While artificial intelligence became 2023's biggest story, will AI manage to capture headlines in 2024 as lawmakers consider regulation and companies pivot to large-language models? Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Global Chair Richard Lesser sits down with Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the use cases companies will seek to implement to a wider scale in the coming year. "If they also tackle the people side of it that they can capture enormous value, but people assume tackling the people side is about... cutting jobs. And what we're seeing so far is that's not the focus," Lesser says. "The big focus is how do you upscale and rescale your workforce? How do you get people to get rid of the more drudgery parts of their job and focus on higher value customer interactions or higher value focus on innovation?" Follow along with Yahoo Finance's 2024 Investor Guide for more expert insight, or click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
While artificial intelligence became 2023's biggest story, will AI manage to capture headlines in 2024 as lawmakers consider regulation and companies pivot to large-language models?
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Global Chair Richard Lesser sits down with Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the use cases companies will seek to implement to a wider scale in the coming year.
"If they also tackle the people side of it that they can capture enormous value, but people assume tackling the people side is about... cutting jobs. And what we're seeing so far is that's not the focus," Lesser says. "The big focus is how do you upscale and rescale your workforce? How do you get people to get rid of the more drudgery parts of their job and focus on higher value customer interactions or higher value focus on innovation?"
Follow along with Yahoo Finance's 2024 Investor Guide for more expert insight, or click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
Reuters
(Reuters) -Affirm Holdings is offering its "buy now, pay later" loans for the first time at self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 Walmart U.S. stores, the lender said on Tuesday, sending its shares up as much as 16.1%. Buyers of at least $144 of products at Walmart, except groceries, can divide payments over three to 24 months through Affirm, a spokesperson said. After scanning purchases at Walmart's self-checkout kiosks, shoppers need to log onto Affirm's app or website and enter details including the last four digits of their social security number.
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The Wall Street Journal
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Benzinga
With real estate investment trusts (REITs) showing strength following the Federal Reserve's recent announcement of three possible rate cuts in 2024, analysts are scurrying to update their ratings on REITs. A positive start to the week was solidified by two analysts at JP Morgan upgrading six REITs from a cross-section of REIT subsectors. All six REITs were upgraded from Neutral to Overweight. Take a look at the six REITs receiving upgrades this week. EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) is a Kansas City, M
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