Equifax Says 85% of Its New Models Built With AI

Equifax Says 85% of Its New Models Built With AI

Consumer credit bureau Equifax said artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasing role in its operations.  In announcing the company’s quarterly earnings Thursday (April 18), management noted that 70% of the new models and scores Equifax built last year were made using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), with the goal of bringing that number to 80% …

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Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets

Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets

Continuing the industry’s migration of business payments and expense management to digital platforms, Mastercard announced today (April 18) that it is bringing its commercial cards to mobile wallets. The move comes in the form of a mobile virtual card app engineered to provide financial institutions with options for delivering secure, contactless payment services—a demand increasingly voiced by …

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Creative Minds: Himanish Ashar on trolling people on the Internet and his love for music | News

Creative Minds: Himanish Ashar on trolling people on the Internet and his love for music | News

  Name: Himanish Ashar   Origin: Mumbai, India   Places lived/worked: Mumbai, New York City   Pronouns: He/Him   CV: Senior creative director, Apollo 11 (Innovation Lab)/ Leo Burnett Mumbai, (2022-present) Creative director, Apollo 11 (Innovation Lab) / Leo Burnett Mumbai, (2019-2022) Creative strategist, Apollo 11 (Innovation Lab) Leo Burnett Mumbai, (2016-2019) Creative, Leo Burnett, Mumbai, (2015-2016) …

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What’s cheating? AI bans, schools may fail students who use Grammarly

What’s cheating? AI bans, schools may fail students who use Grammarly

Whatever my school’s rule is on artificial intelligence, I will abide by it. But the concern over Grammarly makes me think of the debate over calculator use in schools from the 1970s. William Tang  |  Opinion contributor Arizona State University now offering AI degree Artificial intelligence is continuing to gain popularity as the technology evolves, …

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Android 15 could turn your phone into a desktop computer

Android 15 could turn your phone into a desktop computer

Android 15, the version of Google’s operating system for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, which will arrive this fall of 2024, plans to implement a feature as striking as the possibility of turning your mobile phone into a desktop computer in terms of functionality. A very uncommon novelty in Android that only a …

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Apple Develops Novel Advanced Optical Stabilization System for iPhone

Apple Develops Novel Advanced Optical Stabilization System for iPhone

Apple Thanks to improvements in sensor design, iPhone and Android smartphones are gaining traction with enthusiast and professional creators. However, one area that has lagged behind developments in imaging sensors is image stabilization. In a significant development, a recent patent granted to Apple hints at a potential game-changer in this field. Advances in sensor resolution, …

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Former OpenAI Board Member: AI Needs Reporting Mechanism

Former OpenAI Board Member: AI Needs Reporting Mechanism

There should be a reporting mechanism in place for incidents when artificial intelligence (AI) goes wrong, just as there is for airplane crashes, a former OpenAI board member said Tuesday (April 16). Helen Toner, who is a director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, said this in a talk at the TED conference, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Toner …

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Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy has made significant cuts to its workforce, including the Geek Squad. On the heels of the cuts, the Minnesota-based company announced that artificial intelligence will help customers Addressing “lower business demand,” Best Buy has made a significant cut to its workforce and laid off a number of employees, including Geek Squad field agents, …

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