The winners and losers in tech’s AI-powered ad race
Artificial intelligence has been a shot in the arm for digital advertising. Meta and Alphabet both reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the strength in digital ad spend was notable. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the earnings call that AI helped imbue “greater efficiency and gains across our ad system,”…
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Elon Musk’s xAI is building a “purely AI software company called Macrohard.” He wrote on X, “It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!” Since software companies don’t build physical hardware, he wrote — name-checking Microsoft as an example — he wants to fully automate such a company using AI. The Verge found…
Meta Says ‘Big Wearable’ News Is Coming, but There’s Only One Thing I Want to Know
Meta has been on a pretty serious campaign to prove it’s at the cutting edge of consumer tech, and AI isn’t the only target on the board. AR/XR has also clearly been a priority if the last few weeks are any indication (see this paper in Nature about its wristband tech and drips on groundbreaking…
Not today, AI: Despite corporate hype, few signs that the tech is taking jobs — yet
The job market has begun looking shakier. How much is artificial intelligence to blame? Not a whole lot. At least not yet. A review of employment surveys, interviews with labor market analysts and recent company earnings reports shows little evidence, so far, that would support assertions of a widespread economic impact from AI’s growing usage….
Starbucks opens in Marshall, cutting wait times with new tech
A well-known coffee chain has opened a new location in Clark County. A well-known coffee chain has opened a new location in Clark County. The new Starbucks in Marshall has been under construction since last fall. Store Manager Kent Horstmen said the community has been looking forward to its opening. This location…
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Are you a client? Sign in to view the full news archive. Posted by: UKHotViews Editor at 07:00 OneAdvanced has acquired the assets of In Practice Systems (INPS) relating to its Vision general practice (GP) IT system from its French owner Cegedim. The deal, which follows last year’s announcement that…
China unveils cutting-edge technology that could revolutionize how nations tackle air pollution: ‘Has taken the lead’
Chinese researchers believe their latest technological breakthrough could help reduce the way countries battle fine particulate matter pollution. The Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau has unveiled a new method of analyzing this microscopic source of pollution, China Daily reported. Known as PM2.5, these airborne particles are no larger than 2.5 micrometers. To get an…
Will Trump’s GENIUS bill pay off?
Amid all the noise about Epstein and ankles late last week, Donald Trump quietly started a revolution within the global monetary and payments system. The announcement didn’t go entirely unnoticed, but with the anger and fury bubbling through American society right now, it didn’t quite get the exposure it deserved. It’s called the “Guiding and…
California Partners with Tech Giants to Boost AI Workforce
The partnerships aim to prepare students from high schools to California State Universities for careers in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has signed agreements with major technology companies Google, Adobe, IBM, and Microsoft to provide advanced AI training to students across the state. The partnerships aim to prepare…
Trump-backed World Liberty proposes $1.5bn crypto holder, Bloomberg News reports
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by Donald Trump and the US president’s family, is sounding out investors for a $1.5bn fundraising round meant to set up a public company that will hold its WLFI tokens, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The structure of the deal is yet to be finalized, the report said,…
