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Meta
Zuckerberg Details AI Vision in Meta’s Q2 Earnings Call

A funny thing happened on the way to Meta’s Q2 earnings call. As it...

Earnings
Amwell Beats Q2 Expectations on Subscription Revenue Strength

Telehealth provider Amwell on Wednesday (July 31) reported second-quarter revenue of $62.8 million (above...

Voice Activation
Taco Bell Adding AI Voice Ordering to Hundreds of Drive-Thrus

Taco Bell will add AI voice technology to hundreds of its drive-thrus by year’s...

Buy Now Pay Later
BNPL Regulation Debate Heats Up as Comment Period Closes

Klarna argues for a bespoke regulatory framework, while AARP supports the rule, emphasizing the...

artificial intelligence
FTC Pledges ‘All the Tools at Its Disposal’ to Govern...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it is using “all the tools at its...

artificial intelligence
AI Integration Drives Revenue Streams for Tech Giants

Major technology companies are embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into their core products and services,...

Retail
Mass Merchants Capture Two-Thirds of eCommerce Purchases

Consumers are choosing different kinds of sellers when they shop online compared to in...

Blockchain
California Puts Car Titles On-Chain in Push for Blockchain Usability

Fraud detection and prevention are among the many promises blockchain technology holds. But unlike...

Regulation
Regulators Have Been Sounding the Drip Pricing Alarm for Years

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s new lawsuit against StubHub is just the latest...

Connected Economy
Thumbtack Raises $75 Million to Improve Home Improvement App

Home improvement app Thumbtack has received $70 million in new debt financing. The funding...

Travel Payments
Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings

Airbnb is reportedly planning luxury offerings like personal chefs to entice travelers away from hotels....

Partnerships
Uber and BYD Forge Deal to Deploy 100,000 Electric Vehicles 

Uber on Wednesday (July 31) announced a multiyear strategic partnership aimed at integrating 100,000 BYD...

Earnings
Lemonade’s ‘Tech Obsession’ Sees AI Handling 30% of Interactions

Digital insurance provider Lemonade is continuing to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into its business. “Investors and...

Delivery
Albertsons Expands Instacart Partnership for Faster Pickup, Delivery Services

Instacart and Albertsons have updated their partnership for faster grocery deliveries across the U.S....

Investments
AI Financial Crimes Platform Hawk Grows Funding to Drive International...

Hawk has expanded its Series B funding amid a new investing partnership with Macquarie...

Banking
Report: Citi Allegedly Broke Fed’s Intercompany Transaction Limits

Citigroup reportedly made repeated breaches of a Federal Reserve rule limiting intercompany transactions. Those breaches...

Earnings
Fiverr Sees 6% Revenue Rise in Q2 Despite ‘Volatile’ Market...

Freelancer platform Fiverr saw its revenue rise 6% year over year, to $94.7 million,...

Earnings
New Deals and Digital Expansion Drive Mastercard’s Q2 Revenue Surge

Playing a hot hand of new deals and balanced global consumer spending, Mastercard posted...

Cross-border Payments
PingPong Scores Payments License in Indonesia

Enterprise-focused cross-border payments platform PingPong has won approval to do business in Indonesia. Bank...

Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia Tools Aim to Speed Up Development of Humanoid Robots

Nvidia announced this week a suite of new services and tools aimed at speeding...

Retail
Amazon Upgrades Checkout AI to Boost Third-Party Adoption

As Amazon looks to license its Just Walk Out checkout system to more stores,...

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