Man Faces $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme Charges
A Mississippi man has been charged with multiple offenses relating to $70 million Medicare fraud by the Justice Department. An indictment was unsealed in Tampa last week for Joel Rufus…
Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs
A live agent spends hours each week manually documenting routine interactions. Another combs through multiple knowledge bases to find the right solution, scrambling to piece it together while the customer waits on hold. A third types out the same response they’ve written dozens of times before. These repetitive tasks can be draining, leaving less time…
India scrambles to curb PhonePe and Google’s dominance in mobile payments
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the governing body overseeing the country’s widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mobile payment system, is set to engage with various fintech startups this month to develop a strategy to address the growing market dominance of PhonePe and Google Pay in the UPI ecosystem. NPCI executives plan to […]
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United Airlines records $200m hit from Boeing grounding
United Airlines’ First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results show the impact of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding. The financial report is a stark look at the way the commercial aviation provider…
Flatpay rings up $47M to target smaller merchants with simple payment solutions
As the world waits for $65 billion payments tech giant Stripe to go public, a wave of smaller startups continues to roll into the market to pick up more payments business. In one of the latest developments, Danish company Flatpay, which builds payment solutions for small and medium physical merchants like shops, restaurants and salons, […]
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Demand For This Workforce Is Soaring – Here’s How You Can Capitalize On This Thriving Talent Pool to Drive Your Company’s Growth
Top platforms and practical tips for capitalizing on specialized independent talent.
Former top SpaceX exec Tom Ochinero sets up new VC firm, filings reveal
Former senior SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX alum-turned-VC, Achal Upadhyaya, and one of Sequoia’s top finance leaders, Spencer Hemphill, on a new venture called Interlagos Capital, TechCrunch has learned. There is little public information available about Interlagos, and the trio did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. The company was […]
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FLO is improving EV charging infrastructure
Founded by Louis Tremblay, FLO is looking to build robust EV charging infrastructure that will create a reliable web for drivers to get to where they need to go.
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Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta
Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few months, Waymo will deploy a handful of cars driven manually by humans to gather mapping data and get familiar with Atlanta’s environment, Sandy Karp, a Waymo spokesperson, […]
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This Revolutionary Tool Will Streamline Your Sales and Workload — Here’s How You Can Harness It Today.
Custom GPTs are revolutionizing sales operations in 2024 by enabling personalized automation that boosts efficiency and conversions. These tailored AI solutions enhance customer interactions and streamline workflows, marking a significant advancement in sales technology.
Some Tesla Factory Workers Realized They Were Laid Off When Security Scanned Their Badges and Sent Them Back on Shuttles, Sources Say
On Monday morning, the officials picked out the workers who’d been laid off and sent them back in separate vans, the two workers said.