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‘AI put the brake on SaaS, while it made financial technology more valuable’, says report

European buyout and growth investor Finch Capital has published its inaugural State of AI in Financial Tech report, arguing that financial technology is emerging as a net beneficiary of the AI wave that sent the wider software industry into turmoil since the beginning of the year.

The report draws on public market data, the Anthropic Economic Index, and disclosures from leading FinTechs including Klarna, Adyen and PayPal. [Read more…] about ‘AI put the brake on SaaS, while it made financial technology more valuable’, says report

US government releases new UFO files

The United States Department of War has released a second batch of declassified files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs, as part of a new government transparency initiative launched earlier this month.

The files were published through the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters – known as PURSUE – on the government’s dedicated UFO disclosure website, War.gov/UFO.

According to a statement from Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, the latest release is part of an ongoing effort by the administration of Donald Trump to declassify historical records connected to UFOs, UAPs, and possible extraterrestrial phenomena. [Read more…] about US government releases new UFO files

Quanta Computer selects Siemens Xcelerator to advance manufacturing innovation

Siemens says that Quanta Computer, a developer of consumer electronics OEM/ODM manufacturing, is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to advance its global digital transformation to shorten development cycles and enhance responsiveness to market demand.

The initiative establishes an integrated, collaborative environment that connects product design with manufacturing execution, enabling greater speed, consistency and scalability across operations. Amid intensifying global competition and increasing product complexity, Quanta Computer is accelerating its transformation.

As a strategic technology provider, Siemens supports Quanta in building a unified digital thread across its research and development centers and distributed manufacturing network. [Read more…] about Quanta Computer selects Siemens Xcelerator to advance manufacturing innovation