AI continues to drive Meta's year-long recovery. Revenue from its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ACS) more than doubled since last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the Q1 2024 earnings call. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, reported a 27% increase in revenue, reaching $36.5 billion compared to $28.6 billion in 2023. Advertising contributed 97% of that revenue, or $35.6 billion, and the average price of ads rose 6%. “For all the recent scrutiny of its...
Snapchat announced new AR and ML tools that will help brands and advertisers reach users on the social network with interactive experiences.
TikTok this month announced updates to its Promote advertising tool, offering marketers increased capabilities and a smoother workflow.
Observing individual cells through microscopes can reveal a range of important cell biological phenomena that frequently play a role in human diseases, but the process of distinguishing single cells from each other and their background is extremely time-consuming—and a task that is well-suited for AI assistance.
Microsoft Edge for iOS is reportedly developing new features, including "Circle to Copilot" and "Chat with image using Copilot." Moreover, a recent server-side update for Microsoft Edge on iOS has enabled the "Notebook" feature within Copilot.This update also expands the character limit for notes to 18,000 characters. The next major update will also bring deeper integration of Copilot functionalities within the browser. It is worth noting that the Circle to Copilot feature has been floating...
Over the past two years, generative AI has helped accelerate what programmers can do. Now, GitHub is giving them even more tools.On Monday, the company launched a technical preview of GitHub Copilot Workspace, an AI-powered developer environment. The release builds on GitHub's existing productivity tools, including GitHub Copilot, launched in 2022, and Copilot Chat, which lets programmers use natural language to test and debug their code.Also: Yikes! Microsoft Copilot failed every single one of...
These capabilities, built on the Einstein 1 Platform, integrate with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud to leverage customer data and automate manual tasks, aiming to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Perplexity's AI-powered search experience challenges Google's model by delivering conversational answers, citing sources and more.
The AI age is creating some interesting new job roles for technology-focused individuals, but don't throw out those tried-and-true coding and integration skills just yet. Rather, AI may make what is considered "traditional" technology activities move faster and more productively. AI is at the core of many evolving technology roles, of course. Also: Tech giants hatch a plan for AI job losses: Reskill 95 million in 10 years"Currently, we are seeing a high demand for AI-focused roles," says Yusuf...
Several major players in the artificial intelligence field pledged to protect children online, marking another chapter in the progression of AI safety. [Read More]
To boost its efforts around brand safety, IPG is adding more tools for identifying harmful content while also helping advertisers avoid appearing near it.
Microsoft and Google rolled out their own AI-powered productivity tools last year, touting them as products that could revolutionize how people work.But one leading AI expert thinks otherwise.Ethan Mollick, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, has been tapped by the White House, JP Morgan, Google, and many others for his insights on artificial intelligence.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mollick said Microsoft's Copilot and...