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ChatGPT Is the Most Tried AI Tool and Users Stick to It
[Consumer]
2023/05/17 09:05
Ever since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI tools have been all the rage. While there have been AI-powered tools before OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public, none of them gained as much public attention and hype. Word of ChatGPT’s capabilities spread like wildfire online and within days, more than a million people had registered to use it.ChatGPT was the first generative AI tool to...
Gen Z Audiences Heavy Users of Mobile Devices While Watching TV
[Consumer]
2023/05/17 09:03
65% don’t have a pay TV subscription; eight of ten watch TV via streaming, according to Samba TV.New research from Samba TV highlights the importance of streaming media, mobile phones and social media for marketers trying to reach the elusive “streaming first” generation of adults aged 18-26 who are often referred to as Gen Z. Samba TV’s analysis indicates that streaming platforms are the g...
This Floating Home May be The Future of Housing
[Design]
2023/05/17 09:03
The structure, which was created by students in Switzerland, is solar-powered and was designed to float in the ocean.As the world’s population rises and the climate crisis worsens, secure and affordable housing becomes increasingly difficult to find. Solving this problem was the prompt given to a group of children ages 6 to 18.Students at a Swiss private school designed a floating habitat, the...
(Patent) Apple Invents an Odd Physical Control Device That Sits Atop a Touch Display
[Tech]
2023/05/16 09:10
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to physical control devices for use with an electronic device having a touch sensor panel and/or touch screen. Apple notes that there are times when a user would prefer not to interact directly with a public touchscreen for hygienic reasons or is required to provide a fingerprint for ID purposes but don'...
(PDF) BCG - What’s Missing from Your AI Transformation Is a Transformer
[Business]
2023/05/16 09:09
Are incumbent companies getting the most out of the AI revolution? Not yet. In a recent analysis, we found that the AI adoption experience among incumbents has been uneven. Now more than ever, organizations are looking to AI technology to solve their unique business challenges and are seeking external tech partners to source AI solutions. But it is no simple matter for incumbents to go beyond o...
Harvard - AI Predicts Future Pancreatic Cancer
[Tech]
2023/05/16 09:08
AI algorithms can screen for pancreatic cancer and predict whether patients will develop the disease up to three years before a human doctor can make the same diagnosis, according to research published in Nature on Monday.An AI tool identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before actual diagnosis.The findings point to the promise of AI for mass screening to...
Everseen Raises Over $70M for AI Tech to Spot Potential Retail Theft
[Investing]
2023/05/16 09:07
In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find a way to help retailers minimize “shrinkage,” or where a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded inventory. He settled on computer vision as the solution to the problem, and founded a company, Everseen, to commercialize the technology.Everseen — which uses computer visi...
Where Major Social Media Platforms Are Spending Their Ad Budgets
[Business]
2023/05/16 09:06
YouTube increases traditional spend, while Pinterest looks to the silver screen. TikTok is backing away from paid social, and Twitter is experimenting with out-of-home as the pandemic subsides.Learn to partner with creators and build customer trust with authenticity. Join leaders from TikTok, the NBA and more at Social Media Week, May 16–18. Register now.By now, creators and the general public...
62% of Chinese Luxury Shoppers Are Buying At Home Vs. In European Capitals
[Consumer]
2023/05/16 09:05
The days of buying in bulk in Europe are over. Last month, more than half of luxury purchases by Chinese shoppers took place locally. The three-year-long pandemic saw Chinese nationals repatriating their luxury consumption, and now it seems there is no going back.Even with international borders reopened, local shoppers are choosing to splurge at home. According to sales compiled by alternative...
