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As is often said, most crimes are crimes of opportunity. And this is bad news for small businesses. Small and medium-sized businesses are often unprepared for fraud schemes and scams due to lack of resources and challenges in obtaining financing. Especially given the toll that innovations like artificial intelligence (AI) are having on bad actors. “If you're a large company, you may have tools built in-house to prevent fraud and scams, but smaller companies are usually less sophisticated.” mike renbergerSenior Vice President, North America, Chief Risk Officer visasaid PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. With the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)…
Walmart is closing all 51 of its health centers across the United States, saying rising operating costs and reimbursement issues have made them unsustainable.These health centers, located next to Walmart Supercenters, have been providing low-cost medical care to patients in several states for the past five years.Walmart also had plans to open additional health centers this year before announcing the closures on Tuesday.Walmart Health Center locationsWalmart said its online directory includes the addresses of all health centers that will no longer open, including two in Gladstone, Missouri, and Fort Worth, Texas.Walmart has not yet determined specific closing dates for each…
Universal Music Group and TikTok have signed what they call a “new multidimensional licensing agreement.”According to a joint press release issued today (May 2), the deal “delivers significant industry-leading benefits to UMG's global artists, songwriters, and labels, making their music available to TikTok's 1 billion users.” “This will give back to the global community as described above.”UMG and TikTok said they are “currently working quickly” to bring songs from artists represented by Universal Music Group and songwriters represented by Universal Music Publishing Group back to TikTok “in due course.”MBW understands that universal A catalog of about 4 million songs and…
Stewardship Week focuses on local conservation education Since 1995, the National Association of Wilderness Areas has hosted Stewardship Week, one of the largest conservation-related events to encourage Americans to focus on conservation – NACD President-elect Gary Blair. This year's theme is “May the forest be with you.” We have focused on a variety of conservation areas over the years, but this year we focused on forests and forestry across the country. And that's a huge part of many parts of this country and some of our forests, from oxygen production to carbon storage, habitat and biodiversity, natural health, watersheds, and…
Amazon has returned to its normal form in 2023, reporting better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2024. After struggling to meet expectations in 2022, the e-commerce giant reported net income of $10.4 billion on net sales of $143.3 billion for the three months ended March 31.”We're off to a strong start this year across our businesses, and that's evident in both our improved customer experience and our financial performance,” said CEO Andy Jassy, noting that Amazon's core e-commerce business has achieved record shipping speeds for Prime members and reduced costs to serve them. “We're still in the early stages…
Starting an online store may seem like a daunting task, but it can be rewarding and profitable when done right. A good ecommerce website builder can help you tackle the hassles of ecommerce and get you set up with a beautiful online store, fast. That way, you can impress customers and start making sales immediately. There are many easy-to-use website builders for online stores that can help you stand out. This guide provides a list of the best ecommerce website builders available. Since you have specific needs for your ecommerce business, there’s also a rundown of each website builder’s most…
🌟 Welcome to the AIGuys Digest Newsletter, covering cutting edge AI breakthroughs and all the major AI news 🚀In this exciting edition in April 2024, we will dive headfirst into the ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence. 🧠✨ Here, innovation is not just a buzzword, it's the heartbeat of our community.If you want to step up your AI game, check out my new AI book, which covers AI optimization and lots of practical code.Ultimate Neural Network Programming with Python🔍 In this issue:🤖 Latest breakthroughs: This month is Self-Reward, LLM, and RAG 2.0.🌐 AI Monthly News: See how these innovations are revolutionizing…
To play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Caleb Williams: Chicago Bears draft USC quarterback No. 1 overallArticle informationauthor, Paul Highamrole, bbc sports journalist21 minutes agoIt seemed like a no-brainer for the Chicago Bears to select Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, but who is the man being hailed as the team's savior and the sport's next big star? I wonder who it is?In short, he is different. Not only his talent on the field, but his character and outsized personality off the field is exactly what is needed…
Organizers of an awards ceremony aimed at promoting black and minority ethnic (BME) businesses say it will help inspire others.The Suffolk BME Business Awards will be held for the sixth time this year, having been launched in 2016.These are run by BSC Multicultural Services and Suffolk University.Professor Gurpreet Jagpal, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Business and Entrepreneurship, said: “We want to highlight the amazing things that different people who come to Suffolk are doing.”Professor Gurpreet Jagpal has previously served as a judge for the award. [Jon Wright/BBC]The awards night will be held in November at the university's waterfront building in Ipswich.Professor Jagpal…
8:42 ▪ 3 Minimum read time ▪ up to Eddie S. The cryptocurrency market is currently undergoing a major financial storm. evidence? More than 60% of the Cardano network's flagship cryptocurrency holders are currently in negative financial territory. But what is the reason behind this massive financial collapse for these investors? The decoding at the heart of this unprecedented financial crisis. Cardano, between stunning financial decline and hopes for recovery By the numbers, Cardano’s financial debacle is striking. Its main cryptocurrency ADA suffered a significant financial loss of 30% in just one month. As a result, the overwhelming majority of…