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The Download: inside the QuitGPT movement, and EVs in Africa
Frustration with AI isn't just water cooler talk. Some users are actively ditching their subscriptions, while in Africa, electric vehicles (EVs) are poised to become surprisingly affordable sooner than expected. Key Points A "QuitGPT" movement is gaining traction, with users canceling subscripti
Jeffrey Liu
AI Startup From Ex-Accolade Leaders Lands $8.5M for Contact Centers
AI is coming for customer service, and Seattle VCs are placing their bets. Scala, an AI startup aiming to optimize contact center operations, just landed $8.5 million in seed funding, signaling strong investor interest in AI-driven solutions for transforming traditional business processes. Key Poin
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Amazon May Launch a Marketplace for Publishers to Sell AI Content
In a move that could reshape how AI models are trained and publishers are compensated, Amazon is reportedly planning to launch a marketplace where media companies can directly license their content to AI developers. This follows a similar move by Microsoft, signaling a potential shift towards struct
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Uber Eats adds AI assistant to help with grocery shopping
Uber Eats is betting that AI can solve your "what should I eat?" dilemma. The delivery platform is rolling out an AI assistant for grocery shopping, aiming to provide smarter, more personalized recommendations. If successful, this could boost user engagement and order volume, but the algorithm needs
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One in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues
The AI boom is about to hit a major roadblock: most European data centers simply aren't ready. A new report from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, reveals that only one in five European data centers have the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads. This bottleneck threatens to stall the reg
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AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator
Rivals are becoming frenemies. Major AI players like OpenAI and Google are putting aside their competitive differences to collaborate on F/ai, a startup accelerator based in Paris. This signals a shift towards ecosystem building in the AI industry, recognizing that widespread adoption hinges on a vi
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The next Renaissance: Why creativity is the currency of the AI age
As AI handles increasingly complex tasks, human creativity isn't becoming obsolete—it's becoming more valuable. The ability to imagine, connect disparate ideas, and ask insightful questions is what will set individuals and organizations apart in an AI-driven world. This shift suggests a potential "r
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ChatGPT Now Has Ads, and It Could Reshape How Users Feel About AI
The introduction of ads into ChatGPT marks a turning point. This shift could fundamentally alter the user experience and how people perceive their relationship with AI, just as competitors like Google's Gemini are gaining traction. Key Points OpenAI began testing ads in ChatGPT on February 9, 20
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You can steer ChatGPT deep research with your own sites and apps
Tired of sifting through mountains of dubious sources when using AI for research? OpenAI is tackling that problem head-on, giving users tighter control over ChatGPT's research process and output. The update focuses on accuracy and efficiency, letting you steer the AI towards trusted sources and view
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Employees are wasting thousands of hours a month on admin - so is AI the answer?
A new report suggests UK and US businesses are hemorrhaging nearly a trillion dollars annually—$954 billion, to be exact—due to time wasted on easily automated administrative tasks. The culprit? An estimated 5.6 hours per week, per employee, spent wrestling with the digital minutiae of the modern wo
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OpenAI Rolls Out Ads to ChatGPT Users, and Not Everyone Is Happy
ChatGPT's free ride is over. OpenAI has begun testing ads for free and "Go" tier users in the US, aiming to monetize its massive user base. The move, while expected, is already facing backlash as users question the impact on the chatbot's utility and objectivity. Key Points OpenAI is testing ads
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As OpenAI and Claude fight over ads, Google says ‘show me the money’
The AI ad wars are heating up as OpenAI tiptoes into advertising, while Google doubles down on using AI to boost its existing ad empire. Google isn't putting ads *in* Gemini, but it's leveraging the AI model to make its ads more effective and relevant, especially in the new "AI Mode" for search. Thi
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