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Databricks Hopes to Build on AI Offerings With $15 Billion Fundraise
Databricks Hopes to Build on AI Offerings With $15 Billion Fundraise
January 22, 2025  |  Investments

Data and artificial intelligence firm Databricks is now a $62 billion company. The company reached that valuation after closing a Series J funding round, taking...

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Visa AI Head Predicts ‘Very Fast’ Timeline for GenAI Integration
Visa AI Head Predicts ‘Very Fast’ Timeline for GenAI Integration
January 22, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

GenAI is part of many conversations these days. And it’s true the technology has the potential to transform businesses — improving customer support, risk management...

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Is GenAI the Secret Weapon Invoices Have Been Waiting For?
Is GenAI the Secret Weapon Invoices Have Been Waiting For?
January 22, 2025  |  B2B Payments

The digitization of B2B payments has proceeded along a path where FinTechs, platforms, banks and corporates work in sync to cut down on paper and...

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Google DeepMind CEO: AI-Designed Drugs Coming to Clinical Trials in 2025
Google DeepMind CEO: AI-Designed Drugs Coming to Clinical Trials in 2025
January 21, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Nobel laureate and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said Tuesday (Jan. 21) that he expects to see pharmaceutical drugs designed by artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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AWS, PepsiCo and Other CEOs Tell What’s Needed to Scale AI
AWS, PepsiCo and Other CEOs Tell What’s Needed to Scale AI
January 21, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The CEOs of several Global Fortune 500 companies said artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing their operations, while acknowledging that most companies are still grappling with...

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Trump Repeals Biden’s Executive Order on AI Development and Use
Trump Repeals Biden’s Executive Order on AI Development and Use
January 21, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

One of President Joe Biden’s executive orders that was revoked by President Donald Trump on his first day in office was an October 2023 order...

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Conversica Debuts Conversational AI Tool for Auto Dealers
Conversica Debuts Conversational AI Tool for Auto Dealers
January 21, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) provider Conversica has introduced a solution for automotive dealerships. The company’s new AI agents — powered by the AnswersIQ for Auto...

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AI Startups: Mistral Plans IPO; Harvey Eyes $3 Billion Valuation
AI Startups: Mistral Plans IPO; Harvey Eyes $3 Billion Valuation
January 21, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mistral AI, France’s open-source answer to OpenAI, plans to go public instead of being acquired. “We are not for sale,” CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch...

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No Silver Bullet: Governance Under Spotlight as AI Shapes Payments Innovation
No Silver Bullet: Governance Under Spotlight as AI Shapes Payments Innovation
January 21, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

In an era of rapid technological evolution, few industries are as poised for transformation as banking and payments. It is a transformation that’s already underway, with...

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