Beginning in 2027, some consumers may be able to buy an autonomous vehicle, use it when they need it, and let it go to work at a rideshare network when they don’t need it. That scenario is part of a planned partnership announced in a...
A UnitedHealth Group affiliate plans to acquire a Boston-area primary care group called Acton Medical Associates, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Oct. 9), citing a notice posted by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Atrius Health, an affiliate of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, has agreed to acquire the...
DoorDash and Serve Robotics have partnered to roll out autonomous robot deliveries across the United States, starting in Los Angeles. Serve’s robots are now delivering to some DoorDash customers in Los Angeles, and the service will be expanded to other cities in the coming years,...
Klarna and Google Cloud announced a partnership on Thursday (Oct. 9) to expand the use of artificial intelligence across Klarna’s app and operations. The initiative aims to improve personalization, creative content and fraud prevention for Klarna’s 114 million users worldwide, according to a joint press...
Microsoft is reportedly intensifying efforts to carve a space for itself in artificial intelligence. The tech giant wants to become an AI chatbot force on its own, beyond its longtime partnership with OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Oct. 9). To that end, Microsoft...
Private capital software platform Carta has acquired Sirvatus, a private credit fund loan administration platform. The company says this deal, announced Thursday (Oct. 9), makes Carta “the first truly integrated platform for private credit fund managers,” combining fund administration, loan operations and investor reporting into...
Parafin and Fullsteam say their embedded capital partnership has surpassed $125 million. As the companies noted in a Wednesday (Oct. 8) news release, the partnership between embedded financial services Parafin and payments platform Fullsteam lets small businesses access financing via the Fullsteam ecosystem. “This milestone...
Bank of North Dakota, a state-owned bank, partnered with Fiserv to launch a stablecoin. Dubbed the Roughrider coin in honor of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, the coin is fully backed by U.S. dollars and is designed to facilitate bank-to-bank transactions, global money movement...
SoftBank Group plans to acquire ABB’s robotics business for $5.375 billion, saying the move will complement its existing investments in artificial intelligence and robots. Subject to customary closing conditions, SoftBank expects the acquisition to close in mid- to late-2026, the company said in a Wednesday...