ITPro: Chief data officers believe they’ll be a ‘pivotal’ force in in the C-suite within five years
What is the role of the Chief Data Officer and how much influence do they have? I
Finextra: ABN Amro to axe 5200 staff
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Amro is planning to cut 25% of its workforce over the next 3 years.
Interesting Engineering: AI company unveils avatar app that recreates deceased loved ones in interactive form
“Black Mirror” is coming to you today!
Yahoo! Finance: BofA says AI is boosting bankers’ productivity, revenue
Bank of America is making major investments in AI.
CIO: Make boards responsible for AI failures, banking regulator suggests
Singapore’s financial regulatory authority has floated a tough new AI risk management regime that could become a model for other countries.
Finextra: Google signs FS firms to new Gemini Enterprise agentic platform
Commerzbank, Macquarie Bank and insurance player Signal Iduna are among the first firms to use Google Cloud’s new Gemini Enterprise agentic platform.
TechRepublic: Google Unveils Ironwood, Its ‘Most Powerful’ and ‘Energy-Efficient’ AI Chip to Date
The AI chip wars are speeding up!
eWeek: Researchers Find Evidence of ‘Shutdown Resistance’ in Leading AI Models
AI models are fighting to stay alive.
efinancialcareers: Citi’s CTO says these are the kinds of jobs he’s eliminating with AI
Citi is well within the throes of its AI transformation.
Finextra: Anthropic beefs up Claude for Financial Services
Anthropic has expanded Claude for Financial Services with an Excel ad-in and more connectors to real-time market data and portfolio analytics, including from LSEG.