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Banks step up healthcare finance competition riding running boom

As running becomes a lifestyle trend, South Korean banks are intensifying competition in so-called healthcare finance that links health management with financial benefits. Banks are rolling out savings products tied to running and walking platforms, offering preferential interest rates based on activity and other conditions such as card use. KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank and Hana Bank have launched related products, pairing exercise records with rewards and app-based services to attract MZ consumers and expand customer engagement.

AI & Enterprise

Big Tech stirs on personal AI agents as SaaS-pocalypse wavers

Competition over AI agents is intensifying across the tech industry, with big tech accelerating work on personal AI assistants and platforms to manage enterprise agents. Microsoft has launched Agent 365, while ServiceNow and AWS expanded a partnership on agent governance and development tools. Shares of enterprise software firms have recently recovered amid talk of companies breaking through the “SaaS-pocalypse” narrative. The article also rounds up moves by OpenAI, Anthropic and others.

AI & Enterprise

Meta's AX shows the present and future of work in the AI era

Meta is moving to track what employees do on their computers, including typing, mouse movements and what they click and view, to gather data to train its AI models. Meta staff have pushed back, according to a New York Times report, while CTO Andrew Bosworth said there would be no exceptions. The move comes as Meta accelerates AI adoption across the company, links AI use to evaluations and plans a 10 percent workforce cut to offset costs.