Tagged: ai

May 7, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL), a global firm focused on professional information, software solutions, and services, today unveiled its dedicated AI center. The launch marks the company’s ongoing commitment “to combining deep domain knowledge with technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), which Wolters Kluwer has been incorporating… Read More

May 4, 2024 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights says that they mined earnings calls, analyzed business relationships, and dug into investments and acquisitions in order to survey the AI [artificial intelligence] activities of some of the world’s largest companies across industries. For many of the world’s largest companies, AI simply can’t be… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Parsionate, a data consultancy specialized in data products and modern data foundation services, ranging from data strategy development to technology implementation. With deep industry-specific capabilities in the retail and industrial sector, as well as in the consumer goods… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), which claims to be the largest corporate holder of bitcoin and the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company, announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 (the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year). While Bitcoin is off… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Powering embedded banking/BaaS, The Bank of London launches TBOL AI code assistant enabling rapid integration with banking APIs. The Bank of London officially introduces the TBOL Artificial Intelligence code assistant, using generative AI capabilities powering clients and developers “to build at speed, applications, products and services via The Bank… Read More

April 25, 2024 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commenting on the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s strategic approach to the use of Artificial Intelligence in the UK financial services sector, Karim Haji, global and UK head of financial services at KPMG, said: “It’s hard to overstate the potential capabilities of AI for a… Read More

April 25, 2024 @ 7:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, the ad-subsidized payments network (ASPN), announces that it has extended its collaboration with cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation across the Zilch proposition. Zilch will continue to use AWS AI and ML services “to transform… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VC activity has remained consistent throughout the VC downturn since Q3 2022, “leaving aside the tech giant megadeals that commit upfront funds for future cloud purchases,” according to an update from PitchBook. PitchBook notes in a report that they have “tracked $22.3 billion invested in… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention, launched its next generation Document Verification (DocV) solution, purpose-built “to tackle the rash of stolen identities, spoofing, and highly sophisticated deepfake attacks that are accelerating in their complexity across nearly… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and Milkywire, an environmental impact platform, have launched a new fund to open to tech and finance companies which want to invest directly in impactful projects to contribute to global biodiversity targets but don’t know where… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mulberri, an AI-driven insurance platform, announced it has partnered with Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, to embed Mulberri’s Cyber Insurance to Acronis small & medium-sized businesses customers based in the US. Through this partnership, Acronis customers can “opt-in for Mulberri’s embedded Cyber Insurance… Read More

April 17, 2024 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bridgewise, the AI-based analysis platform for global securities, has announced the completion of a $21 million funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $35 million. The investment round was reportedly “led by SIX Group with participation from Group11, L4 Venture Builder, and other global… Read More

April 17, 2024 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte announced the expansion of its global Generative AI (GenAI) incubator network to include regional hubs in the US, Canada, India, Egypt, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal and Romania—allowing clients to experiment and innovate with GenAI technology, and to develop, deploy, and scale solutions in their local… Read More

April 15, 2024 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has explored an emerging set of technologies including cybersecurity and Fintech-focused solutions impacting automotive R&D, manufacturing, sales, vehicle use, and the aftermarket. As noted in the CBInsights report, advancements in AI are “changing the way automakers design, build, sell, and repair vehicles.” Large language… Read More

April 13, 2024 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The CMA has outlined 3 key risks to effective competition on AI Foundation Models and has set out plans for further action in the market. The move from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follows its initial report on AI Foundation Models (FMs) last year…. Read More

April 11, 2024 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The AI 100 has been released by CB Insights. It’s an annual list of some of the best / high-potential private AI companies in the world. From new AI architectures to precision manufacturing, this year’s AI firms are focused on tackling some of the hardest… Read More

April 7, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the financial industry grapples with serving an increasingly mobile and digital-first customer base, neobanks are stepping up to fill the gaps left by legacy institutions. Raman Korneu, CEO and Co-founder of myTU, shares his insights on how cloud-native technology and AI can drive a… Read More

March 28, 2024 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be the largest company in the cryptocurrency industry, announced a strategic expansion of its AI [artificial intelligence] focus, positioning itself at the forefront of innovation. This move underscores Tether’s dedication “to advancing AI accessibility and efficiency, further solidifying its… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZestyAI, the provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), unveiled its newest solution “to address the driver of insurance losses – roof claims.” ZestyAI’s Roof Age is a new solution “that pinpoints the age of a roof using data… Read More

March 26, 2024 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The world’s 1,229 unicorn companies, which are businesses valued at $1 billion or more, have been closely examined in an extensive update shared by CBInsights. CBInsights has looked at every billion-dollar startup around the globe and profiled the fastest-growing unicorn markets in the fast-evolving digital… Read More