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Voice AI Funding Surges 8X as Businesses Humanize Chatbots

Voice AI Funding Surges 8X as Businesses Humanize Chatbots
Voice AI Funding Surges 8X as Businesses Humanize Chatbots
June 04, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

A revolution is underway in customer communication, and it’s being led not by keyboards or screens — but by voices. Voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) agents,...

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AI Coding Assistants Give Big-Tech Powers to Small Businesses 
AI Coding Assistants Give Big-Tech Powers to Small Businesses 
June 02, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Small businesses are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistants to slash their technology development expenses while maintaining competitive digital capabilities, according to industry...

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Trust Is Key for Banks as Cross-Border Trade Grows Turbulent
Trust Is Key for Banks as Cross-Border Trade Grows Turbulent
May 30, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Certainty is at a premium in uncertain times, particularly across the landscape of cross-border B2B commerce. The volatile tariff landscape has reportedly cost companies over...

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April US Gov’t Data Shows Consumers Slowed Spending as Tariffs Loomed
April US Gov’t Data Shows Consumers Slowed Spending as Tariffs Loomed
May 30, 2025  |  Economy

April’s data on inflation and consumer activity show slowing price increases, a boost to savings and a deceleration in spending, too. The Personal Income and...

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Why AI Chatbots Are the New ‘Must-Have’ for Online Retailers
Why AI Chatbots Are the New ‘Must-Have’ for Online Retailers
May 28, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

The days of writing SEO-friendly copy that would be enough to bring customers to a brand’s website will soon be a thing of the past,...

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Microsoft’s Radical Bet Turns Windows Into an AI Playground
Microsoft’s Radical Bet Turns Windows Into an AI Playground
May 22, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft is transforming Windows into an agentic AI platform, marking one of the biggest shifts in the operating system’s history as the software giant starts...

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Visa Launches AR Manager Tool, Targeting Suppliers’ Biggest Business Payments Bottleneck
Visa Launches AR Manager Tool, Targeting Suppliers’ Biggest Business Payments Bottleneck
May 21, 2025  |  Accounts Receivable

B2B payments are the lifeblood of global business, and few innovations have scaled as rapidly (and as unevenly) as virtual cards across B2B. “Virtual cards...

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Rite Aid Closing Stores and Selling Pharmacy Assets to Rivals
Rite Aid Closing Stores and Selling Pharmacy Assets to Rivals
May 19, 2025  |  Retail

Rite Aid is reportedly closing additional stores while handing off business to rivals. The drugstore chain, which recently filed for bankruptcy for the second time, has...

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