Spotify has purged tens of thousands of AI-generated songs as platforms struggle with where AI fits in with artistic creativity. According to Ars Technica, Spotify confirmed it purged roughly 7% of tracks uploaded by Boomy. Boomy is a service that allows users to create AI-generated tracks based on broad descriptions. Users can then upload the tracks […]

Amazon is continuing its streamlining efforts, killing off its Halo health division, according to a new report. The Verge has learned, via an internal email, that Amazon is shuttering Halo, citing “significant headwinds.” “We have made the difficult decision to wind down the Halo program, which will result in role reductions,” Melissa Cha, Amazon’s VP of […]

Hikvision is under fire for allegedly aiding Beijing in conducting espionage, a claim the company is adamantly denying. Hikvision is a Chinese company that is extensively involved in creating and rolling out China’s domestic surveillance program. The company is also partially state-owned, with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, another state-owned entity, being its biggest shareholder. […]

Tesla has announced the site of its next megafactory, tweeting that it will be in Shanghai. Tesla hit new records for both production and delivery in Q4 2022, coming in at 440,808 and 422,875 vehicles respectively. With China being the biggest EV market in the world, it’s not surprising that Tesla is intent on increasing its […]

Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit in New York City over not disclosing its use of facial recognition in its Go stores. NYC is the only major city in the US that requires businesses to disclose when they are using facial recognition, according to CNBC. Amazon’s Go stores achieve their cashier-less by using a plethora of […]

“When I look at the conversational space I think it’s going to have as much impact as ecommerce or search or social,” says LivePerson CEO Rob Locascio. “The conversational space is going to be just as big. I think you’ll see one day that there will be a trillion dollar company in this space and I want […]

‘Near me’ searches continue to grow, but the tactic of optimizing for these terms can now do more harm than good for local search rankings. A recent Think With Google article suggests that optimizing for “near me” searches will pay out a bonanza in extra good rankings and qualified referral traffic. “Near me” has been […]

Nvidia’s latest GeForce driver is the culprit in CPU spikes users have been experiencing after playing 3D games. Users began experiencing issues after the February 28th update that brought version 531.18 of the driver. In a company forum post, a member of Nvidia’s staff acknowledged the issue in the release notes: Higher CPU usage from NVIDIA […]

While technologies to enable curbside pick-up have been around for years, local business require solutions that work without IT support and infrastructure. As many states are beginning to ease their COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, local businesses that rely on in-person or consumer touchpoints are investing in strategies to enable consumers to pick up goods curbside. While […]

“It’s really about customer experience,” says Nirosha Methananda, VP of Marketing at Bombora. “I think that is something fundamental to marketing. I feel like we have gone down this path of almost over automating and having to constantly pounce on people without necessarily being conscious and mindful of what their experience is on the other end. […]