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According to Guru Club, a user sued Beijing Chunantian Zhiyun Technology, the operator of Bytedance's Douyin AI chatbot (known as Douyin overseas), on May 12 after being misled on a flight refund. The user consulted the AI about refunding a Shijiazhuang-Chongqing flight ticket, and it advised a 5% h
According to Guru Club, on May 20, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stated that public concern about artificial intelligence eliminating jobs stems from influential figures repeating this narrative, though he believes they are mistaken. Bezos argued the economy will see extremely high productivity gains
According to Guru Club, Bristol Myers Squibb announced on May 20 that it is partnering with Anthropic to deploy the Claude AI model to more than 30,000 employees to accelerate drug discovery, development, and commercialization. The company will also utilize Anthropic's Claude Code programming tool a
According to Fortune, AI startup Viktor closed a $75 million Series A funding round on May 20, led by Accel Partners. Other investors include Bek Ventures, Kaya VC, Inovo VC, Tenacity Capital, and executives from Slack, Synthesia, Google DeepMind, Figma, and ElevenLabs.
Viktor operates as a
According to Guru Club, on May 20, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs, saying such fears stem from misguided statements by "smart people." Bezos argued that the economy will experience very high productivity from AI and cautioned against
According to reports, a user lost 600 yuan on May 12 after being misled by Baozi AI assistant about flight ticket refund fees on May 20. The assistant promised a 5% refund fee but the actual deduction was 40%. After the user complained, Baozi promised full
According to Guru Club, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on May 20 that people's fear of artificial intelligence replacing jobs stems from "smart people" spreading misinformation. Bezos dismissed these concerns, stating the economy will achieve extremely high productivity. He also cautioned against
According to reports, a user filed a lawsuit on May 12 against Beijing Springfield Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd. (operator of AI assistant Doubaodao) after being misled on airline refund procedures. The user initially consulted Doubaodao about canceling a flight from Shijiazhuang to Chongqing and
According to ChainCatcher, Mouro Capital, the fintech venture fund backed by Santander, completed $400 million in first closing for its third fund. Santander also led the investment round. The fund will prioritize investments in artificial intelligence, blockchain, capital markets, and wealth
According to Guru Club, a user filed a lawsuit on May 12 against the operator of Bytedance's AI assistant "Doubao" (Beijing Chuntianzhi Technology Co., Ltd.) after being misled on flight ticket refund policies. The user had consulted Doubao about canceling a flight from Shijiazhuang to Chongqing, an
According to Wall Street Journal, Meta began layoffs of thousands of employees today (May 20) as the company adapts to artificial intelligence transformation.
According to Fortune, AI collaboration assistant Viktor completed a $75 million Series C funding round led by Accel on May 20. Bek Ventures, Kaya VC, Tenacity Capital, and executives from Slack, Google DeepMind, and Figma also participated. The platform embeds AI virtual coworkers within Slack and M
According to Guru Club citing Economy Daily, on May 20, a user claimed he was misled by AI assistant Douyin's Doubao when seeking advice on canceling a flight ticket from Shijiazhuang to Chongqing. Doubao stated the platform would charge only a 5% service fee, but the actual deduction reached 40%, r
According to Bloomberg, Moment, a fintech company founded by former Citadel Securities quantitative traders and researchers, completed a $78 million funding round on May 20, with Index Ventures leading the round and Andreessen Horowitz and Avra as existing investors participating. Moment has
According to Daily Economic News, on May 20, a user claimed that ByteDance's AI assistant Doubao misled him regarding flight ticket refund fees, resulting in a 600 yuan loss. The user consulted Doubao about canceling a flight from Shijiazhuang to Chongqing; Doubao advised that the airline would
According to reports, a user was misled by AI assistant Dou Bao regarding airline ticket refund fees on May 20. The user consulted Dou Bao about canceling a flight from Shijiazhuang to Chongqing and was told the platform would charge only 5% in fees. However, the actual deduction was 40%,
According to ChainCatcher, AI fintech company Moment completed a $78 million funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors a16z and Avra. Founded by former Citadel Securities quantitative traders and researchers, Moment provides AI-powered automation