Synchrony Sees Consumers Spending Through Inflation Pressure
The prevailing narrative says the consumer, squeezed by inflation, higher gas prices and a steady sense of uncertainty,…
Apple Teams With Klarna on Device Lease-To-Own Program
Apple is reportedly preparing to launch a leasing program in partnership with Klarna. That’s according to a report Tuesday (July 21) from…
OpenAI Launches Program to Accelerate SMB AI Adoption
OpenAI has launched a program designed to help small businesses use ChatGPT to increase their productivity and scale…
Chinese Smartphone Companies Rework Devices Around AI
Chinese tech companies have begun to rework mobile devices around artificial intelligence. That’s according to a report Sunday…
Stripe Is Targeting Shopper Habit Formation
If Stripe’s reported pursuit of PayPal signals anything, it is that the next competitive frontier in payments may…
Microsoft’s New Security Chief Forces AI Overhaul
Microsoft’s cybersecurity business is developing more artificial intelligence (AI) security products, cutting back on some of its more…
Stripe’s PayPal Bid Puts Checkout Economics in Focus
Stripe and PayPal have spent years expanding across digital commerce from opposite directions. Stripe built its business by…
Mobile Wallets Can’t Tell a Privacy Guard From a Fraudster
Fraudsters and privacy-conscious consumers have one thing in common. Neither wants to be easily found. For years, that…
Price Hikes Trigger Smartphone Sales Slump
Global smartphone sales dropped to their lowest second-quarter level in 13 years as manufacturers passed on to consumers…
Apple Acquires Observability Platform Developer SigScalr
The list said that “SigScalr develops a data log management and observability tool” and that Apple notified the…
Microsoft Merges Enterprise and Consumer Copilot Apps
Microsoft is reportedly planning to combine its Copilot consumer and enterprise artificial intelligence apps. The tech giant is…
eDO Taps Visa to Allow AI Agents to Purchase Travel
Travel subscription company eDreams ODIGEO (eDO) is working with Visa to enable AI agents to initiate transactions on…