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Klarna’s First Public Earnings Report: Strong US Growth, ‘Neobanking’ and A.I.
CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says Klarna is evolving from BNPL to a full “neobank.” Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Today (Nov. 18), Klarna reported its first quarterly earnings as a...
Why Enterprise A.I. Struggles to Deliver Results for Most Companies
According to experts, the real barrier to A.I. success is not the technology but the legacy systems and messy data that undermine it. Unsplash This past summer, an MIT...
A.I. Models Can Exhibit Human-Like Gambling Addiction Behaviors: Study
Researchers warn that A.I. models’ irrational betting behaviors could matter as the technology moves deeper into finance. Sara Oliveira for Unsplash+ Human gambling addiction has long been marked by...
This $2.6B Japanese A.I. Startup Exposes the Language Gap in Today’s LLMs
David Ha serves as CEO of Sakana AI. Photo by Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images Like many other A.I. startups, Sakana AI is pursuing technology that can reason,...
Qatar Is Set to Open a Freeport Powerhouse Ahead of Art Basel in Doha
M7 will host next year’s inaugural edition of Art Basel in Doha. Courtesy Art Basel The Gulf has abandoned any pretense of modesty, pushing its ambition forward and constructing...
Photography’s Past and Future Hung in Tense Harmony at Paris Photo
Peter Hujar, Man on chair (Richard Weinroth). Courtesy of the artist and Fraenkel Gallery It says something about the state of photography today that one of the exhibitors at...
The Top Collections (and Their Top Lots) Headlining the $1.6 Billion November Sales
The collection of Robert F. Weis and Patricia G. Ross Weis has an estimate in excess of $180 million. Christie's The November marquee sales in New York are among...
Cyber Sovereignty at Risk: How Geopolitics Are Shaping Canada’s Digital Security
From ransomware to quantum disruption, Canada must take urgent steps to defend its institutions and build long-term cyber capacity. Observer Labs This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series,...
Anthropic’s Claude Expands Into Industrial A.I. Through Major Partnership
Anthropic is founded and led by CEO Dario Amodei. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images Anthropic, long known in Silicon Valley for its high-performance A.I. models and API ecosystem...
Inside the Trust Recession: What’s Driving the Crisis in Modern Leadership
From admitting what you don’t know to listening with real empathy, today’s leaders must rebuild trust one honest interaction at a time. Unsplash+ Trust. Without it, every relationship disintegrates...
