November 12, 2023
Google Eyes Significant Investment in Character.AI to Boost AI Chatbot...
Alphabet’s Google is reportedly in advanced talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, a burgeoning artificial intelligence chatbot startup. The move comes as Character.AI aims to secure...
November 10, 2023
Duolingo Drives 160% Two-Year Subscriber Growth With Constant Tinkering
Duolingo is seeing subscription growth, launching new tiers and constantly testing new features and enhancements to drive revenue and lifetime value (LTV). The company shared in its third-quarter 2023 earnings...
November 09, 2023
NCR Voyix Says Two-Thirds of Sales Will Be Recurring by...
NCR Voyix’s preliminary third quarter results highlighted the momentum behind its software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, amid projections that nearly two-thirds of the firm’s revenues will be recurring in nature in three...
November 09, 2023
World’s First Purpose-Built AI Device is a Screenless, Voice-Activated Smartphone
The first commercial device purpose-built for the artificial intelligence (AI) era is here. And it came from a pair of ex-Apple employees. No, it’s not that ex-Apple AI device — the...
November 09, 2023
BNPL Availability Doubles Among Subscription Commerce Providers
As consumers turn to buy now, pay later (BNPL) to be able to afford purchases that would otherwise be outside their budgets, subscription merchants are catching on, increasingly offering the...
November 09, 2023
Amazon Files 4 Lawsuits Targeting Impersonation Fraud
Amazon has filed four federal lawsuits against fraudulent organizations that attempted to scam consumers by impersonating the company. The lawsuits were filed in Western District of Pennsylvania, Eastern District of...
November 09, 2023
Grab’s Payments Business Helps Drive First Adjusted Profit
Singapore’s Grab has logged its first profit on an adjusted basis as it looks to expand. The ride-hailing and delivery giant shared that news as it released quarterly earnings on Thursday (Nov....
November 09, 2023
BarkBox Says Financial Pressures Hurt D2C Subscription Acquisition, Not Retention
Bark is seeing consumers’ budget pressures take a toll on new subscribers, but those who are already enrolled continue to subscribe despite these challenges. The company, which is behind the...
November 08, 2023
Financial Platform Charlie Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Older Americans
Senior-focused financial platform Charlie has introduced a suite of fraud protection tools for older Americans. The company’s FraudShield offering, announced in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 8), uses data about 62-and-older consumers’ static...
