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DC Connected Car Raises $2.29 Million for AI-Powered Remote Auto Diagnostics
August 11, 2024

DC Connected Car has raised €2.1 million ($2.29 million) for its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven remote vehicle diagnostics offering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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X Stops Using Some EU User Posts for AI Training
August 08, 2024

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Thursday (Aug. 8) that X has agreed to suspend the use of personal data from some users’ public posts on the social media platform to train the artificial intelligence (AI) model, Grok.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Taco Bell Goes All-in on AI Drive-Thrus as McDonald’s Steps Back
August 07, 2024

By year’s end, hundreds of Taco Bell drive-thrus could be taking orders without a human on the other end of the speaker. Yum Brands’ ambitious deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) at its flagship Mexican-style fast food chain signals a potential sea change in how America...

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AI Firms Seek Big Tech Rescues as Enthusiasm Wanes
August 06, 2024

Character.AI and Google. Adept AI and Amazon. Microsoft and Inflection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from...

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OpenAI Co-Founder John Schulman Joins Anthropic
August 06, 2024

One of OpenAI’s co-founders is departing the company to join artificial intelligence (AI) competitor Anthropic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Rich Data Co to Accelerate Expansion of AI Decisioning Platform
August 05, 2024

Australian company Rich Data Co (RDC) has secured an additional AU$9 million (about $5.9 million) in funding to accelerate the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning platform for business and commercial lenders in North America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Contextual AI Raises $80 Million to Scale Enterprise AI Platform
August 05, 2024

Contextual AI has raised $80 million in a Series A funding round to scale operations and accelerate the go-to-market for its production-grade large language models (LLMs) for enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Trending: Billion-Dollar Investments Drive AI Surge in Healthcare
August 05, 2024

The healthcare industry is witnessing a shift as artificial intelligence (AI) attracts massive investments and partnerships. Spring Health’s $3.3 billion valuation, CytoReason’s $80 million funding round, and the AWS-GE HealthCare collaboration highlight the growing confidence in AI’s potential to transform mental health services, accelerate drug...

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Are Wearable Companions the Next Face of AI?
August 02, 2024

As the tech industry pushes toward more AI interactions, a new entrant in the wearable market is raising eyebrows and questions about the future of AI companionship. The “friend” pendant, a $99 AI-powered necklace set to launch in 2025, aims to provide companionship rather than...