US conservatives are happy with Javier Milei’s win. They are reportedlyconsidering this victory evidence that “Trumpism” is alive and well, according to this story on Axios.

Speaking of Trump, Milei also got a nod from the Donald himself, who shared how proud he was of the new president on his Truth Social Platform, as he intends to abolish several ministries (watch, runtime: 0:44) and sever ties with Beijing — sounds familiar?

ICYMI- Milei won around 56% of the vote, trampling his center-left Peronist rival Sergio Massa who only received 44%, tells us Reuters. Milei said he plans to make the USD the national currency in a bid to tame the most rampant inflation the country has witnessed in two decades.

Aside from the war that he wants to wage on feminism, the Pope (whom he dubs a “filthy leftist”) he also claims that he takes advice from his mastiff — a clone of his dog Conan who passed away in 2017 — and its five descendants.

Alexa, buy me a new car. US customers will be able to add cars to their Amazon carts soon as local car merchants will be able to sell directly to customers on the Amazon site starting next year, announced the e-commerce giant on Thursday.

Customers who purchase their new cars online could either pick it up from or have itdelivered by their local dealer. No information about the number of dealers participating in the program has been made available so far, so it’s unclear whether all customers across the US will have access to this new feature.

The site will start by making Hyundai cars available online. This partnership stipulates that Hyundai names Amazon’s cloud computing platform, AWS, its preferred cloud provider, integrating Alexa into its next-gen vehicles.

This is big. This expansion evidences Amazon’s ambitions to grow its footprint. The car industry is heavily regulated and controlled by strong lobbying forces, and entering the market through partnerships with dealers is an effective way to get your foot in the door.

Would you buy your car off of Amazon? The site’s biggest challenge is convincing their customers to make that large a purchase on its platform. AP reported that an Amazon spokesperson claims buying a car off Amazon will provide a “range of solutions that add transparency” that will help customers make educated decisions during the car buying process.

AI can help with cryptocurrency fraud. Mastercard announced its partnership with Feedzai, a regulatory technology platform focused on leveraging AI, to tackle money laundering and online financial scams, CNBC reported.

HOW- Feedzai will have direct access to Mastercard’s CipherTrace Armada platform, granting banks the chance to monitor transactions from over 6k crypto exchange frauds.

The artificial intelligence capabilities in Feedzai’s system can swiftly identify and block suspicious transactions within nanoseconds, while also distinguishing legitimate transactions.

This partnership will decrease fraud, money laundering, and mule accounts detection capabilities andgive extra security for customers who may skip the fine print, Feedzai CEO and co-founder Nuno Sebastio told CNBC. “An estimated 40% of scam transactions exit directly from a bank account to a crypto exchange today”, has added, citing Feedzai data.

Mastercard is taking an extra step towards legitimizing cryptocurrencies as mainstream financial assets. But not all banks are catching on. Although some have shown interest in this step, they still haven’t integrated crypto into their products and services.

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