Shopify has just unveiled over 100 new updates to its commerce platform, with artificial intelligence emerging as a key theme. The company introduced new AI-powered capabilities aimed at helping merchants work smarter, sell more, and create better customer experiences. The headline feature is Shopify Magic, which applies different AI models to assist merchants in a […]
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Browser alternatives Brave, Arc, add new AI integrations
Generative AI isn’t just for making content — it’s also here to upend web browsing. That’s according to two privacy-focused web browser startups, Arc and Brave, both of which this week announced new generative AI powered features for their browsers. Arc adds Perplexity as a default browser search bar option Arc, the minimalistic browser created […]
Read MoreGoogle Cuts Thousands of Workers Improving Search After Search Results Scientifically Shown to Suck
Image: NurPhoto / Contributor via Getty Images Google is terminating its contract with Appen, a third-party company responsible for training its search algorithm, the contractor said in a statement to investors on Monday. The company said that Google’s contracts brought in $82.8 million and accounted for 26 percent of its revenue. The decision will ultimately impact over 2,000 […]
Read MorePerplexity AI raises $74M to take on Google and Microsoft Bing with AI-native search
Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. Today, California-based Perplexity AI, the year-old startup looking to reinvent knowledge discovery with an AI-native search engine, announced it has raised $73.6 million in a series B round of funding. The investment comes from […]
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