Consumers may be considerably more comfortable handing shopping decisions to artificial intelligence than many brands assume. A new study from global media, data and creative agency Croud finds that 69% of Americans are open to letting AI purchase products on their behalf, while three-quarters would consider using AI-powered instant checkout for at least one category….
American Public Education is betting that the next big upgrade to higher education won’t be a shinier student portal. It will be an AI system that follows students from the first application through graduation—and potentially into their careers. The company announced it is building an AI-powered Student Lifecycle Platform for the American Public University System,…
PubMatic is putting a veteran ad-sales executive in charge of its next growth push, naming Megan Ramm as global chief revenue officer as artificial intelligence increasingly changes how brands buy digital media. Ramm joins PubMatic after serving as head of global sales at Uber Advertising, where she led a sales organization responsible for relationships with…
AI infrastructure developer 5C Group has secured $605 million in new debt financing led by Brookfield Asset Management, giving the company additional capital to expand a portfolio of large-scale AI data center campuses across North America as demand for high-density compute continues to rise. 5C Group Raises $605M as AI Data Center Buildout Accelerates The…
Global AI has secured $441 million in its first debt financing, backed by a senior secured credit facility led and arranged by J.P. Morgan, as demand grows for dedicated AI infrastructure that gives governments and enterprises greater control over sensitive data, models and computing environments. Global AI Raises $441M as Demand Grows for Air-Gapped AI…
