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Amazon said Wednesday (June 4) that its latest artificial intelligence (AI) projects are related to robots, last-mile delivery and supply chain optimization. [contact-form-7] The company highlighted these efforts in a Wednesday post on LinkedIn. In the case of robots, Amazon said its agentic AI team is developing an AI foundation model framework that will allow robots like the company’s...
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski reportedly said Wednesday (June 4) that while Klarna continues to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools, it will also offer customers “a human connection.” [contact-form-7] Siemiatkowski said this while speaking at SXSW London and addressing headlines about Klarna hiring human workers after saying earlier that it was replacing workers with AI,...
Google Threat Intelligence Group warned Wednesday (June 4) that an organization specializing in voice phishing (vishing) is targeting Salesforce users. [contact-form-7] The attackers, dubbed UNC6040, have repeatedly been successful in recent months in breaching networks through social engineering schemes, GTIG said in a Wednesday blog post. UNC6040’s operators contact companies by...
A revolution is underway in customer communication, and it’s being led not by keyboards or screens — but by voices. [contact-form-7] Voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) agents, long a promise more than a product, are advancing to such a degree that they are now outperforming call centers and beginning to replace human labor in industries from healthcare to retail, according to...
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses from Google and eyewear retailer Warby Parker will not hit the market until after this year, according to the co-CEO of the glasses retailer. [contact-form-7] “These are going to be mind-blowing products that really change the way all of us interface with AI and with technology,” said Dave Gilboa, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, during...
Brazil’s central bank is reportedly set to launch the long-awaited recurring payments feature for its instant payment system Pix on June 16. [contact-form-7] The feature, which is called Pix Automático and was initially slated for launch in October 2024, will allow users to authorize recurring payments with one consent, Reuters reported Wednesday (June 4), citing speakers at an event...
OpenAI reportedly added 1 million paying business subscribers since February. [contact-form-7] Those additions lifted the number of such subscribers from two million in February to three million currently, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (June 4), citing a livestream held by OpenAI. The figure includes subscribers to ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu, according to the...
The newly introduced CLARITY Act would help define and give shape to the digital asset ecosystem, while creating a market structure that protects stakeholders, crypto industry participants and observers told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday (June 4).   [contact-form-7] But one witness, in his testimony, said that the legislation does not address key issues tied to blockchain, stablecoins and...
JPMorgan Chase plans to offer financing to clients using spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as collateral, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (June 4). [contact-form-7] The decision applies globally across both retail and institutional segments and reflects the bank’s growing acceptance of regulated crypto exposure in mainstream finance...
Worldpay and Early Warning Services partnered to integrate the Paze online checkout solution into Worldpay’s offerings for merchants. [contact-form-7] The collaboration aims to provide Worldpay merchants with a convenient new checkout option for consumers. The partnership is expected to enhance security and convenience in online transactions, according to a Wednesday (June 4) press...