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Restaurant technology company Toast has expanded its payments platform with Toast Fuel, allowing convenience stores and fuel retailers to process gas payments both inside the store and at the pump, alongside foodservice and general retail sales. Fintech and banking commentators are highlighting the move as a sign of Toast pushing beyond restaurants into broader retail payments.

Google has temporarily suspended bug bounty reward payments for its open-source products after a sharp rise in invalid, automated vulnerability reports. The company says AI-generated or low-quality submissions have overwhelmed its review process, prompting the pause while it reassesses how to handle the influx.