Taktile raises $20M to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models

The logic behind many fintech companies’ automated decisions — decisions that determine whether a customer is approved for a credit line, for example — is hard-coded into their app’s backend. This means that if a head of credit, for example, wants to make a change to the lending criteria, they have to raise a ticket…

Northern Europe has already slashed Russian oil imports by 90%, 2 weeks before the EU ban kicks in

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Russia’s crude shipments to Northern Europe fell 92% in the four weeks to November 18, compared to February. That’s a huge departure from 2021, when Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland were the top European importers of Russian oil. Russia’s crude duty revenue has also fallen to its lowest level…

Here are the EE Pocket-lint Awards nominees for Best Smartwatch 2022

The EE Pocket-lint Awards shortlist has been announced celebrating the best products and devices across 20 categories spanning smartphones and tablets, to cars and smartwatches.  The Best Smartwatch award focuses on devices that offer style and features beyond fitness tracking. The shortlisted nominees for Best Smartwatch 2022 are: Apple Watch SE (2022)Apple Watch Series 8 Garmin Epix 2Google Pixel…