Klarna says its AI assistant is doing the work of 700 people after putting the brakes on hiring

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The fintech said its OpenAI-powered assistant had engaged in 2.3 million conversations since it went live a month ago.

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Klarna is freezing hiring and turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT to pick up the slack

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Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski

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Apple Pay Later Is Here to Saddle You With Impulse Buying Debt

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Apple Pay Later officially launched for all qualifying U.S. residents today, and is now available in the Wallet app on the iPhone, as first reported by MacRumors Tuesday.

Klarna Adds AI-Driven Photo Feature to Drive You Further Into Debt

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Klarna, a Swedish-based shopping app, added a photo feature on Wednesday that uses artificial intelligence-powered software to help consumers find products that appeal to them. The software allows users to point their phone at a piece of clothing or electronics product, and it will populate similar items within the…

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Forget luxury goods, US shoppers are now using buy-now-pay-later services to pay for groceries

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Food inflation has reached record highs in the US over the past year.

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