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JPMorgan Pilots Software to Monitor Junior Bankers’ Working Hours
New initiative aims to enhance oversight of junior employee hours worked.Highlights: JPMorgan tests software to monitor working hours of junior bankers.The initiative is part of productivity enhancement efforts.Focus on...
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Goldman Sachs to Implement Performance-Based Staff Cuts in April
The bank plans restructuring amidst shifting financial landscape.Highlights: Goldman Sachs plans performance-based staff cuts in April.The restructuring aims...
FinTech
Nasdaq Secures SEC Approval for Trading Tokenized Securities
This marks a significant advancement in digital asset trading.Highlights: Nasdaq gains SEC approval for trading tokenized securities.This approval...
FinTech
Aveni Launches Agentic AI Council to Enhance AI Ethics
New council aims to guide ethical AI development and deployment strategies.Highlights: Aveni establishes the Agentic AI Council for...
FinTech
Starling Bank Strengthens Services with Agentic AI Money Manager
The new feature aims to enhance personal finance management for customers.Highlights: Starling Bank introduces an AI-powered money manager.Agentic...
Teachers Federal Credit Union partners Corridor Platforms for credit decisioning tech
Teachers Federal Credit Union has partnered with Corridor Platforms, a New Jersey-based software startup, to enhance its decision management and credit risk capabilities.
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Tim Cook says Apple will ‘break new ground’ in GenAI this year
Apple CEO Tim Cook is promising that Apple will “break new ground” on GenAI this year.
Cook made the pronouncement during the company’s annual shareholders...
Gemini on Android can’t ID songs, and it’s frustrating
If it wasn’t clear before that Google’s Gemini chatbot was rushed out the door, it is now.
Gemini’s since-removed image generator put people of color...
UK regtech Napier AI secures £45m funding from Crestline Investors
London-based regtech Napier AI has secured a £45 million investment from US-based Crestline Investors to support its business expansion plans.
Napier AI, founded...
Humane reveals first international market for the Ai Pin, partnering with South Korea’s SK Telecom
Hyped hardware startup Humane has announced plans for its first international market, inking a deal with South Korean carrier SK Telecom.
The announcement comes shortly...
Colombia’s Simetrik secures $55m Series B round led by Goldman Sachs
Colombian B2B payments solutions platform Simetrik has successfully completed a $55 million Series B funding round, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs...
AIs serve up ‘garbage’ to questions about voting and elections
A number of major AI services performed poorly in a test of their ability to address questions and concerns about voting and elections. The...
StarCoder 2 is a code-generating AI that runs on most GPUs
Developers are adopting AI-powered code generators — services like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer, along with open access models such as Meta’s Code Llama...
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zūm Rails, Pulsate, Monite, Spektr and more
Montreal-based payments software vendor Zūm Rails has raised $10.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Arthur Ventures. Zūm Rails plans...

