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Finextra: Revolut to grow headcount by 40%
Revolut says it will grow its global headcount by 40% in 2024.
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April 22, 2024 / Artificial Intelligence, Digital
BGR: Microsoft VASA-1 AI turns photos into lifelike talking videos, and it’s insane
This will have a lot of good uses - and a few bad ones.
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ITPro: AMD’s new series of AI-enabled processors likely fall short of Microsoft’s performance requirements for next-gen AI PCs
There has been a lot of talk of running elements of AI locally rather than in the cloud but the processing power is not there yet even with the new flagship processors from AMD.
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April 16, 2024 / Digital
efinancialcareers: Citi’s tech overhaul is progressing, which could be bad news for Citi devs
Citi has retired more than 110 legacy platforms, moving en masse to the cloud.
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Intel: Citi Trades FX Options in Real-Time
A good use case for FPGAs.
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April 1, 2024 / Digital
Finextra: Westpac announces multibillion tech upgrade
Westpac is planning to spend billions of dollars over the next four years to simplify its technology infrastructure.
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March 13, 2024 / Digital
Make Use Of: How to Avoid Scams When Riding With Uber
Uber is normally very good but watch out for these.
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March 13, 2024 / Digital
City AM: London fintech Tide set to launch in Germany as it looks to grow international footprint
Glad to see that that Tide is doing well.
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March 12, 2024 / Digital
Payments Dive: JPMorgan to launch biometric checkout next year
Basing this on a selfie does not seem as secure as the Face ID mechanism on the iPhone.
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March 11, 2024 / Digital
Fintech Futures: From start-up to unicorn – the rise of Revolut
A good overview of the growth of Revolut.
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