Your Pizza Guy Is Now AI
You’ve probably encountered AI-powered customer service chatbots. Now say hello to AI salespeople.
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Hurricanes Got Their Guy In Rantanen, Now Comes The Big Challenge: Re-Signing Him
The Carolina Hurricanes pulled off a blockbuster trade acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. But now comes the big challenge of re-signing the star forward.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Now gen AI has stopped telling us to glue cheese to pizza, it’s bland as a margherita | Tim Adams
Despite fewer silly glitches, you now get an executive summary of the world, with all interesting complications removed. I often find myself thinking of a sentence by the American novelist ...The Guardian - 5d -
Tech is now betting on AI ‘agents.’ Will they boost stocks or take your job?
Software companies like Salesforce are marketing their newest generative artificial-intelligence products as “agents” and “digital labor” — but analysts doubt agentic AI’s ability to take jobs or ...MarketWatch - Jan. 21 -
'Sling the rock and trust your guys': How Riley Leonard made himself an Irish legend despite Notre Dame's title game loss
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Would you let AI choose your outfits?
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Guy Pearce: ‘My ex-wife was the greatest love of my life, but I’ve moved on now’
The actor on his fear of confrontation, his love of mixed martial arts, and what is getting in the way of his sex life. Born in Cambridgeshire, Guy Pearce, 57, grew up in Australia and was in ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
You can now fine-tune your own version of AI image maker Flux with just 5 images
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A Nvidia AI Supercomputer Could Be Yours for Just $3,000
The machine, set to come out in May, is called Project Digits. It packs a petaflop of computing power.Inc. - Jan. 7 -
Robot Vacuums Are Now the Tiny Butlers of Your Dreams
This year’s crop of robot vacuums can climb stairs and pick up dirty socks that are in their way. Soon they will be able to play with your cat. Good luck to us all.Wired - Jan. 6
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