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Experian Launches Credit Score App in ChatGPT, Enhancing Financial Access
New tool enables users to check credit scores effortlessly via ChatGPT.Highlights: Experian's app allows users to check credit scores through ChatGPT.Users access personalized credit insights and tips.The launch aims...
FinTech
US Senate Passes Bill Banning Issuance of CBDCs
Legislation aims to restrict the development of digital currencies by the Federal Reserve.Highlights: The US Senate approved a...
FinTech
Truist Expands Open Banking Offerings with Plaid Partnership
Collaboration aims to enhance customer access to financial services.Highlights: Truist collaborates with Plaid for open banking expansion.The partnership...
FinTech
UK’s National Fraud Database Reports 444,000 Fraud Cases in 2025
Cifas reveals a significant rise in reported fraud incidents across the UK.Highlights: Cifas reported 444,000 fraud cases in...
FinTech
Zelle and BofA Accelerate Charitable Disbursements
New partnership aims to streamline donations through Zelle's platform.Highlights: Zelle partners with Bank of America for charitable donations.New...
This week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup...
Kibsi raises $9.3M for its no-code computer vision platform
Kibsi is an Irvine, California-based startup that is building a no-code computer vision platform that allows businesses to build and deploy computer vision applications....
When AI bots pose as humans
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Why smart AI regulation is vital for innovation and US leadership
Gary Shapiro is the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and a New York Times bestselling author of the book Ninja Future:...
Inflection debuts its own foundation AI model to rival Google and OpenAI LLMs
Inflection, a well-funded AI startup aiming to create “personal AI for everyone,” has taken the wraps off the large language model powering its Pi...
Consumer group calls on EU to urgently investigate ‘the risks of generative AI’
European regulators are at a crossroads over how AI will be regulated — and ultimately used commercially and noncommercially — in the region. Today...
Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features
Not content to sit on the sidelines of the generative AI race, Dropbox today launched Dropbox Ventures, a new $50 million venture fund focused...
Harness releases generative AI assistant to help increase developer efficiency
It’s no secret that there aren’t enough developers for the amount of work out there, so anything that helps ease their work load is...
Robots learn to perform chores by watching YouTube
Learning has been a holy grail in robotics for decades. If these systems are going to thrive in unpredictable environments, they’ll need to do...

