What themes will be seen in the retail tech space over the next year, according to the 2025 National Retail Federation’s Big Show? By Glynn Davis Published: 07 Feb 2025 Senior retailers and technology providers from around the world converged on New York City for Retail’s Big Show, organised by the National Retail Federation (NRF)
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February 7, 2025 2:00 AM Semiconductor Industry Association and WSTS chip data. Image Credit: SIA/WSTS Global semiconductor chip sales rose 19.1% to $627.6 billion in 2024 and growth is expected to grow double-digit percentages in 2025, according to a report by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The SIA said the 2024 numbers hit a new
Graphic: Images: Tomohiro Ohsumi, Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg, STR/AFP, Michael M. Santiago Chinese AI startup DeepSeek continues to be the talk of Wall Street and Silicon Valley, with JPMorgan analysts saying U.S. firms such as Nvidia ( NVDA ), Meta ( META ), and Google parent Alphabet stand to benefit from its demonstration of potentially cheaper AI
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Long admired for its progressive policies and open economy, the Netherlands is making an aggressive play to become Europe’s next tech powerhouse. By blending AI with sustainability and a strong ethical framework, the country attracted $2.5bn in tech investments in 2024 alone — a 39% surge from the previous year. With a government-backed push for
February 7, 2025 1:00 AM Predator Helios Neo 16 AI laptop from Acer. Image Credit: Acer Acer unveiled two new Predator gaming laptops today at the Intel Extreme Masters esports event in Katowice, Poland. Earlier this week, Acer revealed a partnership with ESL FaceIt Group to provide Predator products at Counter-Strike gaming competitions. Acer’s Predator Helios
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For Lauderdale, Fla. – Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide, and hospitality in the Caribbean is no exception. At the most recent Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), industry experts shared insights into how AI is set to revolutionize the guest experience, streamline operations, and
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President Donald Trump is sending the country’s artificial intelligence policy back to the drawing board, scrapping Biden-era protections such as those against biased algorithms in a move that some say will let AI proliferate unchecked. A Trump executive order from January calls for a new AI action plan “free from ideological bias” to be developed within
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Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump declares China’s DeepSeek AI ‘wake-up call’ President Trump said DeepSeek, the Chinese startup behind a popular new artificial intelligence (AI) model, represented a “wake-up call” for American tech firms. © Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press “The release of DeepSeek…
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An Israeli study suggesting leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots suffer from mild cognitive decline has caused a kerfuffle in the field, as critics dismissed the conclusion as unreasonable because bots aren’t built to reason like the human brain is. Since his first term as President, Donald Trump has repeatedly bragged about how he “aced” a
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OpenAI co-founder John Schulman, who left AI startup Anthropic last week after a mere five months, is reportedly joining former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s secretive new startup, per Fortune. It’s not clear what Schulman’s role there will be. Fortune wasn’t able to learn that information, and Murati has been tight-lipped about the venture since she
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(Image credit: Getty Images) Google CEO Sundar Pichai is teasing that Gemini could one day feature advertisements. It tracks as Google is pretty crafty at inserting ads into most of its offerings You can already see hints of ads in AI overviews in Google Search Google’s Gemini AI might not have ads today, but let’s be real:
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(Image credit: Shutterstock) ‘AI godfather’ Yoshua Bengio warns that the AI race prioritizes speed over safety This risks unpredictable and dangerous consequences He urges global cooperation to enforce AI regulations before autonomous systems become difficult to control ‘AI godfather’ Yoshua Bengio helped create the foundations of the neural networks running all kinds of AI tools
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is pushing to rapidly develop “GSAi,” a custom generative AI chatbot for the US General Services Administration, according to two people familiar with the project. The plan is part of President Donald Trump’s AI-first agenda to modernize the federal government with advanced technology. One goal of the initiative
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February 6, 2025 4:38 PM Credit: GitHub Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Agentic AI is all the rage today across multiple sectors, including application development and coding. Today at long last, GitHub has joined the agentic AI party with the launch
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February 6, 2025 4:34 PM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hugging Face and Physical Intelligence have quietly launched Pi0 (Pi-Zero) this week, the first foundational model for robots that translates natural language commands directly into physical
A group of more than 100 organizations has published an open letter calling on the AI industry and regulators to mitigate the tech’s harmful environmental impacts just days before leading industry CEOs, heads of state, academics, and nonprofits descend on Paris for a major AI conference. The letter, which bears the signatures of prominent advocacy
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A 2,000-year-old Roman scroll, scorched beyond repair, has miraculously been unfurled with the help of X-ray scanning and artificial intelligence. The scroll, named PHerc. 172, is one piece to a larger puzzle — for years, researchers have pursued restoration of the Herculaneum papyri, a series of over 1,800 scrolls burned and carbonized during the eruption
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As Take-Two Interactive reported strong results for Q3 FY 2025 and readied investors for a blockbuster year that includes the release of Rockstar’s long anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6, Take-Two CEO and chairman Strauss Zelnick spoke to GamesIndustry.biz about the results and some of the biggest issues facing the industry in 2025. The interview below
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: Everyone’s coming up with new and innovative ways to work around the massive costs involved with training and creating new AI models. After DeepSeek’s impressive debut, which shook Silicon Valley, a group of researchers has developed an open
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On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to introduce ChatGPT to California State University’s 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty members across 23 campuses, reports Reuters. The education-focused version of the AI assistant will aim to provide students with personalized tutoring and study guides, while faculty will be able to use it for administrative work. “It is critical
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February 6, 2025 12:09 PM Credit: VentureBeat made with Midjourney Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More While the AI market has in recent days seemed to collapse around DeepSeek and OpenAI, there are of course many other teams of brilliant engineers fielding
Meta’s announced some new updates for its AI-powered Advantage+ ad campaigns, which, at best, aim to take all, or most of the campaign targeting decisions out of your hands. Meta’s AI system is trained on actual ad results across its platforms and Advantage+ has proven to be a good way to get promotions in front
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Snap has announced its latest feature update for Snapchat+ subscribers, including new generative artificial intelligences (AI) elements, Bitmoji clothing and some new options to help spark more engagement. First off, Snapchat’s adding two new generative AI features, in custom stickers, which are generated based on your message text, and movie poster simulations. Custom stickers will
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AI in the Workplace: Legal Pitfalls and the Department of Labor’s Roadmap for Employers – Image Credit Unsplash+ Understanding AI in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how businesses operate. From automating repetitive tasks to streamlining decision-making, AI has become a powerful tool for increasing efficiency and fostering
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The Herculaneum scroll was buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption 2,000 years ago. (Image credit: Vesuvius Challenge) A Herculaneum scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption almost 2,000 years ago is finally legible, now that researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and a particle accelerator to peer inside the charred artifact. While the majority of the ancient
AI is transforming entire industries and sectors, and the hotel industry is no different. With the potential to revolutionize how hotels operate and interact with guests, AI offers unprecedented opportunities for efficiency, personalization, and innovation. As we look ahead to the rest of 2025, we’re going to see AI being implemented in a variety of
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February 6, 2025 8:24 AM Image Credit: VentureBeat via ChatGPT Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Things are moving quickly in AI — and if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind. Two recent developments are reshaping the landscape for developers and
As AI chatbots become more personal and proactive, the line between tool and companion is beginning to blur, with some users even professing love for their digital aides, says business consultant Amaryllis Liampoti. She presents three foundational principles for how brands can harness AI to build deeper emotional connections with consumers while prioritizing well-being, transparency
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Tech giants and startups are ramping up efforts to unleash chatbots into group settings like video meetings and messaging platforms, even as many users find them unsettling.State of play: AI is becoming a workplace staple, but a good chunk of employees still don’t like it — and many who use it do so secretly.The big
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