Say what you will about generative AI. But it’s commoditizing — or, at least, it appears to be. In early August, both Google and OpenAI slashed prices on their budget-friendliest text-generating models. Google reduced the input price for Gemini 1.5 Flash (the cost to have the model process text) by 78% and the output price (the cost to have the model generate text) by 71%. OpenAI, meanwhile, decreased the input price for GPT-4o by half and the output price by a third.

This Week in AI: AI is rapidly being commoditized

There's no doubt that Apple would be ecstatic to find the next big thing in consumer tech. What that entails remains to be seen. It won't be an iCar, after Apple abandoned its self-driving car project, and the Vision Pro hasn't exactly taken the market by storm. That said, Apple is apparently looking at how to leverage robotics and it already has some ideas.

Apple Wants To Build AI Robots With Personalities To Solve First World Problems

These companies are on growth paths that could deliver major gains in the coming years. If you follow tech or stock market news even slightly, you're probably growing tired of reading about artificial intelligence (AI). The technology has been featured in countless headlines since the start of 2023, after the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. The advanced chatbot reignited interest in AI, highlighted its potential to improve many industries, and motivated companies across tech to pivot their business toward the budding market.

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This all-important metric is likely to signal that the euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to fade.

Prediction: On Aug. 28, This Figure From Nvidia Will Confirm an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bubble That's in the Early Stages of Bursting

Automation-boosting virtual traders, stock screeners, and personal robotic advisors are no longer intriguing marvels of sci-fi romanticism. Instead, they will likely bless all investors and fund managers in the coming years. In the past, Accenture’s banking technology vision 2017 report featured that more than 76% of bankers expected AI adoption across the banking, financial services, and insurance industry (BFSI). Fast-forward to November 2023: ChatGPT augmented AI’s potential to enhance financial decision-making via an easy-to-interact, conversational graphical user interface (GUI).

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Investment Research

Amazon is planning a major update for its voice assistant, Alexa, with the introduction of Alexa Plus this October. Internal documents viewed by The Washington Post indicate that the upgraded assistant will target growing competition from other tech company AI services. Subscription Model and Pricing. The revamped Alexa, known as...

Amazon Readies Alexa Plus with Enhanced AI Voice Assistant Capabilities

Wyze is making it easier to find out which of your cats knocked over your planter while you were gone. It’s testing a new AI search feature for Cam Unlimited subscribers that lets you search through footage using keywords, rather than scrolling through all recorded events, as spotted by GeekWire.

Wyze’s AI can now search your camera footage so you don’t have to

After announcing seven years of OS updates for its Galaxy S24 smartphones earlier this year, Samsung is doing the same for its TVs. If you have a Samsung TV from 2023 or later, the company will provide seven years of free updates for its Tizen OS, Business Korea reports. The updates will first be available for the AI-integrated TVs that launched in March 2024 and some TVs released in 2023. Samsung hasn't announced a list of models or a rollout schedule yet.

Samsung Smart TVs to Get 7 Years of OS Updates

Immersive technology, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), is revolutionizing product development in the modern market. These technologies are enabling businesses to create, test, and bring products to market more efficiently and effectively. This article explores the various aspects of immersive tech in product development, including its applications in design, benefits to market entry, key technologies, challenges, and future trends.

Immersive Tech for Product Development in the Modern Market

Meta is working on a smaller mixed-reality device that looks like a large pair of glasses, according to a report from The Information. The glasses, reportedly codenamed Puffin, may not arrive until 2027 — if the project comes to fruition at all. Sources tell The Information that the glasses...

Meta is working on mixed-reality glasses, but they’re probably years away

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Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, plans to integrate AI into its workflow, allowing it to get things done faster and easier with fewer employees.

"Our chatbots perform the tasks of 700 people" with better customer ratings: AI takes center stage as a Swedish fintech shrinks its workforce by half

Apple is preparing to launch what will be the first iPhone to lean explicitly into artificial intelligence. The company announced an event, scheduled for 9 September, during which it is rumoured to be launching the iPhone 16 alongside new Watches and AirPods. Other devices, such as an updated iPad Mini, may also be shown off in the live-streamed event.

iPhone 16 event: Apple prepares to launch its AI-first phone

If you're looking to upgrade your home entertainment setup with a large screen but have limitations where a television simply won't work, there are several new options you'll want to pay attention to. Samsung has announced the addition of two new ultra short throw projectors to its lineup – the...

Samsung's new projectors bring a 130-inch display into your home - no big TV needed

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Chinese food is one of my favorites! Sometimes, all I want is a heaping bowl of beef broccoli and rice. Don't let the ingredient list scare you, it's quite simple to make, the most time consuming part is ingredient preparation. Sometimes, I will get the ingredients together the day prior or combine the parts that I can ahead of time so this meal preps in a snap! Here's what you'll need for 6 servings:

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When I studied Anthropology in college, I learned that teeth have been indicators of economic status just about forever. Archaeologists look at the teeth in ancient skeletons and know who the rich were based on their tooth decay. During the Renaissance period, it became fashionable for women to blacken their teeth to look like they were better off than they were, because the royals and aristocrats, who could afford sugar and sweets, had more rotten and missing teeth than the poor.

Opinion: Stop Stereotyping Bad Teeth as a Sign of Drug Addiction

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Cats have a knack of waking you up a little before you're ready to get up, sometimes more than a little before. They're worth it though. Here are five local Kansas City cats who would love to wake you up each morning. Already have a cat that wakes you up? Get yourself a back-up alarm.

Five cats that will replace your alarm clock

Retroid has lifted the lid on another of its forthcoming retro gaming handhelds. For context, the dust has barely settled on the announcement of the Pocket Mini. While the company officially unveiled the device less than a week ago, it then outlined six colour options that it subsequently overhauled due to community feedback and teased the inclusion of a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

Retroid Pocket 5: New retro gaming handheld now official following Retroid Pocket Mini announcement

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The current era of AI has produced plenty of impressive products but it's hard to point to any AI-centered hardware that can match the popularity of software like ChatGPT despite occasional spikes in hype around one device or another. The new NotePin wearable from Plaud.ai seeks to fill that void by acting as a "memory capsule" to record, transcribe, and summarize your conversations and private monologues. At $169, the NotePin does at least offer some flexibility in how it adorns your body. As seen in the image above, it's not only a pin or clipped onto your jacket but can be...

A new AI wearable to supplement your memory is happy to tread where other AI hardware failed

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	Unitree Robotics has grown by leaps and bounds since 2016. BMW Is Experimenting With Humanoid Robots to Speed Up Production




	So much so that the Chinese startup’s G1 humanoid robot has just been updated into a mass-production version, New Atlas reported on Monday. That means the droid has received stronger performance and an even better appearance, according to the company, plus it adheres more to mass-production guidelines.




	The G1 model debuted just a few months ago, and already the Unitree team has treated it to some significant upgrades. The basic specs remain largely the same, though: The G1 measures in at 4.33...

This Humanoid Robot Can Talk and Dance, and It’s Ready to Come Live With You

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The tech-savvy generation is losing their touch.

Gen Z’s typing proficiency is reportedly dwindling as young people adapt to touch screens, with keyboarding falling to the wayside — just like writing in cursive.

The Wall Street Journal reported that some high schoolers are more adept at typing on their iPads — with one 18-year-old writing an 8-page paper on one such device — or smartphones, rather than a traditional keyboard. 



In fact, many Zoomers still have to watch their fingers while typing to ensure they hit the right keys because they claim to have never learned to type in grade school, just like Billie...

Gen Z doesn’t know how to use a keyboard — and using their phones to write school papers

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AI-Enhanced Next-Gen Smart Glasses Could Revolutionize Wearables

When a healthcare organization faces a cyberattack, real lives are on the line. Join Rubrik’s Healthcare Summit on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. PT to ensure...

AI-Enhanced Next-Gen Smart Glasses Could Revolutionize Wearables

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