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As the calendar flips to March, college basketball fans are gearing up for another exhilarating NCAA tournament.
In the future, artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology could change March Madness as we know it. Let’s break down how the digital revolution could transform the Big Dance.
AI Bracketology: The New Sixth Man
AI is already being used to predict brackets. Gone are the days of...
The Treasury Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) are investigating the reported decision by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to allow the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access government payment systems.
The investigations were announced in a Friday (Feb. 14) press release issued by the Democratic membership of the Senate Banking Committee...
Former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Chief Technologist Erie Meyer reportedly alleged in a legal filing that Trump administration officials are set to delete databases holding the agency’s data.
In a declaration filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Meyer said the data includes compliance and enforcement records, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 14).
“Reports...
Figure is reportedly in talks with investors to raise $1.5 billion for its work in developing humanoid robots.
The startup aims for a valuation of $39.5 billion, though the talks are ongoing and the terms could change, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 14), citing unnamed sources.
The company made a breakthrough in reasoning abilities and now believes that its products could be ready for use in...
It was an earth-shaking week for regulatory agencies, and a groundbreaking week for stablecoins.
For those seeking to keep up with the dizzying pace of job cuts, court rulings, orders to “stop all work” and even attempts to consolidate departments, the long weekend may offer welcome respite to step back and mull what comes next.
The biggest headlines, arguably, swirled around the Consumer...
Meta is reportedly forming a new team that will be devoted to developing artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robots.
The team will be within the company’s Reality Labs hardware division, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 14), citing unnamed sources. It will be led by Marc Whitten, the former CEO of General Motors’ Cruise self-driving division, and will add about 100 engineers this year.
Meta...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named the former director of its Whistleblower Office, Brian Young, as its director of enforcement.
The appointment was announced Friday (Feb. 14) by CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham, according to a CFTC press release. Young had been serving in an acting capacity since Jan. 22.
“He is a fearless leader that will build an even more...
London-based startup E-Money Markets raised 700,000 pounds (about $882,000) in pre-seed funding to build a white-labeled foreign exchange solution.
“This milestone is a crucial step toward our launch, and we’re proud to be building the future of FX broking together,” the company said in a Friday (Feb. 14) post on LinkedIn.
The solution E-Money Markets is building will offer competitive exchange...
Global IT spending is expected to increase by 9% in 2025, driven by AI and cloud expenditures, according to a report from S...
Freight Technologies launched a transportation management system (TMS) designed for brokers, shippers and other logistics operators working across the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) region.
The new Fleet Rocket is designed to help these businesses handle both domestic and cross-border logistics and optimize supply chain management, the logistics management technology company said...