Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts Summary AI-powered virtual avatars are increasingly outperforming human salespeople on Chinese e-commerce platforms. Shanghai marketing firm PLTFRM has deployed some…
Gemini For Home Is Google’s Biggest Smart Home Play In Years Summary Google has announced Gemini for Home, a major revamp of its smart‑home voice assistant that will replace Google…
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 Has a Big Focus On AI Summary The Pixel Watch 4 is a significant iterative update that leans heavily into AI. Visually it keeps the round…
Summary Two Harvard dropouts are introducing Halo X, a $249 pair of AI smart glasses that continuously listen, transcribe and display real-time prompts to the wearer. The founders claim the…
Meta Freezes AI Hiring Summary Meta has paused hiring in its artificial intelligence division after onboarding more than 50 researchers and engineers, according to reports citing the Wall Street Journal…
Microsoft Readies Big Feature Updates For Next Month and Beyond Summary Microsoft plans a sequence of Windows 11 feature drops starting in September and continuing through autumn. The September update…
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts Summary Chinese e-commerce platforms are increasingly using AI-driven virtual avatars as livestreaming sales hosts and seeing measurable sales lifts. Shanghai…
Gemini For Home Is Google’s Biggest Smart Home Play In Years Summary Google has announced Gemini for Home, an AI-powered voice assistant that will replace Google Assistant on Nest smart…
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 Has a Big Focus On AI Summary The Pixel Watch 4 is an iterative redesign that leans heavily into on-device and cloud-assisted AI via Google’s Gemini,…
Harvard Dropouts To Launch ‘Always On’ AI Smart Glasses That Listen, Record Every Conversation Summary Two Harvard dropouts are launching Halo X, a $249 AI-powered pair of smart glasses that…
