Amazon Prime U.S. memberships may have fallen for the first time ever last year—at least according to one estimate—leaving its rival Walmart ready to lure over disgruntled shoppers. Yesterday, the retail giant unveiled a polished overhaul of its website and app to make them more engaging and personalized. Both appear to borrow heavily from Amazon. They feature a checkerboard of eye-grabbing photos, plus catchier names for categories, deals, and seasonal promotions—&#
Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates responded to calls made last week to pause the development of artificial intelligence, saying it would not “solve the challenges ahead,” in an interview with Reuters.
Last Tuesday, the Future of Life Institute published an open letter calling for a six-month pause on training AI systems “more powerful” than OpenAI’s leading GPT-4 service, which can carry human-like conversations. The letter was si
It was bound to happen eventually. The widespread layoffs sweeping across the tech industry are finally hitting Apple. According to a report from Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter, Apple will eliminate roles in its corporate retail teams. To be clear, these are not retail employee roles, such as those who work in Apple retail stores. Rather they are corporate jobs at Apple whose roles involve overseeing Apple retail workers of some kind.
Specifically, Bloomberg r
Travel booking giant Expedia is integrating ChatGPT into its app as a beta test starting Tuesday to see how users interact with the ability to use generative AI when it comes to planning trips.
The chatbot, available in English on iOS, can give advice on where to go, where to stay, what to see, and what to do. The tool will also save any hotels discussed during the conversation in the app to remind bookers what was addressed.
“We view this as a really interesting ca
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While I’ve been intrigued by cloud gaming services ever since the launch of OnLive in 2010, I’ve never had much luck using them.
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Not so anymore. Online dating is so mainstream that you’re an outlier if you haven’t met your partner on Tinder, Grindr, or Hinge.
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As some industry leaders call for a “pause” on AI developments, many companies are going forward full-speed ahead, implementing new AI tech into existing products and services.
That includes TurboTax, one of the largest tax-preparation service providers in the country. TurboTax is experimenting with a new AI-driven “express lane,” which allows some customers to file their tax returns in as little as 10 minutes. TurboTax’s parent company, Intuit
Tinder is pushing forward with its $500-per-month subscription offering, tentatively called “Tinder Vault.”
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Kallie Davis and Jenna Wood are the self-proclaimed queens of Target. Their TikTok, Best Of Target, started as a pandemic project in April of 2020, before Bullseye even had an account. “We both naturally love Target.” says Davis, who is in her early twenties. “The brand is something that we always had a passion for. I mean, on a Friday night, I would love to go walking in Target with my husband or even by myself. It’s kind of like therapy to shop there.”