Author: OurCrowd

[Perplexity in The Wall Street Journal] Perplexity makes longshot $34.5 billion offer for Chrome

Aug 12, 2025 |

Artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity on Tuesday offered to purchase Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion as it works to challenge the tech giant’s web-search dominance. Perplexity’s offer is significantly more than its own valuation, which is estimated at $18 billion. The company told The Wall Street Journal that several investors including large venture-capital funds had agreed to back the transaction in full. Read...

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[ThetaRay in BusinessWire] 84% of consumers would switch banks over financial crime links, ThetaRay report finds

Aug 11, 2025 |

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ThetaRay, a global leader in Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, today released its U.S. Banking & Fintech Trust Report 2025, offering new insights into consumer attitudes toward anti-money laundering (AML) practices. The report reveals that 84% of consumers would switch banks if linked to financial crime, and 87% would actively warn family and friends against using that institution. Read more...

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[ThetaRay in PR Newswire] Disrupting the $3.1T laundering machine: ThetaRay’s AI hunts down global fraud

Aug 11, 2025 |

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With an estimated $3.1 trillion in illicit funds moving through the global financial system in 2023 and over $4 billion in fines for financial crime compliance failures, financial institutions face unprecedented challenges. (1-2) On this week’s episode of Disruption Interruption, host Karla Jo Helms welcomes Brian Gilman, Chief Marketing Officer at ThetaRay, a fintech disruptor pioneering AI-powered solutions to identify and prevent crimes such as money laundering, fraud, and terrorist financing. Read more...

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