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Report: Apple Rejected Integration of Meta AI After Brief Talks
artificial intelligence // June 24, 2024

Meta’s offer to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot into Apple’s iPhone was reportedly a nonstarter. Apple rejected Meta’s overtures after the two held brief talks in March, before any formal discussions were held, Bloomberg News reported Monday (June 24), citing unnamed sources. Neither Apple...

Gemini Returning $2.1 Billion to Crypto Customers
Cryptocurrency // May 29, 2024

Fallen cryptocurrency lender Gemini is reportedly set to begin returning billions in frozen customer funds. The firm, owned by billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Wednesday that it will return $2.18 billion of its digital assets to customers of the Earn program, CNBC reported, citing an email...

Say Hello to Astra: Google Launches AI-Boosted Searches and a Smart Voice Assistant
Google // May 15, 2024

Google unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements at its annual developer conference Tuesday (May 14), including more sophisticated analysis powered by Gemini, smarter assistants like Astra, and an infusion of AI into its dominant search engine, marking one of the most dramatic changes...

Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections
Politics // May 06, 2024

Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind only the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential campaign and the one backing Democratic Senate...

Interviews & Exclusives
Say Hello to Astra: Google Launches AI-Boosted Searches and a Smart Voice Assistant

May 15, 2024
Google unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements at its annual developer conference Tuesday (May 14), including more sophisticated analysis powered by Gemini, smarter assistants like Astra, and an infusion of AI into its dominant search engine, marking one of the most dramatic changes to the company’s foundation since its inception and potentially triggering […]

Battle of the Algorithms: Anthropic’s Claude 3 AI Model Rivals Competition

March 05, 2024
Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Claude 3 models beat competitors in many areas, experts told PYMNTS.  The company, which released the models on Monday (March 4), claims that Claude 3...

Crypto Contagion Sends Coins and Companies Tumbling

November 22, 2022
FTX continues to be an industry “market maker” from beyond the grave, as the realities of entangled counterparty risk rear their heads throughout the cryptocurrency industry, while stoking fears over...

Super Bowl Curse Comes for Crypto as Layoffs Mount

June 14, 2022
The NFL’s 2000 championship game was named the “Dot-Com Super Bowl” when some 20 of its hugely expensive ads were bought up by tech companies — several of which were...

Quick Reads
Google Begins Adding AI Assistant Gemini to Gmail

June 25, 2024
Google is adding its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Gemini, to the side panel of Gmail. The rollout of this feature on both web and mobile began Monday (June 24), the company said in a Monday blog post. The AI assistant will be available to Google Workspace customers with the Gemini Business and Enterprise add-on, the Gemini […]

Report: Apple Rejected Integration of Meta AI After Brief Talks

June 24, 2024
Meta’s offer to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot into Apple’s iPhone was reportedly a nonstarter. Apple rejected Meta’s overtures after the two held brief talks in March, before any...

Gemini Returning $2.1 Billion to Crypto Customers

May 29, 2024
Fallen cryptocurrency lender Gemini is reportedly set to begin returning billions in frozen customer funds. The firm, owned by billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Wednesday that it will return $2.18...

Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections

May 06, 2024
Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind...