How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant

Yelp found that when it first launched a GPT-4o-powered AI chatbot, usage rates dropped. But training it to sound like a human changed that.Read More
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Business school teaching case study: How can Ørsted overcome its US challenges?
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Why Workday’s CEO Made a Tough Layoff Decision to Invest in AI
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Google Says Its New AI Mode Will Help You Find Better, Deeper Information
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The Rivals of Amziah King review – Matthew McConaughey returns with unwieldy misstep
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iPhone 16e review: Apple’s cheapest new phone
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How Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform
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OpenAI unveils Responses API, open source Agents SDK, letting developers build their own Deep Research and Operator
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Chain-of-experts (CoE): A lower-cost LLM framework that increases efficiency and accuracy
Chain-of-experts chains LLM experts in a sequence, outperforming mixture-of-experts (MoE) with lower memory and compute costs.VentureBeat - 1d -
How NWSL, its players plan to thrive without college drafts
The NWSL has broken out of the American mold and gotten rid of all drafts -- no college draft, no expansion draft, nothing. How will that work?ESPN - 2d -
AI frenzy leads US venture capital to biggest splurge in three years
Investor excitement over fast-developing technology has seen a flurry of massive funding rounds this yearFinancial Times - 2d -
Welevel raises $5.7M to revolutionize procedural game development
Indie game development studio Welevel today announced that it raised $5.7 million in funding to transform procedural game development.VentureBeat - 5d -
Anthropic’s stealth enterprise coup: How Claude 3.7 is becoming the coding agent of choice
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Formula 1 driver Lando Norris reveals his racing strategy ahead of 2025 championship
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Apple Paused a Big Update to Siri and Fessed Up to Its Woes. It’s a Lesson for All Innovators
Apple lags behind its peers in releasing more sophisticated AI. The tech giant just admitted it’s proving a harder nut to crack than first expected.Inc. - 10h -
Could a dating app for games help smaller developers?
Ludocene is taking a cue from Tinder in an attempt to address a big problem for smaller developers.BBC News - 15h -
What kind of jobs will be impacted by AI?
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From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China
China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.BBC News - 1d -
U.S. to restart intelligence sharing and security assistance to Ukraine
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Stocks Fall Further on Trump’s Latest Tariff Talk
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14 Best Soundbars We've Tested and Reviewed (2025): Sonos, Sony, Bose
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HUD rejects Asheville's Helene recovery plan because of its DEI targets
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected Hurricane Helene repair efforts in Asheville, N.C., because the city’s proposed recovery plan features a diversity, equity and ...The Hill - 3h -
Singapore's population is aging fast. It hopes AI can help manage its elderly care
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How canned water brand Liquid Death made its mark
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Stephen Curry joins alma mater Davidson as assistant GM for basketball
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Holland review – twisty Nicole Kidman thriller is a disappointing mess
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S&P 500 gets closer to correction territory Tuesday as investors grapple with Trump tariff fears
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