Visa will invest $100M in smaller AI players. The move aligns with rising investments to combat fraud and optimize payments and could help fund AI startups.
Millions of customer service jobs could be lost to AI: Companies globally are embracing AI chatbots for customer service. But there’s an opportunity to augment, not replace, human workers.
Medium blocks GPTBot from content scraping: Creator-driven platform aligns with CNN, New York Times in defending rights against unsanctioned AI use.
AI at the heart of Google’s Pixel 8 plan: Pixel 8 leaks show advanced camera and natural language features. Google balances device ambitions with Search.
EU and French officials are probing Nvidia’s dominance in the GPU sector. Until competition gains traction, expect regulatory activity to persist.
Meta’s gutsy celebrity-powered AI maneuver: It’s integrating Llama 2 AI with Quest 3, Ray-Ban glasses, and popular apps. Celebrity AI personas and metaverse ambitions signal bold competitive moves.
France’s competition authority raids Nvidia’s offices and is investigating potential monopolistic practices, challenging the chipmaker’s dominance in the AI chip market.
AI’s productivity gains aren’t guaranteed: Study reveals AI boosts speed but can reduce accuracy and diversity of thought. Selective use is the best approach.
“AI” was the phrase of the moment at Meta Connect: The tech company is launching a number of AI features like chatbots and image generators to entice young users.
OpenAI eyes developing an ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence’: After a fresh investment, it’s looking to partner with LoveFrom to develop an AI-driven consumer device.
On today's special podcast episode, we continue our monthly show where we discuss the biggest trends of the moment and the newest research, sprinkle in some analysis, and bundle it up into a quiz. Every month, three of our analysts representing their respective coverage area teams compete against each other. (We also encourage you to play along at home.) We keep a running score and will crown a winning team at the end of the year. Today, we cover retail media network investment and experimentation, the generative AI (genAI) bubble, and Google's dominance. Tune in to the discussion with this month's contestants: our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf, and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
OpenAI moves to outpace Big Tech and secure its user base as AI regulation tightens.
Google’s Search loophole leads to illegal ads on major websites: Drug and gun ads on websites like the FDA and UN add to a series of the tech giant’s recent missteps.
Key stat: 92% of local marketing and SEO professionals worldwide experimented most with ChatGPT in their work in July 2023, according to an August survey by SurveyMonkey.
Meta’s AI chatbots catch flak before even launching: The company is expected to announce the feature to attract young users, but early signs aren’t great.
As gaming surges, the actors behind that success mull strike: The battlefront involves AI voices, royalties, and fair pay in a multibillion-dollar market.
Meta’s quest for metaverse redemption: It unveils the Quest 3 VR headset at Meta Connect 2023, showcasing advanced features and a competitive price to challenge Apple’s Vision Pro.
Amazon, Meta face a reckoning over RTO mandates: Amazon addresses return-to-hub disruptions, and Meta splurges to end a London lease early. Questions rise about strategy.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how affiliate is helping marketers take back control of their ad spend. "In Other News," we talk about Amazon unveiling a smarter, more conversational, Alexa and TikTok Shop hitting the US. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Max Willens and Alexandra Forsch, president of Awin Americas.
Spotify uses AI to bring English podcasts abroad: OpenAI will translate popular shows in a bid to help Spotify make inroads with foreign listeners.