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The Guardian
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Asa Butterfield performs The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
The actor shares a poem in celebration of peace. The film is part of a series to mark Celebration Day 2025 – a new annual moment, held on the last bank holiday Monday of May, to honour and celebrate those who have shaped our lives but are no longer with us. Directed by Oliver Parker at Abbey Road Studios, curated by Allie Esiri and published exclusively by the Guardian. On Celebration Day, join in by sharing your memories using #ShareYourStar
The Guardian
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Nathaniel Parker performs Anthem for Doomed Youth Poem by Wilfred Owen
The actor reads a poem in memory of Derek Jarman, who was the first director to cast him in a film - as Wilfred Owen in War Requiem. The film is part of a series to mark Celebration Day 2025 – a new annual moment, held on the last bank holiday Monday of May, to honour and celebrate those who have shaped our lives but are no longer with us. Directed by Oliver Parker at Abbey Road Studios, curated by Allie Esiri and published exclusively by the Guardian. On Celebration Day, join in by sharing your memories using #ShareYourStar 'He lived inside poetry': Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones Susan Wokoma performs What If This Road by Sheenagh Pugh – video
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Stephen Mangan performs I See You Dancing, Father by Brendan Kennelly
The actor reads a poem in memory of his father: "I like to think of the younger, happier man." The film is part of a series to mark Celebration Day 2025 – a new annual moment, held on the last bank holiday Monday of May, to honour and celebrate those who have shaped our lives but are no longer with us. Directed by Oliver Parker at Abbey Road Studios, curated by Allie Esiri and published exclusively by the Guardian. On Celebration Day, join in by sharing your memories using #ShareYourStar 'He lived inside poetry': Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones Helena Bonham Carter performs Don't Let That Horse by Lawrence Ferlinghetti – video
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Optimum expands collaboration with Google Cloud
Optimum has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to introduce intelligent, AI-driven customer service using generative AI technology. The partnership aims to create an intelligent and personalised customer experience across web interactions, mobile apps, call centres, and in-person kiosks. As part of the multiyear agreement, Optimum will implement Google Cloud's generative AI tools, including the Customer Engagement Suite, Vertex AI platform, and Gemini models. The goal is to develop a more personalised and responsive customer service system, said Optimum. The initiative's central aspect is the development of human-centred tools using Google Cloud's generative AI technology and Optimum's virtual AI agent, AVA. These tools are intended to assist customer service representatives by offering real-time support and relevant suggestions. Optimum expects the integration of Google Cloud's generative AI to help meet customer needs through an automatically updated knowledge base. Customers are also expected to benefit from seamless interactions across various channels. The technology will support the continuation of conversations across platforms such as websites, messaging apps, and social media - even over multiple days, with AI guiding the next best actions, Optimum added. Additionally, the new tools will offer analytical insights to identify areas for service improvement and enhance the understanding of customer behaviours. Optimum Business Services, News & Advertising president Keith Bowen said: 'By leveraging Google Cloud's AI technology, we are not only improving efficiency but also fostering deeper, more meaningful customer relationships, while simplifying how our teammates serve our customers. 'We're excited about where this partnership can take us in our journey to be the connectivity provider of choice for consumers and businesses in every community that we serve.' Google Cloud Global Generative AI GTM vice-president Oliver Parker said: 'By using our AI-powered solutions, Optimum is ensuring that its customers receive the support they need, when and where they need it, making interactions more intuitive, and ultimately, more satisfying.' "Optimum expands collaboration with Google Cloud" was originally created and published by Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
United Wholesale Mortgage Announces Partnership With Google AI, Says It's 'All In' On AI
On April 8 United Wholesale Mortgage announced a partnership with Google AI The mortgage lender plans to use Google Cloud services to automate underwriting and streamline document handling According to UWM, the partnership has already allowed them to more than double their output United Wholesale Mortgage (NYSE:UWMC), the top mortgage lender in the country, announced an AI partnership with Google Cloud on April 8. The goal of the partnership, according to the two companies, is to bring modernization to the mortgage industry. Using Google Cloud's AI and machine learning tools, UWM hopes to increase automation in underwriting, streamline document handling, and improve client services with AI-chat tools. UWM is now among the first companies to use Google Gemini Flash 1.5 to automate its underwriting tasks. Don't Miss: Maker of the $60,000 foldable home has 3 factory buildings, 600+ houses built, and big plans to solve housing — 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. According to UWM, it has already increased output of underwriting loans from six a day to 14, more than doubling its productivity. This is while the industry average remains at just three loans per day. Jason Bressler, UWM's chief technology officer, told Housingwire, "We decided to really take the plunge into everything AI probably about two years ago, and we've been working with Google on their different extraction modeling, their platform, their data lakes. We've got a pretty large partnership with Google at this point." The two companies are also exploring other ways to expand the partnership, according UWM. UWM is looking to utilize Google Cloud Infrastructure to improve scalability and security, which will lead to a more seamless and expedited mortgage experience. It will also plans to use Google Cloud to enhance its data-driven insights, in an effort to give more personalized loan recommendations and identifications. Trending: Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — . Oliver Parker, Google Cloud's vice president of AI, told Housingwire the partnership is a great example of how AI can be used in technical processes like mortgage lending. "One side is helping on the back office side, the origination side and providing brokers more data quicker. The other is how you think about things on the front side. With a lot of the automation, you start to think about voice on the front end. You think about a full customer journey. Jason and I have often talked about how much more we could be doing we can do when you start thinking about experience for a home buyer as well as what you could truly do for brokers and putting them in a position to be the most successful." And Google has no plans to stop here. It's also begun working on bringing its AI services to capital markets and insurance companies."There is sort of a full scale set of capabilities that we are now beginning to see are incredibly valuable and starting to get what I would call sort of traction at scale. Twelve months ago, you would see pockets of what I would call experimentation. You see proof of concepts, and they would light up certain we're now moving more towards these systems starting to scale and actually being applied, especially externally," Parker told Housingwire. As for UWM, Bressler says that the benefits of the partnership will be immediate for its broker partners. "They're going to see a lot of clarity and very quick understanding of what they're submitting, what it means, what their income is, their assets, their documents," he told Housingwire. "And they're going to see an incredibly fast kind of understanding of the products that they qualify for, that their borrower qualifies for. They're going to be saving homeowners thousands of dollars a year." Read Next: With shares starting at $1.52, . Inspired by Uber and Airbnb – Deloitte's fastest-growing software company is transforming 7 billion smartphones into income-generating assets – Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind market trade ideas and tools. Click now to access unique insights that can set you ahead in today's competitive market. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? This article United Wholesale Mortgage Announces Partnership With Google AI, Says It's 'All In' On AI originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. Sign in to access your portfolio
