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Cardless Raises $30 Million
Fintech & Ecommerce

Cardless Raises $30 Million

Cardless raised investments worth $30 million as part of the funding round.

Citi Invests in Pylon
Fintech & Ecommerce

Citi Invests in Pylon

One of the largest financial institutions in the United States, Citi, has made a minority investment in the mortgage infrastructure provider Pylon.

dLocal Becomes Certified PISP for Pix
Fintech & Ecommerce

dLocal Becomes Certified PISP for Pix

dLocal achieved a regulatory milestone and became a certified Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in Brazil, able to process Pix payments directly within the Open Finance framework.

SoftBank Reportedly Seeks to Buy $1.5 Billion OpenAI Shares
Science & Technology

SoftBank Reportedly Seeks to Buy $1.5 Billion OpenAI Shares

The media, citing insiders, reported that SoftBank Group Corp. seeks to increase its stake in OpenAI by acquiring shares worth up to $1.5 billion from employees of this startup.

AWS Projects Cloud & AI to Contribute $12T to Global GDP
Finance & Economics

AWS Projects Cloud & AI to Contribute $12T to Global GDP

Amazon Web Services (AWS) estimates that cloud computing and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will tremendously affect global economies, unlocking multi-trillion GDP growth opportunities.

DoorDash Adds New Chains to Grocery Partner List
Fintech & Ecommerce

DoorDash Adds New Chains to Grocery Partner List

DoorDash adds new grocers to the list of supermarket delivery partners.

Orange Partners With OpenAI and Meta
Science & Technology

Orange Partners With OpenAI and Meta

French telecommunications giant Orange announced on Tuesday, November 26, that it is collaborating with OpenAI and Meta to develop custom artificial intelligence models designed to better understand regional African languages.

Competition Authorities Reportedly Raid Amazon Japan
Society & Lifestyle

Competition Authorities Reportedly Raid Amazon Japan

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday, November 26, conducted an on-site inspection of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating antitrust laws, as reported by the media, citing an insider in the government of the Asian country.

Broker Says About UK Business Damage From Cyberattacks
Science & Technology

Broker Says About UK Business Damage From Cyberattacks

Insurance broker Howden on Monday, November 25, released information according to which over the past five years in the United Kingdom, businesses have lost approximately 44 billion pounds ($55.08 billion) due to cyberattacks.

Pyramid Analytics Secures $50 Million
Science & Technology

Pyramid Analytics Secures $50 Million

Pyramid Analytics, an artificial intelligence business analytics company, announced last Monday, November 25, that it had raised $50 million in new funding from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.

US Finalizes Chips Manufacturing Award for Intel
Science & Technology

US Finalizes Chips Manufacturing Award for Intel

On Tuesday, November 26, the US Commerce Department said it was finalizing a $7.86 billion government subsidy for Intel.

Databricks Reportedly Closes in on Multibillion Funding Round at $55 Billion Valuation
Science & Technology

Databricks Reportedly Closes in on Multibillion Funding Round at $55 Billion Valuation

The media reported that Databricks, a San Francisco-based technology company that is one of the most valuable private firms of the corresponding category in the world, raises billions of dollars in cash and so far has not demonstrated any significant desire to go public as quickly as possible.

Fed Officials See Interest Rate Cuts Ahead
Finance & Economics

Fed Officials See Interest Rate Cuts Ahead

Federal Reserve officials are currently expressing confidence in a steady downward trajectory of inflation in the United States and that the US labor market remains strong.

Huawei Launches Mate 70 Series of Smartphones
Science & Technology

Huawei Launches Mate 70 Series of Smartphones

Huawei on Tuesday, November 26, presented a series of Mate 70 smartphones that can run on the latest operating system developed by this company.

WEX Launches AI-Powered Enhancements to Benefits Admin Tool
Science & Technology

WEX Launches AI-Powered Enhancements to Benefits Admin Tool

Commerce platform WEX has launched new artificial intelligence enhancements to its benefits administration offering.

Boosted.ai Raises $15 Million
Science & Technology

Boosted.ai Raises $15 Million

Boosted.ai raised $15 million worth of investment funds for its generative artificial intelligence tool for investment managers.