April 25, 2024
Microsoft: Unlocking AI Benefits Will Require Cultural Changes for Enterprises
Digital transformation is the name of the game — and that’s great news for Microsoft. The company, which reported its Fiscal Year 2024 Q3 earnings results on Thursday (April 25), has...
April 25, 2024
Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive
The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place. That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new...
April 23, 2024
Perplexity Valued at $1 Billion as It Challenges Google Search
Perplexity has reportedly raised $63 million as it aims to compete with Google’s search engine. The new funding round values the artificial intelligence (AI) startup at $1 billion, marking a two-fold jump in valuation so...
April 22, 2024
FTC Throws the Bag: Tapestry’s Capri Deal Blocked Over Market...
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken legal action to stop Tapestry’s $8.5 billion bid to acquire Capri, the parent company of Michael Kors. The move follows concerns...
April 22, 2024
Japan’s Antitrust Body Orders Google to Amend Ad Search Practices
Japan’s antitrust regulator has issued a directive to Google, the tech giant known for its dominant search engine. The order demands that Google rectify practices around its ad search system...
April 18, 2024
Regulations, Innovations and AI Define This Week in Big Tech
Big Tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, aren’t getting any smaller. Not only do these businesses represent many of the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization,...
April 18, 2024
Why Europe Must End Its 30-Year Digital Winter to Ensure...
In the last 30 years, Europe — defined here as the EU plus the U.K., Norway and Switzerland — has created few leading digital businesses compared to the U.S. and...
April 17, 2024
Biden Pledges to Block US Steel Acquisition by Japanese Firm
In a recent statement, President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of keeping U.S. Steel Corporation, a cornerstone of the American industrial sector, under domestic ownership. This declaration comes amid growing...
April 17, 2024
MUFG Bank and Crédit Agricole Complete First ISO 20022-Aligned Payment...
The first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on the CHIPS network was completed by Japanese financial institution MUFG Bank and European financial institution Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, The Clearing House said in a Wednesday...
