8/31/2023 4:47:20 PM China’s Baidu and ByteDance launch AI chatbots to public By Cristobal de Atucha Chinese technology groups Baidu and ByteDance launched their artificial intelligence chatbots to the public on Thursday after receiving...
8/31/2023 4:45:38 PM UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI By Cristobal de Atucha The large language model known as Jais is an open-source, bilingual model available for use by the world’s +400m Arabic speakers, built...
8/31/2023 2:33:07 PM Praso raises $9.3m in Series A funding By Cristobal de Atucha Brazil based food purchasing platform for small retailers raised $9.3m in Series A funding led by Valor Capital Group and NFX.
8/31/2023 2:28:18 PM Ivy raises $20m in Series A funding By Cristobal de Atucha Berlin based open banking startup raised $20m in Series A funding led by Valar Ventures.
8/31/2023 1:25:31 PM Latin America: Much more than a dream By Sarah Wolter The following essay provides context for FTC's perspective on Latin America and a link to Atlantico's must-read 2023 Latin America...
8/31/2023 1:02:50 PM Chatbots are trying to figure out where your shipments are By Sarah Wolter Logistics companies are looking at generative AI for use in customer support, but the technology carries risks in high-value, industrial...
8/31/2023 1:01:38 PM AI startup buzz is facing a reality check By Sarah Wolter Almost a year into the boom ignited by the November launch of ChatGPT, some startups that epitomized the zeal for so-called generative AI...
8/31/2023 1:00:04 PM Latin America’s foreign investment boom defies political turmoil By Sarah Wolter Investors committed $225b to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, according to ECLAC, the UN’s economic agency for the region. That...
8/31/2023 12:58:44 PM High hopes, rocky realities: Europe’s new banks struggle to grow up By Sarah Wolter The big promise of new financial groups such as N26, Revolut and Monzo was that they would disrupt staid retail banking empires that took...
8/31/2023 12:56:23 PM Hallmark teams with Venmo to streamline cash gifting By Sarah Wolter The partnership lets consumers send money with Venmo with a physical card, eliminating concerns about lost cash or checks. Customers can...
8/31/2023 12:54:45 PM Elon Musk’s X moves closer to crypto payments with new state license By Sarah Wolter Rhode Island’s regulators have granted X (Twitter) a currency transmitter license, marking a step forward for the company’s foray into...
8/31/2023 12:53:37 PM Amazon, Shopify strike deal to open Amazon logistics to sellers By Sarah Wolter The two companies, which both sell e-commerce software and services to brands and merchants, say Amazon’s “Buy with Prime” will soon be...
8/30/2023 8:50:19 PM Visa, Mastercard prepare to raise credit-card fees By Sarah Wolter The fee increases are scheduled to start in October and April, and could result in merchants paying an additional $502m annually,...
8/30/2023 4:06:37 PM Grayscale’s Court Win Over SEC Lifts Hopes for Bitcoin ETF Approval By FinTech Collective A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission must reconsider crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments’...
8/30/2023 2:35:48 PM Hyperproof raises $40m in growth funding By Cristobal de Atucha Washington based software as a service risk and compliance management company raised $40m in growth funding led by Riverwood Capital.
8/30/2023 2:33:28 PM Mediafly raises $80m in growth funding By Cristobal de Atucha Chicago based revenue enablement company raised $80m in growth funding led by BIP Ventures.