Banks Put AI Agents Through Performance Reviews

Vesta, which uses AI agents to automate much of the loan origination process, raised $30M led by Conversion, bringing its total funding to $85M (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital.

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Nectar MCP Brings Consumer and Creator Data to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot

Nectar puts social, community, creator, customer care and insights teams on one platform. Now its answers come to the AI assistant businesses already use. PALO ALTO, Calif.

4h ago ·financialpost.com

AI Is Boosting Productivity. But Is It Worth It?

Companies are embracing AI to boost productivity, but proving those gains translate into financial returns remains difficult.

4h ago ·newsweek.com

Jerusalem Daily: US charity to use AI to monitor Gaza classrooms

A US charity announced it will use an AI-software to monitor Gaza classrooms for ‘anti-Semitism’ and ‘hate speech’.

3h ago ·aljazeera.com

[Editor's Pick] OpenAI's $20 Billion Revenue Gap and NVIDIA-Backed Firmus' IPO Withdrawal

Financial markets are facing a more demanding task in assessing the growth prospects and valuations of artificial intelligence companies.

• OpenAI's annual revenue nears $50 billion, $20 billion less than previously reported $70 billion
• OpenAI excludes cloud partner sales from Anthropic in revenue calculations
• Australian AI firm Firmus cancels $5 billion IPO due to valuation concerns over future expansion

3h ago ·koreaittimes.com