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JPMorgan CEO Urges United States to Deal With Deficit
Finance & Economics

JPMorgan CEO Urges United States to Deal With Deficit

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday, May 15, called on the leadership of the United States to reduce the fiscal deficit as soon as possible, noting that over time the relevant problem will become more difficult in terms of opportunities and prospects for its successful solution.

AWS Plans to Invest $8.4 Billion in Germany
Science & Technology

AWS Plans to Invest $8.4 Billion in Germany

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday, May 15, announced its intention to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Germany.

Chinese Companies Make Headway in Manufacturing High Bandwidth Memory
Science & Technology

Chinese Companies Make Headway in Manufacturing High Bandwidth Memory

The media, citing sources and documents, reported that two Chinese chip manufacturers are currently in the early stages of making high bandwidth memory (HBM) microcircuits used in artificial intelligence chipsets.

ECB Says About Need of New Rules for AI’s Use in Finance
Fintech & Ecommerce

ECB Says About Need of New Rules for AI’s Use in Finance

The process of introducing and using artificial intelligence in the functional environment of financial services is currently at an early stage in terms of prevalence and does not belong to the category of generally accepted or widespread practice, but needs monitoring and possibly regulation to prevent potential harm to consumers and ensure conditions for proper […]

Experts Expect US Inflation Data to Show Some Positive for Fed
Finance & Economics

Experts Expect US Inflation Data to Show Some Positive for Fed

Experts predict that the monthly report on consumer prices in the United States will show a decrease in the level of inflationary pressure in this country as a result of April.

Klarna’s Internal AI Assistant Answers 2,000 Employee Questions Daily
Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna’s Internal AI Assistant Answers 2,000 Employee Questions Daily

The Swedish fintech company Klarna reported that its internal digital assistant, operating based on artificial intelligence, called Kiki, answers 2,000 questions from employees daily and has already generated information materials for more than 250,000 requests since June when the corresponding virtual product was launched.

Alibaba Reports Quarterly Earnings
Finance & Economics

Alibaba Reports Quarterly Earnings

The Chinese company Alibaba on Tuesday, May 14, released data on the financial results of its activities in the fourth fiscal quarter.

Apple Reportedly Plans to Sell Vision Pro Outside US
Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly Plans to Sell Vision Pro Outside US

Media reports that Apple has begun preparations to launch sales of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset outside the United States.

OpenAI Launches GPT-4o
Science & Technology

OpenAI Launches GPT-4o

OpenAI has launched a faster and cheaper version of its artificial intelligence model, based on which the chatbot ChatGPT functions.

China Credit Engine Goes Into Reverse
Finance & Economics

China Credit Engine Goes Into Reverse

A sharp contraction in lending in China is forcing the central bank of the Asian country to assist, and from the government’s point of view, it is a source of need to spend more money.

Chinese E-Commerce Giants Face Unstable Balance Between Discounts and Profit
Fintech & Ecommerce

Chinese E-Commerce Giants Face Unstable Balance Between Discounts and Profit

Alibaba’s quarterly reports will be published this week and JD.com, Chinese e-commerce giants whose performance is a kind of indicator of the condition of the world’s second-largest economy, especially in the context of reflecting the sentiment prevailing in the local consumer environment.

Amazon to Invest in France
Finance & Economics

Amazon to Invest in France

Amazon on Monday, May 13, announced plans to invest more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in its operations in France.

SoftBank to Intensify Its Activity in AI Industry
Science & Technology

SoftBank to Intensify Its Activity in AI Industry

SoftBank Group Corp. has plans to begin implementing a more aggressive strategy in the artificial intelligence industry and other spheres of activity.

Chris Skinner’s Ramses Startup Expands to Egypt and Sudan
Fintech & Ecommerce

Chris Skinner’s Ramses Startup Expands to Egypt and Sudan

American fintech marketplace Ramses has Chris Skinner joining as a founding partner as it prepares to launch its business in Egypt and Sudan.

Microsoft to Invest €4 Billion in France
Science & Technology

Microsoft to Invest €4 Billion in France

Microsoft intends to invest €4 billion ($4.3 billion) to build cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in France.

Chinese Employees Cash Out CBDC Due to Lack of Utility
Blockchain & Crypto

Chinese Employees Cash Out CBDC Due to Lack of Utility

Although many state Chinese workers receive their salaries in “e-CNY” CBDC aka digital yuan, survey shows they seldom have chances to use it and often convert it all to physical cash.