Meta, Rabbit and Bee AI have Black Friday deals, but there's no must have AI gadget yet

Meta, Rabbit and Bee AI have Black Friday deals, but there's no must-have AI gadget yet

Meta, Rabbit and Bee AI are offering Black Friday deals for their devices that incorporate AI, but there aren't many other generative AI gadgets on the market.

Business - CNBC - 7 hours ago

Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees

Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligence

Business - Financial Times - November 4

A Year on, Intel’s Touted AI-chip Deals Have Fallen Short

Despite increased sales projections overall, the chipmaker did not sell as many of its Gaudi AI chips as its CEO hoped.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Black Friday Meta Quest 3S Deal Gives You $75 In Credit And A Batman Game

Meta Quest 3S $300 | Free $75 Gift Card at Amazon and ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

Several Of The Best Marvel Board Games Have Supersized Discounts For Black Friday

Marvel Champions: The Card Game $37.33 (was $80) with ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 19

Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI

Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Black Friday is a startling reminder of how many companies we have thoughtlessly given our email to | James Colley

It’s the result of a system designed to weaponise our brain chemistry against us – oh, we shouldn’t buy that, but what if we did?. I procrastinated starting this article. I was all set up and ...

World - The Guardian - 58 minutes ago

AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides

The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical information

Tech - ABC News - November 14

‘Have your bot speak to my bot’: can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life?

I tried out organisational software to help streamline my work and build a ‘second brain’. I never knew there were so many different ways to take notes…. Steven Johnson has a reputation as a ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

The Man Behind Amazon’s Robot Army Wants Everyone to Have an AI-Powered Helper

Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation—Proxie—could help other companies embrace more automation.

Tech - Wired - November 20

Apple may have an AI trick up its sleeve, says this VC investor

Apple has done research to run large language models with limited memory.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Drops To Lowest Price Yet For Black Friday

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Amazon-Exclusive Edition $40 (was ...

Tech - GameSpot - 6 days ago

Sony's PC Gaming Earbuds Get Biggest Discount Yet For Black Friday

Sony Inzone Buds - Wireless Noise-Canceling Gaming Earbuds $170 (was ...

Tech - GameSpot - 5 days ago

Meta sees AI spending accelerating as earnings top forecasts

Mark Zuckerberg cites the potential for ‘strong’ returns in coming years on heavy investments in new technology

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending

Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Even Mark Zuckerberg seems surprised by Meta's pace of spending on AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained on the earnings call how the speed of Meta's AI technology buildout led the company to lift guidance for capex.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Meta’s Llama Used to Develop AI Model for China’s Military

Researchers connected to the People’s Liberation Army created a chatbot model based on Meta’s Large-Language Model AI.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world

Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 2

China’s Baidu joins Meta in race to make AI-integrated smart glasses

Launch comes as Chinese internet groups jostle for dominance in hardware

Business - Financial Times - November 13

Meta ‘hackathon’ devises ways to use AI system in UK public services

Meta asked over 200 programmers in Europe to devise ways of using Llama AI system. Meta’s push to deploy its artificial intelligence system inside Britain’s public sector took a step forward on ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Meta Poaches Salesforce Exec to Build AI Business Tools

The goal of the newly formed team at Meta ‘is to make cutting-edge AI accessible to every business.’

Business - Inc. - November 20

Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta to develop custom African-language AI models

Orange is working with OpenAI and Meta to build custom AI models that can understand West African languages not understood by most conversational systems.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

The best early Black Friday deals at Best Buy

Best Buy is already offering tons of sales on TVs, headphones, tablets and speakers. Shop brands like Apple, Samsung, Hisense, Nintendo and more.

The Best Deals In Target's Black Friday Sale

Target’s Black Friday sale is now live, bringing massive price cuts to video games, arcade cabinets, Lego sets, and more. Whether you want to buy a new game for yourself or are shopping for ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

The Best Travel Deals for Black Friday and Travel Tuesday

Our Frugal Traveler columnist waded through the sales, and found some of the best bargains she’s seen in years.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Best Black Friday Outdoor Deals (2024)

Our favorite tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, and other outdoor gear are on sale now.

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

Black Friday shoppers warned to be wary of deals

Nine out of 10 Black Friday offers are cheaper or the same price at other times of the year, Which? finds.

The best early Walmart Black Friday deals

Shop Walmart's early Black Friday 2024 deals with sales on products from Apple, Keurig, Shark and more.

19 Early Walmart Black Friday Deals

You don't have to wait for the official sales to begin in order to score early Walmart Black Friday deals.

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

The must-have gift of the season may be a 'dupe'

Nearly 80% of shoppers said they would buy a dupe as a gift for their loved ones for the holidays, according to a recent report.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility that they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Humans must adapt to AI’s fundamental changes to the labor market and the future of learning

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: When AI is discussed in the media, one of the most popular topics is how it could result in the loss of millions of jobs, as AI will be able to automate the routine tasks of ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 19

All Blacks games always have 'that edge' - Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Friday night's showdown with New Zealand will be a typically intense affair.

Black Friday 2024: Tips for Finding the Best Deals From Home

The biggest retail event of the year has grown into an entire month of sales that ebb and flow. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Tech - Wired - November 1

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