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Meta’s Llama 3 Model Has Potential to Shake Up AI Landscape
Meta’s Llama 3 Model Has Potential to Shake Up AI Landscape
April 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Meta has unveiled the latest iterations of its open-source Llama artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is causing ripples through the AI community. As the AI...

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Rapid FinTech Growth Adds Risk to Inbound Account Funding
Rapid FinTech Growth Adds Risk to Inbound Account Funding
April 22, 2024  |  Opinion

The quick growth of neobanks and FinTechs has put an increased emphasis on secure money movement. Ingo Payments CEO Drew Edwards details the challenges in...

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Equifax VP Says Data Science Can Strengthen Customer Relationships
Equifax VP Says Data Science Can Strengthen Customer Relationships
April 22, 2024  |  Opinion

Businesses can gain valuable customer insights from the data they already have, Equifax VP, Data Science and Decision Analytics, Digital Solutions Dilip Singh writes in...

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CE 100 Index Slips 3.5%, Led by Tesla and Peloton
CE 100 Index Slips 3.5%, Led by Tesla and Peloton
April 22, 2024  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Index gave up 3.5% for the week as earnings season began in full swing. Stock market gains were few and far between....

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This Thirty-Year AI Expert Challenges the Notion That AI Can Think
This Thirty-Year AI Expert Challenges the Notion That AI Can Think
April 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

There are people who say they are an AI expert and there’s Akli Adjaoute. He was on the case early in the technology’s lifecycle and...

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Nearly Half of Credit Unions Have No Plans for BNPL, Despite Member Demand
Nearly Half of Credit Unions Have No Plans for BNPL, Despite Member Demand
April 22, 2024  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions (CUs) are continuing to win over members, with roughly 1 in 5 current CU members telling PYMNTS Intelligence they’ve changed primary banks last...

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Digital Birth Certificates Expand Range of Paperless IDs in Connected Economy
Digital Birth Certificates Expand Range of Paperless IDs in Connected Economy
April 21, 2024  |  Digital Identity

You’ve likely heard of digital driver’s licenses, digital passports, and digital IDs. Now, digital birth certificates are emerging as the latest addition to the digital identity landscape, offering...

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Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
Bitcoin Halving Concludes as Investors Uncertain on Gains
April 21, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Like the Summer Olympics and the presidential election, bitcoin’s “halving” comes every four years. The latest halving — a preprogrammed event that cuts the amount...

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TikTok: Ban Will Hurt 7 Million US Businesses
TikTok: Ban Will Hurt 7 Million US Businesses
April 21, 2024  |  Social Commerce

TikTok says a ban on its platform in the U.S. hurts free speech and American businesses. The social media platform made this argument Sunday (April 21),...

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