AI breakthroughs, market growth
Article by Gadjo Sevilla Â
EMARKETER: A year of AI expansion: Google focused on AI innovation—integrating its Gemini AI across products while addressing safety concerns and fierce competition from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported a 15% YoY revenue increase in Q3 2024, reaching $88.3 billion, but now faces mounting regulatory pressure, including a potential Chrome browser breakup that threatens its search dominance.
Google’s continued AI expansion: Google is a key player in the...
 Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally
Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. The country has experienced persistent cholera transmission for many years, including the largest outbreak – between 2017 and 2020 – recorded in recent history.
As of 1 December, Yemen had reported 249 900 suspected cases of cholera, with 861 associated deaths since the beginning of the year. This accounts for...
New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Formally Established
The new financial intermediary fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) was officially established by...
Mindshift Capital Fund invests in ground-breaking women’s healthtech platform Rosy
Global women-led, gender-lens VC fund Mindshift Capital has invested in women’s health and wellness platform Rosy, as part...
International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization...
Launching of a new fund for pandemic protection and healthcare.
Vector Innovation Fund GP S.à .r.l. (VIF) has now launched an expected $300 million pandemic protection sub-fund...
Banks in Qatar could see more consolidation
Qatar's crowded banking sector could see more consolidation triggered by pressure on banks' profitability from the coronavirus pandemic,...
Abu Dhabi Fund Rounds Up 2020 With Project Allocations Worth AED622 Million
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, one of the UAE’s leading financial entities, continued...
10 Largest Mutual Fund Companies Manage $36 Trillion in Assets, 69% More than US GDP
Data presented by Buy Shares indicates that the top ten largest mutual...
Three Largest European Digital Banks Hit $1.9bn in Overall Fundraising
Recent years have witnessed an incredible growth of digital banks, with millions of customers turning...
