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BoomerangFX has added integrated financial services to its cloud-based software-as-a-service platform for private-pay healthcare practices. This addition turns the platform into “a full-spectrum financial infrastructure provider inside the clinic,” the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 2) press release. One of the new integrations is Stripe, which allows clinics to process online and in...
BILL says it has debuted a new way for small businesses to manage their money. The BILL Cash account, announced by the financial operations platform Ton hursday (Oct. 2), is an operating account designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) strengthen their cash positions. “Cash flow is the lifeblood of SMBs, yet businesses are leaving thousands of dollars on the table...
Priority Technology Holdings has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Dealer Merchant Services (DMS), a vertically focused reseller in the auto and truck dealership sector. The acquired assets include revenue agreements and customer relationships, and the DMS leadership team of Amberly Allen and Laura Sherman will join Priority, Priority said in a Thursday (...
Perplexity AI made its artificial intelligence-powered browser, Comet, available generally and at no cost. Comet was launched in a limited release on July 9 and since then has had a waitlist joined by “millions of people,” the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 2) blog post. The browser includes the Comet Assistant, which can help with research, meetings, code and eCommerce while the...
AOL’s owner has reportedly found a buyer for the one-time internet service titan. Yahoo, backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, is in advanced discussions to sell AOL to Italian technology company Bending Spoons for roughly $1.4 billion, Reuters reported Thursday (Oct. 2), citing four sources familiar with the matter. That figure is far lower than the $5 billion Apollo...
Meta is offering companies the chance to use its artificial intelligence (AI) chat tool on their own websites. The Facebook owner on Thursday (Oct. 2) unveiled “Business AI,” an AI assistant designed to help companies offer customers more personalized product recommendations and quicker ways to purchase items through chat conversations. Retailers can employ the tool on Shopify-powered...
As of the end of September, this year has seen the highest number of job cuts since 2020 and the lowest amount of planned hiring since 2009, Challenger, Gray...
The Walmart-Amazon rivalry is becoming less a head-to-head contest than a clash of ecosystems. And the direction of travel across these retail ecosystems is unmistakable: toward a more digitized, sensor-aware and automated retail model, one that blends the physical presence of stores with data-driven logistics in ways that were barely imaginable a decade ago. A cluster of fresh...
Germany-based DeepL, which provides an artificial intelligence-powered translation platform, is reportedly considering an initial public offering in the United States. The company has talked with potential advisers and could launch an IPO as soon as next year, seeking a valuation of as much as $5 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Oct. 2), citing unnamed sources. The talks are...
Apple is pausing development of its next Vision Pro headset and shifting engineers toward smart glasses, according to Bloomberg. The move reflects the company’s recognition that lightweight eyewear powered by artificial intelligence is emerging as the next competitive arena. Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses, introduced this year, have already given consumers a glimpse of what AI wearables can...