US extends AI chip ban to the Middle East: It could curb an underground market for Nvidia’s H100—while also fueling geopolitical tensions and hindering a multinational AI agreement.
Alexa + Google Assistant = JBL speaker integration: For the first time, the assistants will be interoperable on smart speakers. More mutually beneficial collaborations could be ahead.
Wall Street is giddy over Google-Nvidia alliance: The duo could accelerate global AI development and adoption, fueling confidence about growth. But talent attrition could spoil the outlook.
Estée Lauder, Uber Eats, Walmart see internal and external opportunities for generative AI: But others are expressing caution due to the technology’s inconsistencies.
As consumers hunt for the best deals, generative AI will drive $194 billion in consumer spending by enabling brands to provide personalized customer service, marketing promotions, and commerce experiences, per Salesforce. Social media advertising will also have an outsized impact on purchase decisions versus traditional marketing efforts.
More healthcare organizations pilot Google’s Med-PaLM 2: Google’s slow-and-steady generative AI rollout could help it gain long-term trust with healthcare partners.
By 2026, 90% of online content could be AI-generated. A premium on human-crafted content could follow as regulators race to establish standards for responsible AI use.
Google unleashes AI upgrades at Cloud Next: It’s staying neck-and-neck with Big Tech cloud rivals on AI. Beating the competition requires differentiation, blockbuster performance, and the right pricing.
ChatGPT goes corporate: OpenAI responds to market pressure by releasing an enterprise version of ChatGPT. It rivals a similar offering from Microsoft, signaling growing tension in the partnership.
Alibaba's two AI models rely on open-source technology for image understanding and complex interactions, reflecting a strategic move toward wider adoption.
Publishers continue pushing back against OpenAI: The list of outlets blocking the genAI giant lengthens.
On today’s podcast episode, we take a deeper dive into lesser-known areas of Amazon’s business. First, we examine the initiatives at play for the company's TV and voice businesses. Then, we discuss Amazon's ambitions around “just walk out” and smart payment technology. Tune in to the conversation with our analysts Grace Broadbent, David Morris, and Yory Wurmser.
AI gives rise to ‘digital sweatshops’: Evidence suggests that the technology’s economic value won’t be equally distributed as the companies building it get accused of worker exploitation.
Amazon to weave AI into sports broadcasting: It’ll power Thursday Night Football on-screen features with its neural network. We expect other digital entertainment platforms will follow suit.
Google, Meta, and Amazon gear up for AI announcements: Tech’s busy fall event calendar will be packed with AI announcements. We could see new models and new tools.
“We all want to create that aura and the air of excitement so the customer across all channels can say, ‘It is indeed my happy place we’ve got here,’” Dhriti Saha, COO of The Container Store, said at eTail Boston this week.
CoreWeave’s rise challenges Big Tech dominance: The startup is riding the AI wave thanks to a GPU stockpile and Nvidia funding. It still has to contend with tech giants’ wealth advantage.
The partnership brings the Llama 2 language model to billions of future smartphones. On-device AI could enable wider adoption and reduce cloud costs.
ChatGPT is getting better at medical diagnoses: And almost two-thirds of US adults would trust a diagnosis made by AI versus a human doctor. But there are caveats to their trust.
Nvidia earns “civilization’s most important company” title over stunning earrings report: It smashed Q2 earnings expectations, driven by its AI dominance. Consistently beating higher expectations will be a challenge.