Fifth Third CIO: Chatbot 97% accurate in classifying customer intent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fifth Third Bank says that added efficiencies to its chatbot have boosted its accuracy rate as it leans into generative AI.  When it comes to technology, “our chatbot is one that...

Mad Capital Launches $50M Perennial Fund II to Scale Regenerative Organic Ag in U.S. | Global...

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mad Capital has launched its $50 million Perennial Fund II (PFII) with early capital commitments from Builders Vision, The Rockefeller Foundation, the...

Tierra Biosciences Closes $11.4M Series A Funding for Cell-Free Protein Platform | Global AgInves...

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media We are still only just beginning to understand the potential that synthetic biology holds for the future of humanity and global food production...

Gauging the State of Forbearances Nationwide - The MortgagePoint

Nearly 110,000 homeowners are currently in forbearance plans, and servicers have provided options to approximately 8.1 million borrowers since March 2020.

Axios What's Next - 1 big thing: Right on schedule

More than 83% of U.S. flights departed on time in December 2023, per a new Axios analysis of the latest Transportation Department data.

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Axios AI+ - RDDT is public now

Reddit raised $748 million in its initial public offering, which priced at the top of its expected range last night and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning, Axios' Michael...

Axios AI+ - 1 big thing: AI-fueled scams target tax refunds

Tax season fraud is set to spike in 2024 as AI enables cyber criminals to generate lifelike images and make convincing videos that impersonate taxpayers in order to steal their refunds.

Few Hospitals Follow Recommended Practices for Evidence-Based Suicide Care

In 2022, suicide claimed the lives of an estimated 49,449 people in the United States, making it the 11th leading cause of death nationwide. Research has shown that almost half of those who die by...

Versed CEO talks product innovation strategy ahead of first retail pop-up

The former Neutrogena GM said its innovation has doubled since she joined the brand last year.

Oxford Street is getting a 90 million pound makeover

Per a new report, Oxford Street will be central to the Oxford Street Programme.

Axios Macro - The weaponized dollar

Some of the most important instruments of U.S. global power are deployed not by the warfighters at the Pentagon or the diplomats at the State Department, but by bureaucrats at 1500 Pennsylvania...

Axios Macro - 1 big thing: Europe's three-part rate cut test

In Europe, as in the U.S., interest rate cuts look to be on the horizon — but there isn't enough evidence to definitively say so just yet.

Clasp Emerges with $150M Series A Financing to Advance T Cell Engagers

Clasp Therapeutics announced Wednesday that the Series A funding, which was led in part by Novo Holdings, will support development of its T cell engagers for highly specific tumor targeting.

Novo Invests $556M in China Operations to Boost Manufacturing Capacity

Novo Nordisk’s investment of more than half a billion dollars is meant to expand its production capabilities in China and help it meet the global drug demand.