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Science & Technology

Baidu Launches Two New AI Models

Last Sunday, March 16, the Chinese company Baidu announced that it had launched two new models of artificial intelligence.

Finance & Economics

OECD Cuts US and Global Economic Outlooks

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lowered its forecast for economic growth both in the United States and worldwide, noting that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from other countries are a deterrent in terms of the impact on the upward dynamic of gross domestic product (GDP).

Science & Technology

Google DeepMind CEO Says About Prospects of Artificial General Intelligence

Google DeepMind co-founder and chief executive officer Demis Hassabis stated that there is still some way to go before the emergence of such a configuration of artificial intelligence that is able to cope with any task on a par with humans, but it is a matter of time when the corresponding digital cognitive systems will […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Forms Pay Later Pact With Walmart

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Klarna has agreed to become Walmart’s exclusive provider of installment loans.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bank of America Claims Real-Time Payments Connect Businesses to Working Capital

Daniel Stanton, managing director and global head of Transactional FX at Bank of America, stated during a conversation with media representatives that as financial institutions move onto real-time payment networks, providing corporate clients with faster payment capabilities will be a long-term project.

Finance & Economics

China’s Economy Forecast Reportedly to Show Resilience

The media, citing analysts, claim that China’s economic system probably demonstrated stability in the first two months of the current year, even though the President of the United States Donald Trump began a second trade war between Washington and Beijing almost immediately after returning to power in January.

Fintech & Ecommerce

CaixaBank Empowers Businesses With New Carbon Footprint Measurement Tool

A new carbon footprint verification service from CaixaBank enables customers to verify their Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions across different sectors.

Finance & Economics

UK Economy Demonstrates Decline

The United Kingdom’s economic system showed an unexpected decline in January.

Science & Technology

Blackwall Raises $49 Million

The Estonian-based cybersecurity company Blackwall raised 45 million euros (about $49 million) in a funding round.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Files for US IPO

Swedish provider Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans Klarna filed its prospectus IPO on Friday, March 14, and plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KLAR.

Finance & Economics

Gold Prices Reach $3,000

On Friday, March 14, gold prices reached the $3,000 per ounce mark for the first time in history.

Finance & Economics

US Stocks Rebound

In the United States, stock indexes showed gains on Friday, March 14, as investors tried to stage a rebound to end a rocky week.

Finance & Economics

Fed Faces Growing Economic Risks

Since President of the United States Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed new tariffs, with more coming, on imported goods, begun to cull federal jobs and spending, jeopardized political relations with the European Union, and recognized that the US economic system, which at the end of 2024 demonstrated several positive indicators, is […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon & Santander Visa Credit Card Launches for Austrian Customers

Joint financial product from Santander and Amazon is already available for amazon.de customers in Austria.

Blockchain & Crypto

Chaos Labs Unveils AI-Powered Crypto Researcher

Chaos AI from Chaos Labs is an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) researcher designed to enhance financial intelligence within the decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto sector.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock’s Tokenised Fund Surpassed $1B in AUM

One of the most popular tokenised money market funds, BlackRock’s BUIDL has accumulated $1B in assets under management since its inception in 2024, marking a noteworthy milestone in the tokenization ecosystem growth.