The PC maker is shedding about 5 percent of its workforce, which Bloomberg News placed around 6,650 positions. Plunging demand for personal computers has forced the company to enact a broader cost-cutting program that also includes a hiring freeze and a pullback on travel. "What we know is market conditions continue to erode with an uncertain future," Dell Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke told employees, according to a Monday SEC filing. "The steps we've taken to stay ahead of downturn impacts -- which enabled several strong quarters in a row -- are no longer enough. We now have to make additional decisions to prepare for the road ahead."

Startups are using AI to improve and expand credit offerings, insurance options, personal finance services, and regulatory software. AI and deep learning have vast potential in financial services. Get the free report to see their applications and use cases. Using CB Insights, we expanded upon our AI 100 analysis to identify companies that use AI in financial services and mapped them according to the areas where they're operating. In broad terms, our analysis includes companies whose core offering includes the application of AI to serve the financial services industry, including commercial banking and credit offerings, insurance, asset management, accounting & personal finance, as well as regulatory & compliance services.

Startups are using AI to improve and expand credit offerings, insurance options, personal finance services, and regulatory software. From auto tech to healthcare, startups are transforming industries with artificial intelligence. Look for Artificial Intelligence in the Collections tab. Using CB Insights, we expanded upon our AI 100 analysis to identify companies that use AI in financial services and mapped them according to the areas where they're operating. In broad terms, our analysis includes companies whose core offering includes the application of AI to serve the financial services industry, including commercial banking and credit offerings, insurance, asset management, accounting & personal finance, as well as regulatory & compliance services.

This image may be a bit blurry – apologies – but we thought the infographic put together by CB Insights bore coverage for our readers, so we encourage you to check it out. Artificial intelligence is the lead story for financial technology in 2017, in our opinion, and CB Insights always does a terrific job of putting information like this together in an easily digestible form. "Funding to AI startups reached record highs in 2016 and applications for artificial intelligence technologies exist across nearly the entire spectrum of business. Highlighted here are the top 100 AI startups selected by CB Insights operating across numerous industry verticals. Using the CB Insights database, we expanded upon our AI 100 analysis to identify companies that use AI in financial services and mapped them according to the areas where they're operating.

Funding to AI startups reached record highs in 2016 and applications for artificial intelligence technologies exist across nearly the entire spectrum of business. Highlighted here are the top 100 AI startups selected by CB Insights operating across numerous industry verticals. Using the CB Insights database, we expanded upon our AI 100 analysis to identify companies that use AI in financial services and mapped them according to the areas where they're operating. In broad terms, our analysis includes companies whose core offering includes the application of AI to serve the financial services industry, including commercial banking and credit offerings, insurance, asset management, accounting & personal finance, as well as regulatory & compliance services. In addition, many of these companies have additional use cases beyond financial services.

Funding to AI startups reached record highs in 2016 and applications for artificial intelligence technologies exist across nearly the entire spectrum of business. Highlighted here are the top 100 AI startups selected by CB Insights operating across numerous industry verticals. Using the CB Insights database, we expanded upon our AI 100 analysis to identify companies that use AI in financial services and mapped them according to the areas where they're operating. In broad terms, our analysis includes companies whose core offering includes the application of AI to serve the financial services industry, including commercial banking and credit offerings, insurance, asset management, accounting & personal finance, as well as regulatory & compliance services. In addition, many of these companies have additional use cases beyond financial services.