A new report from Adobe Analytics forecasts that the U.S. holiday shopping season will generate $253.4 billion in online sales this year. This represents a 5.3 percent increase compared to the previous year. Adobe Analytics develops its predictions by analyzing…
Healthcare is filled with single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products are thrown out every day. Few people are more aware of this issue than Eddie Yu. Early in the pandemic,…
Top YouTube creator MrBeast is worried about AI’s impact on creators’ livelihoods, despite having dabbled with using the technology himself. On Monday, the creator posted his concerns on social media, where he openly wondered how AI-generated videos could affect the…
OpenAI unveiled new API updates at its Dev Day on Monday. The company introduced GPT-5 Pro, its latest language model, alongside the new video generation model Sora 2 and a smaller, cheaper voice model. These updates were part of a…
Microsoft is purchasing 100 megawatts of solar capacity from the Japanese developer Shizen Energy. This agreement is the latest in a series of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing computing needs. The companies announced the deal…
On Monday, Instagram announced the launch of a new awards program. Twenty-five creators are set to receive a gold ring next week. The company states this program will recognize creators from around the world who shift culture and break barriers.…
Oracle has fixed a zero-day vulnerability in one of its flagship business software products. A hacking group is currently exploiting this vulnerability to steal personal information about corporate executives. In a post updated over the weekend, Oracle chief security officer…
Like every Big Tech company these days, Meta has its own flagship generative AI model called Llama. Llama is somewhat unique among major models because it is open, meaning developers can download and use it however they please, with certain…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Monday that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users. This marks a significant increase in adoption among consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments. The impressive growth of ChatGPT comes as OpenAI is racing to…
OpenAI is introducing a new way for developers to create applications within ChatGPT. Starting Monday, users will be able to access interactive applications from companies such as Spotify, Figma, Coursera, Zillow, and Canva directly inside the platform. OpenAI is also…
