Google Parent Alphabet Becomes $3T Firm Amid AI Enthusiasm
Google parent Alphabet saw its market capitalization reach $3 trillion Monday (Sept. 15) for the first time. The…
Amazon Employing AI to Help Shoppers Comb Reviews
Amazon earlier this year began rolling out artificial intelligence-voiced product descriptions for select customers and products. Now, the…
IPO Market Enjoys $4 Billion Rebound Amid ‘Pent-Up Demand’
As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Sept. 13), seven large-cap companies went public last week, including buy…
Cloud Computing Firm Nebius Raises $3.7B for AI Infrastructure
Dutch cloud computing company Nebius has raised $3.75 billion via sales of stock and convertible notes, according to Bloomberg.…
Ant International and Alipay Aim to Safeguard Digital Wallets
A trio of Asia-based payment providers have teamed to help bolster cross-border digital wallet transactions. The Digital Wallet…
Perplexity Valuation Hits $20 Billion Following New Funding Round
Artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Perplexity AI has reportedly secured $200 million in new funding. The new funding…
Google Cloud CEO Says Tech Giant Has ‘Made Billions’ on AI
Google Cloud’s chief executive has reportedly outlined how the company is generating revenue through AI services. “We’ve made billions using…
Mastercard Introduces Tools to Facilitate AI-Powered Payments
Mastercard has introduced new tools to help developers and businesses get ready for artificial intelligence-powered payments and agentic…
CJ and firmly Team to Provide Embedded Checkout for Publishers
Agentic commerce company firmly.ai has launched a partnership with affiliate marketing provider CJ. The collaboration will offer CJ’s…
Apple Barely Mentions AI in iPhone 17 Launch, Stresses Hardware
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday (Sept. 9) called it “the biggest leap ever” for iPhone, but it…
Amazon Launches Lens Live, Expands AI Shopping Features
Amazon has announced the debut of Lens Live, a new visual search feature intended to make product discovery…
Travel Platforms Embrace AI to Avoid Being Replaced by AI
Online booking giants are reportedly taking steps to counter the encroachment of AI agents. As the Financial Times…