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WASHINGTON TRUST Bancorp Inc. Chairman and CEO Edward O. “Ned” Handy III says the growth in commercial lending, wealth management and branch expansion helped boost the Westerly-based bank's results in the second quarter. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Washington Trust CEO points to commercial lending, branch growth after strong...

WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. Chairman and CEO Edward O. “Ned” Handy III said the bank's improved second-quarter results showed growth in commercial...
Pawan Jain

Money advice from AI?

Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her...
Anne ­Toomey McKenna

World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in history. It’s also the most surveilled World Cup ever. If you’re visiting or...

Bryant University to expand AI training for Navigant Credit Union managers

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University has begun training Navigant Credit Union employees on the use of artificial intelligence as the financial institution develops its approach to...

As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – As the explosive energy demand of artificial intelligence spurs a renaissance for fossil fuels, renewable energy allies are trying to...

IMF expects world economy to grow a sluggish 3% this year,...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused...

SEC filing of the week: Beeline completes acquisition of MagicBlocks

PROVIDENCE – Beeline Holdings Inc., a financial technology mortgage lender, has completed its acquisition of MagicBlocks, an artificial intelligence-driven sales agent platform.  In the company’s filing with the U.S....
SEARCH AND RESCUE: Chris Sheehy says he’s started Omni Search Labs LLC to assist small businesses in ranking higher with search engines employing artificial intelligence. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Omni Search Labs focusing on AI-era SEO

Chris Sheehy has been building websites since before Google became the default way to navigate the web. Now, he’s launched a new firm aimed...

Brown University launches Workforce Lab to track job training programs

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs launched a new Workforce Development Policy Lab on Thursday to identify which job...

All the world’s a robot-staging ground for tech entrepreneurs building ‘physical...

PROVIDENCE  (AP) – Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models – the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like...
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