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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has introduced GetAgent, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered trading assistant. [contact-form-7] Launched in July to select invitees and now available to all users, GetAgent combines “advanced AI with real-time market data to deliver insights, strategies, and execution tools,” the company said in a Tuesday (Aug. 19) news release. “With its public debut...
Best Buy is joining the likes of Walmart and Amazon in launching a third-party marketplace. [contact-form-7] The retailer’s digital marketplace debuted Tuesday (Aug. 19), more than doubling Best Buy’s available items and adding entirely new brands and products. “Best Buy Marketplace, powered by Mirakl, marks the largest expansion ever of Best Buy’s product assortment, while seamlessly...
OpenAI has introduced a subscription ChatGPT plan for users in India priced at under $5. [contact-form-7] The 399 rupees per month (around $4.60) ChatGPT Go plan was announced Tuesday (Aug. 19), offering access to the artificial intelligence (AI) company’s new GPT‑5 model and other features at a reduced cost. “Making ChatGPT more affordable has been a key ask from users! We’re rolling...
Watch more: Personalized Pricing: Smart Strategy or Scary Surveillance? [contact-form-7] Delta Air Lines’ July disclosure of using personalized pricing, or when the amount an individual pays is determined by their personal information, is reigniting an old debate. How far can businesses go when it comes to charging customers differing prices for the same product or service?...
While many credit unions historically relied on strong community ties and personalized service, the youngest generation of members is increasingly eyeing the exit, demanding a digital-first experience that could redefine the future of these community stalwarts. [contact-form-7] The July PYMNTS Intelligence report “Credit Union Innovation Readiness Report: The Real Story Behind Member...
The rise of real-time payments is revolutionizing the patient experience in healthcare, mirroring consumers’ demands for seamless digital interactions across their daily lives. [contact-form-7] The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Small Business Real-Time Payments Barometer: Healthcare Edition,” part of the broader Real-Time Payments Tracker Series, sheds light on financial pressures facing...
By now, generative artificial intelligence has permeated most corners of the digital world. [contact-form-7] Text- and image-producing algorithms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude can handle job applications, recipe creation, business presentations, bedtime stories and more. However, neither innovation nor its embrace by consumers is turning out to be one-...
Salesforce plans to acquire Regrello to accelerate its efforts in agentic process automation. [contact-form-7] Regrello’s technology takes business data and turns it into agentic workflows, and Salesforce plans to integrate this technology with Agentforce and Slack to help its customers transform manual activities into agentic automations, the companies said in a Monday (Aug. 18) press...
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) may go slower than some expect, as was the case with the internet around 2000, but in the meantime AI players are making money, Citi Managing Director Rob Rowe said Monday (Aug. 18). [contact-form-7] Interviewed by CNBC, Rowe said that the adoption rate of AI may draw comparisons to the early internet but that AI companies are valued fairly...
Circle Internet Group acquired a high-performance consensus engine called Malachite from blockchain infrastructure and protocol designer Informal Systems to support Circle’s launch of a new open Layer-1 blockchain network called Arc that is purpose-built for stablecoin finance. [contact-form-7] “This acquisition is a strong validation of Malachite and of our incubation model,” Informal...