Fed Conference to Explore AI, Crypto-Centric Payment Innovations
The Federal Reserve is holding a conference in October focused on payment system improvements. The conference, scheduled for…
Nvidia Says Two Buyers Drove 39% of Q2 Sales
Just two customers drove 39% of chipmaker Nvidia’s second-quarter revenue, TechCrunch reported Saturday (Aug. 30), citing a securities…
Walmart Embraces AI Agents to Optimize Consumer Experience
Retailers are increasingly employing artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize their customers’ shopping experience. It’s a trend CNBC explored…
Square Introduces Grant Program for Small Businesses
Square has introduced a grant program designed to provide local businesses with financial support and mentorship. The Cornerstone Grant…
Microsoft Launches Public Testing of First In-House AI Model
Microsoft AI (MAI) has begun public testing of the first foundation model it trained in-house. The model, dubbed…
Google-Backed Attio Raises $52 Million for AI-Native CRM Platform
Attio raised $52 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its development of an artificial intelligence-native…
Ant and Standard Chartered Test Bank-to-Wallet Payments Offering
Live productions of this solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards are underway, Standard Chartered announced Wednesday (Aug. 27).…
Anthropic and OpenAI Evaluate Safety of Each Other’s AI Models
Artificial intelligence startups Anthropic and OpenAI said Wednesday (Aug. 27) that they evaluated each other’s public models, using…
OpenAI Restructuring Delayed by Negotiations With Microsoft
OpenAI’s corporate restructuring could reportedly be pushed back to next year. At issue, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 27)…
nCino Says AI Will Drive Cloud Banking Solution’s Growth
Cloud banking solution provider nCino plans to add sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and fully agentic workflows to…
Perplexity Accused of Copyright Infringement
A pair of Japanese media companies accused artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity of copyright infringement, the Financial Times…
Alibaba Debuts Avatar Updates to Its Video AI Model
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has updated its open-source video-generating artificial intelligence (AI) model. That’s according to a report…