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FCC Outlaws Use of AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls
FCC Outlaws Use of AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls
February 08, 2024  |  Regulation

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made it illegal to use artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voices in robocalls. This ruling will give state attorneys general another...

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Amazon and Mastercard Join US Artificial Intelligence Safety Initiative 
Amazon and Mastercard Join US Artificial Intelligence Safety Initiative 
February 08, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Editor’s note: This story has been updated: Amazon and Mastercard are among dozens of members of a new government artificial intelligence (AI) safety initiative. The...

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Hy-Vee Integrates Instacart Fulfillment-as-a-Service Into Websites, Apps
Hy-Vee Integrates Instacart Fulfillment-as-a-Service Into Websites, Apps
February 08, 2024  |  Retail

Supermarket chain Hy-Vee has integrated Instacart Fulfillment-as-a-Service (FaaS) into its owned and operated websites and apps.  This move expands an existing partnership formed in 2018 in which Hy-Vee enabled...

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Lightspeed Gross Payments Volume Jumps 69% With Unified Payments Initiative
Lightspeed Gross Payments Volume Jumps 69% With Unified Payments Initiative
February 08, 2024  |  Earnings

Digital commerce firm Lightspeed continues to see success from its unified payments platform. The combined point-of-sale (POS) and payments platform, which debuted last year, helped increase the company’s...

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Finding Humanity in Digital Transactions: How AI Helps Boost Payment Authorizations
Finding Humanity in Digital Transactions: How AI Helps Boost Payment Authorizations
February 08, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

In today’s increasingly digital payments landscape, being human is important. The contextual and behavioral cues that power payment anomaly detection models have become focal points...

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BigCommerce Launches Storefront Technology Featuring Composable Architecture
BigCommerce Launches Storefront Technology Featuring Composable Architecture
February 08, 2024  |  eCommerce

BigCommerce has introduced a new storefront technology that aims to simplify the process of building online stores using a composable architecture.  The new Catalyst is designed...

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Plaid Names Cloudflare Vet Jen Taylor as Its First President
Plaid Names Cloudflare Vet Jen Taylor as Its First President
February 08, 2024  |  Personnel

Plaid has named its first president, the latest hire on the FinTech’s road to going public. Jen Taylor is joining the company after seven years as chief product officer...

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Bank Branch Buildouts and Upgrades Show Omnichannel Is Here to Stay
Bank Branch Buildouts and Upgrades Show Omnichannel Is Here to Stay
February 08, 2024  |  Banking

The pandemic threatened to make banking in the brick-and-mortar setting a bit of an anachronism. Lockdowns meant that getting things done at the counter with...

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Google Renames AI Chatbot, Launches Subscription and Mobile Experiences
Google Renames AI Chatbot, Launches Subscription and Mobile Experiences
February 08, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google renamed its artificial intelligence chatbot, launched a new version of it, introduced mobile experiences and added a new subscription plan. Formerly known as Bard,...

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