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Startup Recogni Nabs $102 Million to Design AI Chip
Science & Technology

Startup Recogni Nabs $102 Million to Design AI Chip

Recogni Inc., an artificial intelligence startup that specializes in creating technologies to support autonomous vehicles, reported that it managed to raise investment funds for $102 million.

Mumbai Launches Metaverse Initiative to Showcase Infrastructure Projects
Science & Technology

Mumbai Launches Metaverse Initiative to Showcase Infrastructure Projects

The Mumbai Metropolis Metaverse platform allows all the local citizens and other interested people to explore both newly launched and upcoming infrastructure projects in 3D or virtual reality (VR).

Barclays to Return £10 Billion to Investors in Overhaul
Finance & Economics

Barclays to Return £10 Billion to Investors in Overhaul

Barclays Plc announced its activity plans for the near future, which include taking measures to reduce costs, structural reorganization, and returning at least £10 billion to shareholders.

Capital One to Acquire Discover Financial Services
Finance & Economics

Capital One to Acquire Discover Financial Services

Capital One has announced the acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

Airlines to Scan People’s Faces Instead of IDs
Science & Technology

Airlines to Scan People’s Faces Instead of IDs

Experts believe that in the foreseeable future, the practice may become a reality, in which aircraft passengers will show their faces during boarding instead of presenting an identity card.

Apple Set to Face EU Fine
Science & Technology

Apple Set to Face EU Fine

Apple is facing a fine of about €500 million from the European Union as part of an investigation into the possible application of illegal practices by the technology giant against its music streaming competitors, including Spotify Technology SA.

Brazil Stark Bank Doubles Profit
Fintech & Ecommerce

Brazil Stark Bank Doubles Profit

Stark Bank, one of the few startups from Latin America that received funding from Jeff Bezos’ family office, is currently recording profits as part of its activities to assist companies in handling payment transactions.

France and Germany to Propose Measures for Economic Growth
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.

Indian Fintech Sector to Continue to Operate Under Current Rules
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.

Reddit Reportedly Signs AI Content Licensing Deal
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.

Coinbase Commerce Drops Native Bitcoin Support
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.

HSBC to Improve Ties With Hong Kong Unit
Finance & Economics

HSBC to Improve Ties With Hong Kong Unit

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

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

Google Announces Free AI Cyber Tools
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.

OpenAI Launches Text-to-Video Model
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.

Apple Reportedly Develops GenAI Coding Tool
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.