Airbnb is planning to embed artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its operations to transform guest and homeowner experiences, enabling a “concierge in your pocket,” according to its chief business officer. AI is an “incredibly high priority,” said Airbnb’s Dave Stephenson, at the Human[x] conference in Las...
A Silicon Valley startup founded by professors from Stanford, UCLA and Cornell has created a new type of large language model that they say is faster, cheaper and higher quality than existing models. Inception Labs developed diffusion large language models that use a technique normally...
The AI world is hitting our wallets with prices that might make even Wall Street veterans do a double take. While banks have long charged hefty fees for premium services, artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now joining the high-price club with some truly jaw-dropping figures....
In 2011, Apple debuted Siri, the world’s first digital assistant embedded in a smartphone. It was revolutionary in its functionality and technology. For the first time, users could talk to their smartphone, and Siri was built using machine learning, which was state of the art...
March 07, 2025
In 2011, Apple debuted Siri, the world’s first digital assistant embedded in a smartphone. It was revolutionary in its functionality and technology. For the first time, users could talk to their smartphone, and Siri was built using machine learning, which was state of the art at the time, Luc Julia, a co-designer of the original […]
January 24, 2025
The payments industry is increasingly defined by speed, security and precision, and generative artificial intelligence promises to transform every facet of financial services. Yet, as Lisa McFarland, executive vice president...
January 16, 2025
Artificial intelligence’s business utility is no longer the realm of futuristic speculation, particularly across online retail. “AI has moved from being a hypothetical idea to solving pragmatic problems,” Alex Hase,...
January 15, 2025
Optimization plays a central role in business growth, whether it’s through adopting new technologies, rethinking operational workflows or introducing innovative products and services. Amid all the technologies out there today,...
March 17, 2025
A growing number of consumers are finding their way to U.S. retail websites by clicking on links in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chat interfaces, Adobe Analytics said Monday (March 17). “While generative AI traffic remains modest compared to other channels, such as paid search or email, its growth has been notable — doubling every two […]
March 07, 2025
Microsoft is reportedly testing artificial intelligence (AI) models from other companies that could replace OpenAI’s models in Copilot. The tech giant is also training models that could compete directly with OpenAI’s, both for...
February 27, 2025
Chinese tech giant Tencent said its new artificial intelligence model is faster than that of DeepSeek. The company’s Hunyuan Turbo S AI model was built to respond as instantly as...
February 26, 2025
DeepSeek is reportedly offering off-peak hour discounts to ease demand on its services. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Feb. 26), those discounts could reach as high as 75% for users...
