On November 6, NatWest and IBM announced a partnership to enhance the former's virtual assistant Cora and use generative AI to provide customers with a broader range of information through conversational interactions, PRNewswire said. According to reports, the bank will be one of the first banks in the UK to deploy generative AI through virtual assistants.

PANews news on August 18, according to Cointelegraph, artificial intelligence (AI) researchers on the development team of IBM Watson (a question-answering supercomputer developed by IBM) have raised nearly $60 million for their AI startup Elemental Cognition. These include the completion of a $59.95 million equity sale from 17 investors and plans to secure an additional $5.75 million in financing. Elemental, based in New York's Helmsley Building, aims to create artificial intelligence with advanced reasoning capabilities. The company offers two enterprise chatbot solutions, Cogent and Cora, tailored for applications as diverse as finance, interactive travel planning, and scientific research automation.

Odaily Planet Daily News Cora Chen, who once served as the head of Polygon China, announced that she will join Sei and will be the head of growth in China and Southeast Asia. She will focus on the growth strategy of Sei Ecology in China and Southeast Asia markets, and help Sei rapidly expand its influence in Asia. Cora previously served as the head of Polygon's China region, and was solely responsible for Polygon's overall layout and brand and project cooperation in China. Sei is a Layer 1 public chain specially designed for transactions. At present, Sei has received financing of 120 million US dollars, which is the largest Layer 1 public chain this year.