Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a rising open standard designed to help AI agents interact seamlessly with tools, data, and interfaces—just hit a significant milestone. Today, developers behind the initiative finalized an updated version of the MCP…

PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has surpassed $30 billion in global loan originations, providing more than 1.4 million loans and cash advances to over 420,000 business accounts worldwide since 2013. The milestone underscores the company’s ongoing role in addressing the persistent challenge of capital access for small businesses. Small businesses account for more…

TikTok has introduced Security Checkup, a new feature designed to give users a streamlined and centralized way to manage their account security settings. Announced by Kim Albarella, Head of TikTok Global Security, the tool provides a comprehensive dashboard that helps users take control of their account security with ease and confidence. According to the announcement,…

YouTube has unveiled a series of changes to its mid-roll ad system aimed at optimizing ad delivery, enhancing transparency, and providing creators with more control over ad placements. The updates, which begin rolling out in May, reflect evolving viewer behavior and are intended to balance creator earnings with viewer satisfaction and advertiser expectations. According to…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft has built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, and is now extending its lead with powerful new capabilities that position the company ahead in one of enterprise tech’s most exciting segments. The company announced Tuesday…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Transformer-based large language models (LLMs) are the foundation of the modern generative AI landscape. Transformers aren’t the only way to do gen AI, though. Over the course of the last year, Mamba, an approach that uses Structured…

The City of St. Paul has announced that applications for its 2025 Neighborhood STAR grant program will open on Monday, March 31. The program offers grants to support capital improvement projects that enhance the vitality, cultural diversity, and economic prosperity of neighborhoods across the city. Eligible businesses and organizations must be located in or conducting…

PayPal has announced new features that make cryptocurrency more accessible and usable in everyday commerce, aiming to eliminate common barriers and drive broader adoption among consumers and merchants alike. With these enhancements, users can now buy, sell, hold, send, and spend cryptocurrencies through the PayPal platform, integrating digital currencies into routine purchases. The company emphasizes…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Midjourney is best known as one of the leading AI image generators — with nearly 20 million users on its Discord channel, according to third-party trackers, and presumably more atop that on its website — but…

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Thanks to the rapid advances in AI-powered security copilots, security operations centers (SOCs) are seeing false positive rates drop by up to 70% while saving over 40 hours a week of manual triage. The latest generation of copilots has…