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Samsung Plans AI Makeover for Bixby Voice Assistant
Samsung Plans AI Makeover for Bixby Voice Assistant
April 01, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Samsung reportedly plans to give its voice assistant Bixby a generative artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade. “With the emergence of generative AI and LLM (large language model) technology, I...

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Real-Time Treasury Management Pays Off for Multinationals
Real-Time Treasury Management Pays Off for Multinationals
April 01, 2024  |  Spend Management

Today’s corporate treasurers face a dynamic set of demands. These requirements, which have traditionally centered around core activities like working capital management, banking, investments, risk...

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Brands Set Sights on D2C Resale Opportunity Amid Growing Demand
Brands Set Sights on D2C Resale Opportunity Amid Growing Demand
April 01, 2024  |  Retail

As ongoing economic pressures have consumers continuing to shop secondhand to save on retail spending, brands are looking to capture this growing opportunity through direct...

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DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
April 01, 2024  |  Delivery

DoorDash has entered the home improvement category with a new partnership with Lowe’s. The on-demand delivery aggregator now offers gardening tools, spring cleaning essentials, do-it-yourself...

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Card Delinquencies, Pressure on Account Openings Signal Rocky Road for Banks, Payment Networks
Card Delinquencies, Pressure on Account Openings Signal Rocky Road for Banks, Payment Networks
April 01, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Earnings season begins anew in just a few weeks, documenting the first few months of the year — and how the March quarter shaped up...

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Judge Sides With PayPal in CFPB Lawsuit Regarding Digital Wallets
Judge Sides With PayPal in CFPB Lawsuit Regarding Digital Wallets
April 01, 2024  |  Legal

PayPal won a legal victory against the U.S. consumer protection watchdog. According to court documents cited in a Friday (March 29) Law 360 report, U.S. District...

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Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
April 01, 2024  |  ResTech

Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut,...

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Abandoned Grab-Delivery Hero Deal Got Attention of Singapore Regulator
Abandoned Grab-Delivery Hero Deal Got Attention of Singapore Regulator
April 01, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1)...

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Rakuten Could Combine Bank and FinTech Operations
Rakuten Could Combine Bank and FinTech Operations
April 01, 2024  |  Banking

Japanese conglomerate Rakuten is considering merging its financial operations into one unit. The plan, announced Monday (April 1), would consolidate the company’s bank, insurance, securities,...

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