digital transformation

AgriTech Better Origin Raises $16M for AI-Powered Sustainable Farms
AgriTech Better Origin Raises $16M for AI-Powered Sustainable Farms
April 07, 2022  |  Investments

Better Origin, the AgriTech startup that uses artificial intelligence-powered insect farms to repair the broken food chain, has raised $16 million to help return the...

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EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament (EP) approved the European Governance Data Act (DGA) on Wednesday with 501 votes to 12. This act aims to increase data sharing...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Uber Moves Closer to Super App Territory
Today in the Connected Economy: Uber Moves Closer to Super App Territory
April 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Uber takes another step toward becoming a super app by allowing people to book flights, train tickets, rental cars and...

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IBM Launches Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
IBM Launches Real-Time AI for Transaction Processing
April 06, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

IBM has introduced what it calls the next-generation system with an integrated artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator that promises to detect and prevent fraud, the New...

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B2C Provider Gupshup Acquires Active.Ai
B2C Provider Gupshup Acquires Active.Ai
April 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Business-to-consumer (B2C) firm Gupshup, which works in conversational messaging to help businesses talk to customers, is acquiring Active.Ai, which provides conversational AI-powered digital financial services,...

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Revenue-Based Financing Drives eCommerce, SaaS Growth Across MENA
Revenue-Based Financing Drives eCommerce, SaaS Growth Across MENA
April 04, 2022  |  Alternative Credit

Traditional funding methods are seeing headwinds as new models like revenue-based financing (RBF) gain traction across the world. According to Ahmad Coucha, co-founder and CEO...

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Automakers Enable New Use Cases with Embedded Software
Automakers Enable New Use Cases with Embedded Software
April 01, 2022  |  Transportation

As automakers continue their move toward software-defined vehicles, more of the software they’re adding to new vehicles is for safety-critical functions than for infotainment.  BlackBerry...

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Intelligent Cash Flow Platforms Key to AR/AP’s ‘Seismic Shift’
Intelligent Cash Flow Platforms Key to AR/AP’s ‘Seismic Shift’
April 01, 2022  |  Technology

To describe the evolution of accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) functions and the value of automation, Ted Tekippe, head of payment strategy and operations...

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Alexa Will Soon Tell Consumers When Wish List Items Are on Sale
Alexa Will Soon Tell Consumers When Wish List Items Are on Sale
March 31, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant will soon be telling users when items they’ve been looking at will be on sale, CNBC reported Thursday (March 31). The...

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