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Science & Technology

AI Startup Basis Raises $34 Million

The startup Basis, which operates in the space of the artificial intelligence industry, on Tuesday, December 17, announced that it managed to raise investments for $34 million as part of the Series A funding round.

Science & Technology

Databricks Hits $62 Billion Valuation

Databricks, one of the most valuable privately held companies, on Tuesday, December 17, announced the raising of financing for $10 billion after one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history.

Science & Technology

China’s Integrated Circuit Output Slows

In China, integrated circuit (IC) output in November showed an increase of 8.7% year-on-year.

Science & Technology

China Seeks to Dominate in AI

China is currently striving to become the dominant player in the global artificial intelligence industry, and according to media reports, citing insiders and experts, Beijing’s corresponding efforts may eventually prove successful, since AI models developed in the Asian country already demonstrate a high level of efficiency and have significant competitiveness.

Finance & Economics

US Economy Faces Threat of Negative Scenario Amid Donald Trump’s Tariffs

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, the largest financial institution in the structure of the United States banking sector, has repeatedly made some kind of warning statements over the past year that the US economy faces a high level of risk that a negative stagflation scenario will be implemented in its space, repeating […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

UPI Sees Growing Adoption in Rural India

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is slowly but steadily emerging as the preferred method of financial transactions in rural and semi-urban India, according to a recent report.

Blockchain & Crypto

Ripple Launches New Stablecoin

Ripple has officially launched its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, fully backed by fiat deposits, government bonds, and cash equivalents.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Tyme Becomes Unicorn After $250M Funding Round Led by Nubank

Singapore-based digital banking group Tyme has successfully raised $250 million, bringing the business a ‘unicorn’ status.

Science & Technology

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search Features to All Users

On Monday, December 16th, OpenAI rolled out the search product for all users of its chatbot ChatGPT.

Science & Technology

Goldman Sachs Says About Practice of Using AI by American Companies

New research from Goldman Sachs indicates that among American companies, the practice of using artificial intelligence technologies is being implemented on a limited scale and is not yet what can be described as a massive process.

Finance & Economics

China’s Weak Consumption Puts Pressure on Economy

Last month, industrial output growth accelerated in China, but at the same time, retail sales in this Asian country turned out to be disappointing, amid which calls for Beijing to strengthen measures to stimulate consumer activity increased.

Finance & Economics

Christine Lagarde Says ECB to Cut Interest Rates Further

The European Central Bank will continue cutting interest rates as the inflation spike in recent years has increasingly moved into the rear-view mirror, bringing the 2% target.

Finance & Economics

European Private-Sector Contraction Eases on Services

In December, the private sector of the eurozone shrank in smaller volumes compared to initial expectations, which is the result of contributions from the services sector that exceeded forecasts.

Science & Technology

Australia Develops Plan to Boost AI Investment

In Australia, the Department of Industry, Science and Resources is starting work on a National AI Capability Plan.

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin to Gold Ratio Hits Historic Highs

The new record of 40 gold ounces per BTC was registered just as the “digital gold” was being traded at over $106K per Bitcoin.

Finance & Economics

HSBC Reportedly to Scale Back Retail Banking in Some Countries

The media has released information according to which HSBC is currently considering scaling back its retail banking operations in countries such as Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, and some others.