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Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon to Open Retail Business in South Africa

Amazon plans to launch its online retail business in South Africa next year.

Science & Technology

Alibaba and Tencent Invest in AI Startup

Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings have joined to $300 million financing for Baichuan, a Chinese startup operating in the sphere of artificial intelligence and seeking, like many other local firms, to benefit from the rapid growth of interest in developing AI-based services like ChatGPT.

Science & Technology

Research Finds Flaws in GPT-4

A scientific article related to Microsoft and published on GitHub contains information about the shortcomings of GPT-4 from OpenAI.

Science & Technology

Reality Defender Raises $15 Million to Detect Deepfakes

Reality Defender, a startup developing tools for detecting deepfakes and other content created by artificial intelligence, announced that it managed to raise investments for $15 million.

Finance & Economics

US Mortgage Originations to Reach $1.95 trillion in 2024

The US Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects that total mortgage origination volume will increase to $1.95 trillion in 2024, up from the $1.64 trillion forecast in 2023.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Instant Payments Play Key Role in Cash Decline: McKinsey

Cash usage declined by nearly 4% globally in 2022, with new developments in instant payments and digital wallets driving cash displacement in certain geographies.

Science & Technology

iPhone Sales Decline in China

The level of demand for Apple’s new iPhone 15 smartphone line in the Chinese market is lower than the sales volumes of last year’s mobile phone model of the American technology giant.

Science & Technology

Baidu Launches Ernie 4.0

The founder of Baidu, Robin Li, said that the artificial intelligence model developed by his company, in terms of the quality of work and the level of efficiency, equaled the characteristics and capabilities of GPT-4 from OpenAI.

Fintech & Ecommerce

US Online Holiday Sales to Hit $222B, Driven by Mobile Shopping

According to Adobe Analytics, online holiday sales in the USA are expected to hit $221.8 billion this holiday shopping season (Nov. 1 to Dec. 31), representing 4.8% growth year-over-year (YoY).

Science & Technology

NYC Releases Plan to Regulate AI

New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday, October 16, presented a plan for the introduction and regulation of artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

OpenAI Reportedly Readies Share Sale Valuing Company at $90 Billion

The media reports that OpenAI is currently preparing to sell shares with an estimated value of the company at $90 billion.

Science & Technology

Australia Watchdog Fines X

The Australian watchdog for Internet security has fined the social network X, which has been owned by billionaire Elon Musk since October last year.

Science & Technology

Huawei Drives China Stock Boom

Huawei Technologies is currently sparking the hottest stock trading in China.

Science & Technology

TCS Plans to Use Microsoft AI Partnership for Business Growth

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) plans to start developing software based on artificial intelligence within the framework of cooperation with Microsoft.

Finance & Economics

South Korea’s Nand Flash Memory Chip Exports Show Growth

According to the results of last month, an increase in South Korean exports of Nand flash memory chips was recorded.

Science & Technology

Harman Launches AI Solution for Healthcare

Harman, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has developed a generative artificial intelligence solution for sphere healthcare organizations.