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Survey Finds Generative AI Proving Major Threat to The Work of Translators
[Consumer]
2024/04/25 09:04
While AI tools have been used by some translators to support their work, three-quarters of those surveyed believe the emerging technology will negatively impact their future incomeMore than a third of translators have lost work due to generative AI, a survey by the Society of Authors (SoA) has found. More than four in 10 translators said that their income has decreased because of generative AI,...
With Easel, ex-Snap Researchers are Building The Next-Generation Bitmoji Thanks to AI
[Business]
2024/04/25 09:03
Easel is a new startup that sits at the intersection of the generative AI and social trends, founded by two former employees at Snap. The company has been working on an app that lets you create images of yourself and your friends doing cool things directly from your favorite iMessage conversations.There’s a reason why I mentioned that the co-founders previously worked at Snap before founding E...
(PDF) Capgemini - Generative AI and The Evolving Role of Marketing : A CMO’s Playbook
[Business]
2024/04/24 09:10
Building on our initial report in the CMO playbook series, we release this second installment in the Capgemini Research Institute’s CMO playbook series, Generative AI and the evolving role of marketing: A CMO’s playbook.This edition delves into the unprecedented growth and the myriad opportunities that generative AI brings to the field of marketing.In a remarkably short time, generative AI ha...
(Video) AI Scientists Create Humanoid Robot That 'Thinks' Its Way Through Tasks - MenteeBot
[Product]
2024/04/24 09:09
The MenteeBot prototype responds to voice commands and can pick up and carry a range of objects to complete household tasks using real-time 'cognitive maps.'Tech startup Mentee Robotics has unveiled a prototype of its flagship robot that can listen to voice commands to complete a range of different tasks.The MenteeBot uses large language AI models (LLMs) to "think" through tasks from start to f...
Adidas Found Its Next Samba. Watch Out, Nike.
[Business]
2024/04/24 09:08
The company is following its well-worn playbook. But it shouldn’t become over-reliant on one signature style.Adidas AG is Samba-ing all the way to the top.The popularity of its retro sneakers, as well as its Gazelle, Campus and Handball Spezial shoes, was the main driver of last week’s upgrade to forecasts for full-year operating profit to about €700 million ($745.4 million) from €500 milli...
Is This The Future of Coffee ? Kaffa Roastery Releases AI-Conic Blend
[Product]
2024/04/24 09:07
The Finnish roaster collaborated with AI consultancy startup Elev to create an unusual combo of four beans.I am really into (my friends might say somewhat obsessed with) coffee. Not just for the hits of caffeine that fuel our productivity-enthralled capitalist society, but also for the taste, as well as different styles of brewing (although my Swedish roots make me partial to a pour-over). Sadl...
Luxury Labels Hit by Soaring Number of Chinese Returning Goods
[Business]
2024/04/24 09:06
Some brands’ rates well above luxury industry’s normal level. Worrying sign consumer demand still weakening in mainland.During China’s biggest online shopping festival last November, orders poured in for upscale labels on the mainland’s dominant luxury e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall.But within days, brands including Burberry Group Plc and Cie Financiere Richemont S...
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses have Multimodal AI Now
[Product]
2024/04/24 09:05
It can be handy, confidently wrong, and just plain finicky — but smart glasses are a much more comfortable form factor for this tech.When the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses launched last fall, they were a pretty neat content capture tool and a surprisingly solid pair of headphones. But they were missing a key feature: multimodal AI. Basically, the ability for an AI assistant to process multiple ty...
E-Books Still No Match for Printed Books
[Consumer]
2024/04/24 09:04
Happy World Book Day! While UNESCO's General Conference probably thought of ink on paper when it first celebrated the event in 1995, some 21st century book lovers have moved onto enjoying the pastime in the electronic form. In the following chart, we compare just how popular e-books are versus those in print.According to data from Statista’s Market Insights: Media & Advertising, e-book pen...
