Tech giants are losing money on AI: High costs mean scalability and profitability challenges that could restrain the AI race. Powerful, low-power-consumption AI chips are a solution.
Google Cloud releases AI tool for healthcare industry: It promises efficient data retrieval for busy clinicians while raising concerns about data privacy and the necessity of vigilant fact-checking.
Apple faces hurdles with its premium mixed-reality headset while Meta scrambles to counter with its own next-gen Quest to maintain its leadership position.
US advertising sector added 3,000 jobs last month: Reflecting a broader resilient US labor market despite global challenges.
Meta pays big bucks for star-powered AI: It’s spending millions to craft AI personas of celebrities as a way to attract users. It’s also gaining a reputation it might regret.
Whether a virtual assistant gets a human name or a less personal descriptive label, it’s still promoting the financial institution’s image and branding.
The need for AI-capable servers presents an attractive opportunity to shift away from PCs and their lagging sales. GPU supplies remain a choke point for expansion.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what to make of the deal between the writers and studios, whether we'll soon be interacting with synthetic social networks, if AI can really improve customer service, wearable AI technology potentially replacing the smartphone, how much people have saved for retirement, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha, director of forecasting Oscar Orozco and analyst Max Willens.
OpenAI wants to become a chipmaker: It’s looking to mitigate chip shortages and enhance AI model training, despite major chip design and manufacturing sector hurdles.
Meta’s AI-powered creative ad tools are here: Announced in April, Meta’s creative tools could open up spending from businesses that can’t afford costly creative agencies.
ChatGPT’s new update is an existential threat for publishers: The chatbot can now access information in real time, which could eat into news publisher traffic.
Google’s Gmail updates will affect marketers: Enforcing stringent sender requirements for bulk emailers could counter rising threats from AI-generated spam.
AI job postings surge on LinkedIn: The technology is a focal point for employers and job applicants across industries on the platform. It could have long-term systemic effects.
More than 40% of AI and machine learning (ML) decision-makers worldwide highlighted improvements to their product or service quality as their primary driver for developing AI and ML applications, per a survey by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The same group of decision-makers also agree that cost savings in both IT and operational efficiencies (39%) and increasing innovation (39%) are primary drivers.
Anthropic attracts billions from Amazon and Google for AI. Potential conflict arises with attached conditions. AI investment boom may lead to Big Tech power play.
Amazon’s Project Nessie in the limelight: An alleged price manipulation algorithm adds to the FTC’s antitrust battle. It could also have implications for how companies use AI.
Google's Pixel 8 and Watch intertwine AI prowess and cloud computing to entice adoption. Rising market share goes hand in hand with a price increase.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the significance of the Amazon-Anthropic deal and what's possible now that ChatGPT can talk to you and see things. "In Other News," we talk about whether Bard AI integrations can help Google catch up to the competition and why one company is producing 10,000 humanoid robots. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jacob Bourne and Gadjo Sevilla.
AI marketing company Jasper has been in the news after cutting its valuation and bringing on Dropbox’s former president as CEO. The tech company, which released a new end-to-end marketing tool in June, faces competition from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and the old guard of Microsoft and Google. But Jasper is unique in its ease of use and specific aim as a marketing tool.
Amazon’s search capabilities are set for an AI-powered upgrade: The retailer will incorporate a chatbot to offer customers personalized suggestions based on their queries and shopping history.