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Integrated Health Metrics Unlock New Frontier for Connected Wellness

May 03, 2024
Health Metrics Unlock New Frontier for Connected Wellness
This Week in AI: Anthropic Goes to iPhone, AI Programming, Europe’s Rise
Artificial Intelligence // May 03, 2024

This week in artificial intelligence, Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app. In computer programming, AI is rapidly reshaping practices from Silicon Valley to major tech firms. Despite Europe’s tech lag, companies are heavily investing in AI, potentially disrupting sectors like finance and manufacturing. Anthropic Launches Claude...

Anthropic Expands Enterprise Offering With Claude Chatbot on iPhone
artificial intelligence // May 01, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic is launching its first smartphone app and a new enterprise subscription plan to expand the reach of its Claude chatbot. The San Francisco-based company, which focuses on safe AI, said in a Wednesday (May 1) announcement that the new iPhone...

Anthropic Launches iOS App Featuring AI Chatbot Claude
Artificial Intelligence // May 01, 2024

Anthropic launched an iOS app featuring its artificial intelligence chatbot, Claude. The app makes the chatbot accessible “from anywhere, any time,” the company said in a Wednesday (May 1) press release. The Claude iOS app syncs with web chats so users can pick up conversations where they left off across different devices,...

Digital Wallets Provide Local Touch to Connected Travel Experiences
Mobile Wallets // April 29, 2024

Alipay+ unveiled a cross-border payments initiative in a move to boost Hong Kong’s tourism and commerce sector. The platform facilitates transactions for users of 14 overseas mobile wallets and bank apps from nine countries and regions. Among the eWallets and bank apps newly introduced to the city’s landscape are Hipay from Mongolia, Malaysia’s MyPB by Public Bank Berhad and Touch ’n...

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New US Passport App Removes Friction Amid Business-Leisure Travel Shifts

April 07, 2024
The cost of skipping long airport queues is set to increase due a hike in fees for expedited security programs, according to a recent press release by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), but a passport app may help. Effective from Oct. 1, the fee for the Global Entry program, for instance, will rise from $100 to […]

Mobile Apps Transform Connected Homes Into Energy-Saving Havens

March 28, 2024
Amid global efforts aimed at decarbonization and energy efficiency, the demand for smarter, more environmentally conscious solutions is intensifying. The imperative extends to the traditional heating, ventilation and air conditioning...

Money Mobility and Embedded Payments Recast the Concept of Banking

March 20, 2024
Ingo Payments CEO Drew Edwards told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that the very definition of what a bank is — what it does and what it can do — is changing. Ask anyone working...

Walmart and Amazon Race to Provide Best Virtual Try-On Experiences

March 08, 2024
As augmented reality and virtual reality expand the possibilities for eCommerce, Walmart and Amazon are stepping up their digital try-on capabilities to drive conversion. Walmart shared via emailed announcement Wednesday (March 6) that it...

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Anthropic Launches iOS App Featuring AI Chatbot Claude

May 01, 2024
Anthropic launched an iOS app featuring its artificial intelligence chatbot, Claude. The app makes the chatbot accessible “from anywhere, any time,” the company said in a Wednesday (May 1) press release. The Claude iOS app syncs with web chats so users can pick up conversations where they left off across different devices, according to the release. The app also has vision capabilities […]

Adobe Launches AI-Powered Mobile App for Creating Content

April 18, 2024
Adobe has launched a new Adobe Express mobile app that uses Adobe Firefly generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to facilitate content creation. The new mobile app enables users to design and...

Epic Games Asks Judge to Require Google to Allow Competition

April 12, 2024
Epic Games proposed Thursday (April 11) that a federal judge require Google to allow greater competition in the distribution of apps for the Android mobile platform. This proposal, which was...

Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI

April 01, 2024
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, KFC and The Habit Burger...