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Iris Partners With Amazon Business on Procurement for UK Schools
Iris Partners With Amazon Business on Procurement for UK Schools
April 26, 2024  |  Partnerships

Iris Software Group has launched an integration with Amazon Business that will help schools in the United Kingdom streamline and automate their purchasing process.  This integration will...

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This Week in AI: Beyond LLMs, AI Forklifts, Weather Forecasting
This Week in AI: Beyond LLMs, AI Forklifts, Weather Forecasting
April 26, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, as large language models (LLMs) near technical limits, the focus shifts to retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), which combines information...

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Adyen Reports Digital Transactions Rise 51% as Enterprises Increase Volume
Adyen Reports Digital Transactions Rise 51% as Enterprises Increase Volume
April 25, 2024  |  Earnings

Dutch payments firm Adyen saw its digital processed volume leap 51% year over year during the first three months of 2024. This happened during a...

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As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact
As British Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals, Industry Braces for Impact
April 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

British antitrust authorities are soliciting opinions on the implications of partnerships between tech giants Microsoft and Amazon and smaller generative artificial intelligence (AI) model developers amid growing...

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Brite Expands Instant A2A Payments, Payouts Solutions to Germany
Brite Expands Instant A2A Payments, Payouts Solutions to Germany
April 24, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Brite Payments now enables instant account-to-account (A2A) payments and payouts in Germany. The Swedish FinTech already offers these Brite Instant Payments in the Nordics, Baltics...

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Spotify Dubs 2024 ‘Year of Monetization’ as Subscribers Surge 14% in Q1
Spotify Dubs 2024 ‘Year of Monetization’ as Subscribers Surge 14% in Q1
April 23, 2024  |  Earnings

Spotify is tuned in to upbeat earnings outcomes, marking a robust beginning to its designated “year of monetization” after a standout performance in 2023 characterized...

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Google Aims to Move Faster to Meet ‘Systemic’ Challenges
Google Aims to Move Faster to Meet ‘Systemic’ Challenges
April 23, 2024  |  Google

Google aims to move faster and get closer to its customers as it meets “systemic” challenges. Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president at Google responsible for...

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German Agency Criticizes EY’s Audits of Wirecard
German Agency Criticizes EY’s Audits of Wirecard
April 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

A German regulator has reportedly concluded that EY’s audit work and quality control regarding the now-defunct payments firm Wirecard was marked by “grave” and “repeated” violations...

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Report: Getir Faces Investor Pressure to Cut Costs and Restructure
Report: Getir Faces Investor Pressure to Cut Costs and Restructure
April 18, 2024  |  Delivery

Getir, the Turkish grocery delivery company that soared in value during the pandemic, is reportedly grappling with the need to cut costs and restructure as...

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