Day: February 1, 2024
Apple’s First Annual Revenue Increase in a Year Signals Positive Growth
Apple has faced difficulties to start the year. Patent lawsuits have affected the Apple Watch, the App Store has come under scrutiny from developers, and the iPhone has encountered increased competition in China. Additionally, the company was recently overtaken by Microsoft as the most valuable public company in the world. However, Apple displayed its business […]
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Meta’s Profits Triple and Company Declares Inaugural Dividend
Meta saw a 25 percent increase in revenue for the last quarter, with profits more than tripling. This was largely due to the success of its ads business despite a challenging period marked by layoffs and a sluggish digital advertising market. The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, also announced its first-ever […]
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Amazon’s Entrance into the Chatbot Arena: Introducing a New Shopping Tool
On Thursday, Amazon introduced Rufus, an A.I. personal shopping assistant accessible through the mobile app search bar. The tool provides conversational answers to product questions and will be released to a small number of customers initially, with plans for a wider release in the near future. This move comes as Amazon works to catch up […]
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The Future is Flexible: A Unique Shape-Shifting Plastic
The University of Chicago has created a new plastic that could revolutionize space travel. This plastic can be easily molded into different objects and retain its shape at room temperature. The plastic is also designed to be recyclable, which makes it sustainable. However, there are still some limitations to the plastic and it has not […]
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The Mystery of TikTok’s Missing Universal Music Catalog
Universal’s concerns reflect urgent music business challenges artists’ need to make a decent living, modern licensing contracts, and the role of artificial intelligence. Music companies are adjusting to the reality that music fans’ attention is not solely on streaming outlets like Spotify or Apple Music, but also on social platforms like TikTok. TikTok’s issue involves […]
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Breaking Up with Your Smartphone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Quitting
Fabuwood, a kitchen cabinet manufacturer in Newark, implemented a policy last May that prohibits the use of phones during meetings. They have installed “device shelves” outside their six conference rooms, and 80 employees have opted for flip phones that the company offers to cover. Despite initial criticism, employees have found that meetings are now more […]
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The Future of Banking and Tech: How Generative A.I. Will Make its Biggest Impact, According to a Report
An emerging class of A.I. poses a threat to established notions of technology. For a long time, there has been concern about automation leading to job loss in areas like warehousing and fast food. Recent research has revealed that generative A.I., such as that used in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will have a larger impact on high-paying […]
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European Developers React to Apple’s New App Store Strategy
Apple has been instructed by European regulators to open up its devices to competing app stores and payment alternatives after 15 years of dictating how apps are distributed on iPhones. The new law aims to give consumers and developers more choice, but app makers argue that Apple’s response to the law is a false choice. […]
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AI-Powered Search Engine: The Replacement for Google That I’ve Found
Throughout my life, I’ve turned to Google whenever I needed information or searched for something online. But now, I’ve found a new, A.I.-powered search engine called Perplexity. The search engine, which is only a year old and founded by A.I. research experts, has gained massive popularity and investment. It recently announced a $74 million funding […]
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The Rise of AI-driven Product Placement in the Digital Age
Advertisers turn to A.I. to mobilize product placements H-o-l-y m-o-l-y, p-r-o-d-u-c-t p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t! This ancient advertising ruse now has an A.I. twist. New tech acts as a seamless way to drop virtual versions of real-world sodas or shampoos into the settings of videos on YouTube and TikTok. More creators and advertisers are grabbing this opportunity to […]
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