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Finance & Economics

France and Germany to Propose Measures for Economic Growth

French Finance Chief Bruno Le Maire said that in early March he would make proposals to German Economy Minister Robert Habeck to reduce the norms of the European Union, which, in his opinion, are a factor of negative impact on business and create obstacles to economic growth.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Indian Fintech Sector to Continue to Operate Under Current Rules

In India, the local banking regulator has no intention of tightening the rules governing the fintech sector in this country.

Science & Technology

Reddit Reportedly Signs AI Content Licensing Deal

Reddit has signed a contract that provides for the possibility of using content posted on this social media platform to train artificial intelligence models.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Commerce Drops Native Bitcoin Support

From now on, to use Bitcoin for payments, shoppers will need a Coinbase account, as the Coinbase Commerce platform no longer supports Bitcoin payments from self-custody wallets or third-party exchanges.

Finance & Economics

HSBC to Improve Ties With Hong Kong Unit

HSBC intends to tighten risk management in its Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank.

Finance & Economics

U.S. Bank Taps Pagaya’s Credit Intelligence Network for Personal Loans

U.S. Bank on Thursday, February 15, reported that over the past few months, more than 200 of its clients have received approval to get personal loans using technology and a credit intelligence network, which was enabled as part of the implementation of the partnership between this financial institution and Pagaya Technologies.

Science & Technology

Google Announces Free AI Cyber Tools

Google has announced an initiative in which this technology giant intends to offer consumers artificial intelligence tools and investments for online security.

Science & Technology

OpenAI Launches Text-to-Video Model

OpenAI, which became world-famous after launching its artificial intelligence-based chatbot called ChatGPT, presented a new Sora product.

Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly Develops GenAI Coding Tool

The media reports that Apple is currently working on creating a new coding tool based on artificial intelligence.

Fintech & Ecommerce

DoorDash Increases Its Retail Presence

DoorDash is gradually undergoing a process of functional transformation from a digital restaurant food delivery platform into something more than a super app, expanding its retail offerings.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bank of America and Starbucks Roll Out Rewards Program

Bank of America and Starbucks customers will get more benefits by linking accounts opened in a financial institution and a company that owns an international chain of fast-food cafes.

Science & Technology

Microsoft to Invest in German AI Infrastructure

Microsoft President Brad Smith announced his intention to direct investment funds for €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) to the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure in Germany.

Science & Technology

Scammers Use GenAI to Scale Phishing Attacks

Currently, in the United States, more than 25% of companies prohibit their employees from using generative artificial intelligence, but these measures, taken, among other things, for security reasons, are not an effective tool to counter cybercriminals who, using AI, force their victims to provide confidential information or pay fraudulent invoices.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Payment Service Provider Bold Raises $50 Million

The fintech company Bold, which is based in Colombia, reported that it managed to raise investment funds for $50 million.

Science & Technology

OpenAI Chairman Launches AI Chatbot Startup Sierra

OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor announced the launch of the Sierra startup, which specializes in the development of chatbots based on artificial intelligence.

Finance & Economics

UK Falls Into Recession

The recession has become an economic reality in the United Kingdom, as evidenced by official data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday, February 15.