killer” use case for blockchain and cryptocurrency, according to investment management giant Franklin Templeton’s head of digital assets and innovation. Sandy Kaul said in a X post on Wednesday that the AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols hosting machine-to-machine micropayments, as legacy card networks are…