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AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents

AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
AWS and Vonage Partner to Distribute ‘Natural-Sounding’ AI Voice Agents
July 15, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vonage have partnered to deliver “natural-sounding” artificial intelligence (AI) voice agents for use in customer support and proactive outbound engagement...

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European Commission Warns Meta That ‘Consent or Pay’ Model Remains Noncompliant
European Commission Warns Meta That ‘Consent or Pay’ Model Remains Noncompliant
July 15, 2025  |  Meta

Meta faces a continuing battle with the European Commission over the company’s “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services for a fee. Get the...

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Google, Meta and Others Pledge Billions of Dollars to Build AI Data Centers
Google, Meta and Others Pledge Billions of Dollars to Build AI Data Centers
July 15, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google, Meta, Blackstone and CoreWeave are planning to collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build data centers for artificial intelligence, as the arms...

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Inflation Reignites as Businesses Pass Tariff Costs Onto Consumers
Inflation Reignites as Businesses Pass Tariff Costs Onto Consumers
July 15, 2025  |  Economy

The tariffs are hitting home as businesses pass along higher costs to end customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Google Ventures-Backed OpenEvidence Raises $210 Million for AI Medical Search Platform
Google Ventures-Backed OpenEvidence Raises $210 Million for AI Medical Search Platform
July 15, 2025  |  Healthcare

OpenEvidence raised $210 million in a Series B funding round to expand the content partnerships that enhance its medical search and artificial intelligence application for...

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BNY Says 96% of Employees Use In-House AI Platform
BNY Says 96% of Employees Use In-House AI Platform
July 15, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

BNY has seen nearly all its employees adopt the bank’s artificial intelligence platform, Eliza, and the bank expects the technology to help them serve clients...

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Shopify Lays Out New Rules Governing AI Agents
Shopify Lays Out New Rules Governing AI Agents
July 15, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Shopify has reportedly introduced rules governing merchants’ use of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Bank of England Readying New Retail Payment Infrastructure Plan
Bank of England Readying New Retail Payment Infrastructure Plan
July 15, 2025  |  Faster Payments

The Bank of England says it’s working on a new infrastructure for U.K. retail payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon Signals Stablecoins Are Here to Stay
JPMorgan’s Dimon Signals Stablecoins Are Here to Stay
July 15, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins are a work in progress, but JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is a skeptic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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