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AI bots are collecting debts — or at least trying to
If you have a debt, you may get a call, a letter or a text prodding you to pay it back. Now, that call could come from an AI agent.
The AI debt collec…
4 weeks ago
Wall Street sets its sights on an AI futures market
There is growing demand for time with GPUs, the chips that power artificial intelligence. AI companies need those chips in order to keep their models…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
What happened to alternative energy investments from the 1970s?
The price of oil has gone up significantly since late February, when the US invaded Iran. And when oil prices see a crazy rise, it makes other source…
1 month ago
The great AI race to Wall Street
This week, rideshare drivers in Massachusetts unionize; plus, Robinhood lets AI agents trade on behalf its customers.
But first, there’ve been hints f…
1 month ago
Plug-in solar is gaining traction in the U.S.
Like the name suggests, plug-in solar panels can be plugged into an electrical outlet just like you would your toaster. But instead of using electric…
1 month ago
Amid AI backlash, brands are emphasizing the human side of marketing
Public backlash to content generated by artificial intelligence has pushed brands to reconsider how AI is used in their marketing.
Some companies are …
1 month ago
Startups are betting on a legalized peptide market
Peptides are short chains of amino acids. GLP-1 weight loss drugs are peptides. Insulin is one, too. And there are thousands of others. Now, people a…
1 month ago
How one company is using AI for improved wildfire risk mitigation
The wildfire risk mitigation company Technosylva helps utilities, insurers and government agencies predict where and when a fire could spark. It uses…
1 month ago
Google search gets an AI makeover
On this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, we take a look at how college graduates do not wanna hear about AI. Plus, what we all learned …
1 month, 1 week ago
AI's double-edged (cyber) sword
Anthropic’s newest AI model, Mythos, is so good, the company says, at uncovering security vulnerabilities that it's too dangerous to release to the p…
1 month, 1 week ago