Report - page 16

News

Scammers Use Social Media Selfies and GenAI

The widespread availability of selfies on social media platforms has become a factor that has contributed to the fueling of artificial intelligence-powered scams.

Blockchain & Crypto

ChinaAMC Launches Hong Kong’s Retail Tokenised Money Market Fund

ChinaAMC (HK), the Hong Kong arm of Chinese fund house China Asset Management Company, has launched the city’s first tokenised money market fund, which is also available to retail investors.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Temu Partners With Nuvei

Global online marketplace Temu is partnering with Canadian fintech company Nuvei to provide worldwide customers with greater access to local payment methods.

News

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for Some Paying Users

OpenAI, one of the largest players in the global artificial intelligence industry, has released a research preview of its latest GPT-4.5 model for its Pro users and developers worldwide.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe Says AI Boom Drives 38% Increase in Payment Volume

Stripe’s investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning contributed to the rapid growth of the financial infrastructure platform last year, as the company’s co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison wrote in their annual letter to the community of the firm, which was published on Thursday, February 27.

News

Amazon Unveils Quantum Chip

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday, February 27, demonstrated a quantum computing chip with new technology, which the company expects will reduce by as much as five years its efforts to build a commercially useful quantum computer.

News

Conversational AI to Hit $57B in Revenue by 2028

Conversational AI may seem in full bloom today, but analysts say it’s just the beginning.

News

Nvidia Sales Demonstrate Growth

Nvidia on Wednesday, February 26, published information about its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter, which exceeded Wall Street’s preliminary expectations.

Science & Technology

Amazon Unveils Revamped Alexa

Amazon on Wednesday, February 26, unveiled the long-awaited overhaul of its Alexa digital assistant, for access to which the company will charge a monthly subscription fee.

News

Bitwise Raises $70 Million

Bitwise, a cryptocurrency-focused asset manager, has completed a $70 million raising equity.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Zip Says About High Demand on BNPL

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Zip, which is based in Australia, last Tuesday, February 25, reported that demand from consumers and merchants dropped its growth in the last half of the past year.

News

DebtBook Launches Sizing Feature for Its Debt Management Solution

DebtBook, a software provider for governments and nonprofit treasury teams, is launching a new debt management tool.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ascenda and Galileo Start Partnership

Ascenda and Galileo Financial Technologies announced the beginning of cooperation, which aims to help banks, fintech companies, and other brands launch card loyalty programs.

Science & Technology

Quantum Machines Raises $170 Million

Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that provides quantum control solutions to other professionals in the relevant area, raised $170 million.

News

Thoma Bravo Launches $1.8 Billion Fund

Thoma Bravo has closed a 1.8 billion euro ($1.89 billion) foundation dedicated to European software deals.

Science & Technology

Perplexity AI Announces Web Browser Comet

Artificial intelligence-powered search engine Perplexity AI is currently planning to launch its own web browser.