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Samsung Posts Sixth Straight Quarter of Declining Operating Profit
Science & Technology

Samsung Posts Sixth Straight Quarter of Declining Operating Profit

Samsung Electronics Co. recorded a decline in operating profit for the sixth consecutive quarter.

Volkswagen Adds ChatGPT to Vehicle Voice Assistant
Science & Technology

Volkswagen Adds ChatGPT to Vehicle Voice Assistant

Volkswagen plans to add a popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT function into all its car and SUV models equipped with IDA voice assistant.

Samsung Shares AI for All Vision, Upgrades Smart Homes With Maps, AI Avatars and Ballie Robot
Science & Technology

Samsung Shares AI for All Vision, Upgrades Smart Homes With Maps, AI Avatars and Ballie Robot

Samsung Electronics unveiled its vision of “AI for All” along with the new upgrades for its smart home ecosystem: interactive maps, AI avatars and companion robot Ballie.

Fintech Funding in US and UK Sees Sharp Decline in 2023
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Funding in US and UK Sees Sharp Decline in 2023

Inflation, increased interest rates, geopolitical instability, and other macroeconomic challenges brought US and UK fintechs 36% and 63% less money last year, respectively.

McAfee Presents AI-Powered Deepfake Audio Detection
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McAfee Presents AI-Powered Deepfake Audio Detection

At CES 2024, McAfee presented a technology for detecting audio deepfakes based on artificial intelligence called Project Mockingbird.

African Fintech Cleva Raises $1.5 Million
Fintech & Ecommerce

African Fintech Cleva Raises $1.5 Million

Nigerian fintech company Cleva, which specializes in creating a banking platform that allows African businesses and local individuals to access international payments by opening dollar accounts, raised $1.5 million as seed funding.

Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Grew 174% in 2023
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Grew 174% in 2023

The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin payments increased almost threefold last year, with a notable concentration in Europe and Latin America.

Jefferies Analysts Warn About Significant iPhone Sales Fall in China
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Jefferies Analysts Warn About Significant iPhone Sales Fall in China

Analysts at Jefferies Independent Investment Bank, led by Edison Lee, believe that the decline in sales of iPhone smartphones in the Chinese market will show a strengthening trend in the foreseeable future.

Coinbase to Offer Crypto Derivatives in Europe
Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase to Offer Crypto Derivatives in Europe

Coinbase intends to acquire a Cypriot company that will offer cryptocurrency-linked derivatives in the European Union.

Ant Group Reportedly Plans to Purchase MultiSafepay
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ant Group Reportedly Plans to Purchase MultiSafepay

The media reports that the Chinese Ant Group is currently preparing to implement its intention to acquire the Dutch payment company MultiSafepay.

Foxconn Expects Decline in Sales
Science & Technology

Foxconn Expects Decline in Sales

Foxconn warned of a fourth consecutive decline in quarterly sales.

BOJ Watchers Shift Hike Forecasts
Finance & Economics

BOJ Watchers Shift Hike Forecasts

The number of watchers of the Bank of Japan is increasing, who are changing their forecasts regarding the termination of the policy of negative interest rates.

India’s Digital Currency Transactions Top One Million Daily
Blockchain & Crypto

India’s Digital Currency Transactions Top One Million Daily

In India, in December, local financial institutions paid some benefits to their employees in digital rupees.

Jeff Bezos Invests in Startup Perplexity
Science & Technology

Jeff Bezos Invests in Startup Perplexity

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, became one of the sponsors of the company, which is not yet two years old.

Chinese Shadow Bank Zhongzhi Files for Bankruptcy
Finance & Economics

Chinese Shadow Bank Zhongzhi Files for Bankruptcy

The Chinese shadow banking giant Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. has filed for bankruptcy.

Adyen and Straumur to Enhance Payment Processing in Iceland
Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen and Straumur to Enhance Payment Processing in Iceland

Adyen, a global financial platform based in the Netherlands, announced the beginning of cooperation with the Icelandic firm Straumur, which is a subsidiary of Kvika.