Dollar General Store Closes After Entire Staff Quits on Same Day
A Dollar General store in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, was forced to close over the weekend.
Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs
A live agent spends hours each week manually documenting routine interactions. Another combs through multiple knowledge bases to find the right solution, scrambling to piece it together while the customer waits on hold. A third types out the same response they’ve written dozens of times before. These repetitive tasks can be draining, leaving less time…
Paramount Global to sell stake in India’s Viacom18 to Reliance for over $500M
Paramount Global has reached a binding agreement to sell its stake in Indian media house Viacom18 to conglomerate Reliance for $517.4 million, the most valuable Indian firm disclosed to the local exchange in Mumbai at 2 a.m. Thursday. The deal will increase Reliance’s stake in Viacom18, which operates dozens of TV channels as well as […]
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Reflex Robotics’ wheeled humanoid is here to grab you a snack
Agility’s Digit wasn’t the only humanoid holding court at Modex in Atlanta this week. On the opposite end of the Georgia World Congress Center, Reflex Robotics, a younger and smaller startup, was drawing its own crowd. The booth was centered on a single demo running throughout the week. Passersby requested something from the Reflex robot, […]
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Solana’s price rises to $160, highest level since January 2022 as memecoin mania rises
The token behind Solana, a layer-1 blockchain that’s competitive with the Ethereum blockchain, has been through the wringer after it plummeted from a high of about $260 in 2021 to a low around $8 in early 2023. But like every good movie with a character redemption arc, Solana has one too. The cryptocurrency passed $160 […]
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CEO Says He Tried to Hire an AI Researcher from Meta and Was Told to ‘Come Back to Me When You Have 10,000 H100 GPUs’
Recruiting AI talent is ruthless right now.
Think Creating an App Will Make You Rich? A New Report Suggests What Works — and What Definitely Doesn’t
Here are the categories that make (some) money and convert trial users to customers.
What is Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot and how does it work?
You might’ve heard of Grok, X’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It’s a chatbot, and, in that sense, behaves as as you’d expect — answering questions about current events, pop culture and so on. But unlike other chatbots, Grok has “a bit of wit,” as X CEO Elon Musk puts it, and “a rebellious streak.” Long […]
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6 Practical Ways Entrepreneurs Can Supercharge Their Business With Technology in 2024
Entrepreneurs need to embrace technology to remain competitive and relevant in rapidly evolving industries. Here are six practical ways to integrate it into business operations.
Costco CFO Reveals Uncertain Fate of $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo
CFO Richard Galanti reveals that the price will stay the same — but only “for a while.”
Chatbots vs. Virtual Assistants — Which is Better? A Complete Guide For Your Business Needs
You must align each AI technology with your unique goals to deliver an experience that attracts customers.