Google’s digital wallet is now available in the world’s most populous country. The tech giant announced Wednesday (May 8) that the Google Wallet was now open to users India, with a focus on “localized experiences.” “To start, we’ve partnered with over 20 of India’s top brands, offering one of the widest ranges of partners for any digital …
Accenture and Oracle expanded their partnership to help clients accelerate their adoption of generative artificial intelligence in the finance organization. The new solutions offered through this collaboration aim to help chief financial officers reinvent financial planning and analysis, optimize operations and fuel growth, the companies said in a Monday (May 6) press release. “Our clients are laser-focused on moving beyond …
What if Apple’s voice assistant Siri “was really, really, really good?” That question is at the heart of much of the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) research, according to a report Sunday (May 5) by The Verge reviewing those efforts. For example, a team of Apple researchers has been trying to develop a way to use …
Samsung overtook Apple to become the world’s highest-volume seller of smartphones in the first quarter. To become the new holder of the No. 1 spot, Samsung shipped 60 million units during the quarter, independent analyst company Canalys said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release. Apple slipped to second while shipping 48.7 million units, according to the release. Canalys said Samsung’s …
Google is transitioning its Fitbit Pay contactless payments to Google Wallet in most countries. “Google Wallet is now available for all Fitbit devices that support contactless payments,” a message on the Fitbit Pay web page said. “Fitbit Pay will no longer be available starting July 29, 2024.” There is an exception to that in three countries; Fitbit devices will continue to will continue to …
News Corp has denied a report that it has struck a deal with Google to develop content and products related to artificial intelligence (AI). “We absolutely do not have an AI content licensing deal with Google, though we do have a number of partnerships with Google across our business,” a News Corp spokesman told PYMNTS Tuesday (April 30) in …
Business solutions and services company Conduent launched an artificial intelligence-focused agreement with Microsoft. The partnership, announced in a Monday (April 29) press release, will begin by exploring generative AI use for healthcare claims management, customer service and fraud detection. “Generative AI has the power to transform how businesses and organizations operate — serving as a force-multiplier to improve efficiencies and …
Blaize, an artificial intelligence (AI) computing company, has secured $106 million in funding. The financial infusion is set to propel the company’s efforts in advancing AI and machine learning (ML) technologies across various sectors, Blaize said in a Monday (April 29) press release. “This investment lends further credence to our thesis that edge AI is …
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion from investors. The funding round would value xAI at $18 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 26). Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has committed to investing in the startup, according to the Financial Times (FT), which reported the same …
Snapchat parent company Snap believes that augmented reality (AR) will be “one of the most meaningful advancements in computing that the world has ever seen.” Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap, said this Thursday (April 25) during the company’s quarterly earnings call. He said that Snap considers AR to be one of the company’s three strategic priorities, alongside revenue …