DoorDash Adds Drones to Delivery Fleet
DoorDash has earned federal clearance to fly its own delivery drones commercially and unveiled a new in-house program called DoorDash Air, adding aircraft to a delivery network that already combines…
Qatar National Bank Revolutionizing Payments with Blockchain
Qatar National Bank (QNB), one of the largest banks in the Middle East, has adopted JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments platform to handle its US dollar corporate transactions. The move reflects…
The Push for Seamless Global Communication
Major tech firms are pushing forward toward what many have dubbed the “universal translator.” Apple, Meta, and Google are each rolling out new devices or updates with real-time translation features.…
Amazon and The New York Times Ink Landmark AI Licensing Deal
Amazon has agreed to a multiyear content licensing deal with The New York Times, under which it will pay between $20 million and $25 million annually to access material from the Times’s…
Microsoft Plans $80 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment in 2025
Microsoft will invest $80 billion in AI infrastructure during fiscal year 2025, focusing on data centers designed to process AI workloads. The company plans to allocate more than half of…
Companies Expand Smartphone Life
Smartphone lifespans are increasing! Google and Samsung, Android ‘s newer phones offer expanded software updates for seven years. Apple has offered this kind of software longevity for a while, and…
Nicer Uses AI to Revolutionize the Travel Industry
Nicer, an innovative travel planning and booking platform, has successfully secured $2 million in seed funding to enhance its AI-powered service for travel advisors. The investment round was led by…
Microsoft Invests in OpenAI
Microsoft announced on January 23 that they were making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. In 2019, Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI, and described…
Barbie and Balmain Pair Up for Couture NFT Project
Barbie, the quintessential American toy by Mattel, announced a partnership with French fashion powerhouse Balmain. This collaboration is surprising on many levels. First, there is no actual doll involved. Second,…
Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare and America’s Private Sector
In this video, presented by Samantha Ravich, Deputy National Security Adviser to Dick Cheney as well as Chair of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab and…