Ai news and trends

Pinterest CEO Credits AI-Powered Personalization for 16% Revenue Growth
Earnings // May 08, 2025

Pinterest reported strong first-quarter results on Thursday (May 8), with $855 million in revenue and a 10% year-over-year increase in monthly active users to 570 million. According to a Thursday (May 8) press release, revenue increased by 16% year over year. Speaking on an earnings...

OpenAI Targets Consumer Market, Expands Beyond AI Models
artificial intelligence // May 08, 2025

OpenAI is making a strong play for the consumer market with the hiring of Instacart’s CEO to oversee its applications business — a signal that the company is more than just an artificial intelligence (AI) model builder. Earlier this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced...

CVS Backs Health-Tech Firm Kouper’s $10 Million Fundraise
Investments // May 08, 2025

Health technology platform Kouper has emerged from stealth after raising $10 million. The company announced the new financing — from investors including General Catalyst, 25Madison and CVS Health Ventures — Thursday (May 8), saying it would help fuel its mission of supporting patients transitioning across health...

OpenAI’s New Corporate Structure Sets Up a Tangled Legal Future, Experts Say
artificial intelligence // May 08, 2025

OpenAI’s new corporate structure sets the stage for what legal experts believe is a complex relationship between its nonprofit parent and for-profit subsidiary that could be the subject of future litigation. Earlier this week, the parent of ChatGPT said it would keep its nonprofit parent...

Interviews & Exclusives
From Nice-to-Have to Nonnegotiable: How AI Is Redefining the Office of the CFO

May 08, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new electricity powering financial operations, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the office of the CFO. “It’s no longer a nice-to-have,” Steve Wiley, VP of product management at FIS, told PYMNTS. “Artificial intelligence is a must-have, and that’s happened very, very quickly.” Even as recently as a […]

Weave Snaps Up TrueLark to Put AI Muscle Behind Patient Calls

May 05, 2025
Much of the white space opportunity in healthcare innovation can be found reshaping how small and mid-sized healthcare practices engage with patients. Healthcare’s front office is often where patient friction...

90% of Healthcare Execs Already See Positive ROI From GenAI Investments

May 02, 2025
Healthcare firms are aggressively increasing their investments in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), viewing it not merely as a technological upgrade but as a strategic imperative poised to deliver significant returns....

Customer First, Agentic AI Next. Amazon Lays Out Its 2025 Roadmap

May 01, 2025
Most earnings announcements and ensuing analyst calls are spent discussing all the money — or lack of it — the host company made during the previous quarter. Not so at...

Quick Reads
Google Expands AI Tools to Combat Evolving Scam Tactics

May 08, 2025
Google announced the rollout Thursday (May 8) of a fresh suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered safety features across its platforms to protect users from increasingly sophisticated scams. The company has integrated its on-device large language model (LLM), Gemini Nano, into Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode on desktop. This model analyzes websites in real time to detect […]

Pinterest CEO Credits AI-Powered Personalization for 16% Revenue Growth

May 08, 2025
Pinterest reported strong first-quarter results on Thursday (May 8), with $855 million in revenue and a 10% year-over-year increase in monthly active users to 570 million. According to a Thursday...

CVS Backs Health-Tech Firm Kouper’s $10 Million Fundraise

May 08, 2025
Health technology platform Kouper has emerged from stealth after raising $10 million. The company announced the new financing — from investors including General Catalyst, 25Madison and CVS Health Ventures — Thursday...

Amazon Debuts AI-Powered ‘Enhance My Listing’ for Sellers

May 08, 2025
Amazon has introduced a way to help sellers maintain and optimize product listings. “Enhance My Listing” is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to let merchants keep their product information current,...

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