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Why The Future Of Actuarial Risk Modeling Is Smarter Computing
Sanchet Pachpute is CIO of New York Life Insurance Company, where he leads platform modernization for Institutional Annuities. For decades, actuarial modeling has operated under a constraint most of the business never sees: the sheer…
India's EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country's rising microdrama market
More than 118 million users watch microdramas every month as the serialized format has taken off in India. EloElo's Story TV is one of the top apps for microdramas, with over 33 million active users, according to analysts. Banking on that scale…
AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts and runs AI video, image, and audio models, has raised $1.3 billion in its latest funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Nvidia, Sound Ventures, and T. Rowe Price. The…
The National STEM Festival is taking its science fair global
In 2023, the National STEM Challenge launched with a goal of attracting students to technical fields—including those who wouldn't have necessarily seen themselves as traditional science types. Roughly three years later, the event—now…
UC San Diego's Halıcıoğlu School Expands AI Computing Infrastructure to Address Critical Shortages
PARASOL will help UC San Diego keep pace with surging student interest in AI and machine learning. The investment will expand computing resources for AI coursework, research and independent projects. PARASOL will connect classroom learning with…
Harrogate manufacturer celebrates back-to-back industry awards
Dishang Group was named State-of-the-Art Manufacturer at the 2026 Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW) Awards, held in London. The award recognises the company's continued investment in industrial technology, operational…
AI is coming for banks' business, but the industry can fight back
Key insight: It's only a matter of time before frontier AI firms begin moving into financial services, but it's not too late for the industry to beat the newcomers at their own game. Supporting data: In 1973, 239 banks from 15 countries created…
McDonald's says US sales are improving amid tensions with franchisees: 'We're taking the right steps'
McDonald's said its US sales were improving on the back of promotions and marketing, following a decline in the third quarter as financially stretched consumers cut back on dining out. Its shares were up more than 5% on Wednesday. Executives…
Irish AI R&D project Oghma bags €500,000 in Berlin spin-out contest
Co-founder Stefano Sanvito leads Trinity's CRANN institute as its long-term director. Oghma, an Irish AI project co-founded by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) professor Stefano Sanvito, won a €500,000 investment prize after reaching the final…
Hinton Warns AI Could Brown Out Power Grids and Disrupt Finance
Geoffrey Hinton warned that an AI-enabled attack on a power grid could cause a major brownout, while another incident could disable the financial system for a week, exposing risks to critical infrastructure. Hinton said he believed a major incident…
Autonomous site reliability engineering startup Traversal bags $120M in funding at a $1B valuation - SiliconANGLE
Traversal Inc., a startup that's trying to automate site reliability engineering tasks with artificial intelligence agents, seems to be closing in on that goal after raising $120 million in fresh funding, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. The…
Union Cabinet approves new VISTAR scheme to overhaul India's statistical system
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹4,371 crore scheme to overhaul the statistical architecture of the country at both the Central as well as State level, called the Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics &…
Nordic Semiconductor Introduces nRF71 Chips With Lower Standby Power
Nordic Semiconductor introduced its nRF71 chip family for battery-powered connected devices, claiming a sharp reduction in standby power and adding on-device AI for products that can maintain multiple wireless links. Kjetil Holstad, executive vice…
Netflix Launches First AI-Branded Content Recommendations Feature on TVs
Netflix, which has seen viewer engagement slide in recent quarters, is turning to AI for a new feature aimed at spurring users to find something new to watch. The company on Tuesday (Nov. 3) is debuting AI Discover, a new feature on the Netflix TV…
McDonald's CEO questioned over AI pricing tools by Elizabeth Warren, Democrats
Senator Elizabeth Warren and four other lawmakers questioned McDonald's use of algorithmic pricing tools in a letter to CEO Chris Kempczinski, which the lawmakers shared with Reuters. The letter, dated Nov. 2, cites a Reuters story from Sept. 29…
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