GoHenry, the banking service for under-18s, raises $55M after passing 2M users

  Neobanks have made a name for themselves by successfully winning the business of newly-minted adults, opening their first checking, savings and investment accounts and uninterested in doing business with clunky, expensive legacy banks. Now a new wave of startups and services has been getting a jump on that model with an even earlier target:…

Alex Jones’ billion-dollar judgement: The conspiracy theorist has turned career-ending setbacks into profit windfalls, but this could be too much to overcome

Alex Jones testifying during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial on Sept. 22, 2022. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media/Pool via Reuters As the jury’s numbers were announced— $120 million for the father of six-year-old Emilie Parker, $109 million for the parents of six-year-old Ben Wheeler — Alex Jones was already live on Infowars. This was an…

AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back offices

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as…

Don’t miss out on some all-time low prices for Amazon devices before October Prime Day ends tonight

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon’s second Prime Day is packed with savings on Amazon devices. Amazon; Insider If you’re hoping to do some early holiday shopping, then you’re in luck: Amazon is hosting another members-only shopping event this year, called the Prime Early Access Sale….

Microsoft’s Seeing AI app can scan the boxes of Advil, Theraflu and more to read out details

Microsoft has been gradually updating its Seeing AI app since its launch in 2017, expanding language support and general functionality over the years. Today, the company is announcing a new feature that would let Seeing AI read out detailed information when users scan the barcodes of products by healthcare company Haleon. The feature is rolling…