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Artificial intelligence has undoubtedly contributed to society in its early years of adoption, but it has also threatened a variety of job functions. Thus far, frontline jobs like fast food and trucking have been consumed by AI, but there’s ruminating fear that this nascent technology could eliminate even the most high-paying and highly skilled jobs. Take entry-level Wall Street banking jobs, for example. Incoming junior analysts could be in danger of losing their jobs to AI, according to a 2024 New York Times report. Indeed, big firms are reportedly considering pulling back hiring as much as two-thirds as Wall Street…

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. is nearing a wide-ranging deal to invest in Perplexity AI Inc. and put search technology from the artificial intelligence startup at the forefront of the South Korean company’s devices. Most Read from Bloomberg The two companies are in talks to preload Perplexity’s app and assistant on upcoming Samsung devices and integrate the startup’s search features into the Samsung web browser, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The firms have also discussed weaving Perplexity’s technology into Samsung’s Bixby virtual assistant, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.…

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In just 5 days, the sharpest minds in artificial intelligence will gather at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall for TechCrunch Sessions: AI—a one-day summit built for real insight, not recycled soundbites. Whether you’re training your first model or managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, this is where the future of AI feels tangible. Let’s be honest: AI has officially entered cocktail-party territory. Everyone’s talking, but not everyone knows what they’re talking about. On June 5, TC Sessions: AI cuts through the noise. You’ll hear directly from the people building foundational models, shaping safety protocols, and deciding what gets funded next. Register now to…

Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones. Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and will soon come to iOS. It allows users to find, download, and run compatible models that generate images, answer questions, write and edit code, and more. The models run offline, without needing an internet connection, tapping into supported phones’ processors. AI models running in the cloud are often more powerful than their local counterparts, but they also have their downsides.…

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(Bloomberg) — The federal judge who will decide how to limit Google’s monopoly in search is considering its advantage in artificial intelligence, and aiming to minimize harm to the other players in the market with any resolution. Most Read from Bloomberg On Friday in US District Court in Washington, attorneys for Alphabet Inc.’s Google and the Justice Department answered Judge Amit Mehta’s final questions in the government’s monopoly case against the search giant. It will be up to Mehta to decide whether to break up the company and reshape the internet or impose more limited remedies. Mehta has previously said…

This story was originally published on CX Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CX Dive newsletter. Agentic AI is expected to handle more than two-thirds of all customer service interactions with technology vendors by 2028, Cisco projected in a report released Tuesday. Cisco surveyed nearly 8,000 business and technical decision-makers across 30 countries. A vast majority of respondents — 93% — believe agentic AI will make customer service more personalized, proactive and predictive. Nearly 9 in 10 say agentic AI-led experiences will help their organizations reach their goals. “With agentic AI reaching a new…

JOSEP LAGO / Getty Images Dell said its quarterly servers and networking revenue jumped 16% year-over-year to a record $6.3 billion Dell (DELL) reported fiscal first-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, driven by growth in artificial intelligence server sales. The Nvidia (NVDA) partner’s quarterly revenue grew 5% year-over-year to $23.38 billion, above the analyst consensus from Visible Alpha. Servers and networking revenue jumped 16% to a record $6.3 billion, driven by what Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke called “unprecedented demand for our AI-optimized servers.” The company generated $12.1 billion in AI orders in the first quarter, more than it delivered…

This story was originally published on Retail Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Retail Dive newsletter. Warby Parker is using AI to bring its in-store experience online with the introduction of Advisor, an AI tool for its iOS app that gives personalized recommendations to help customers pick frames, the company announced on Tuesday. Through the app, users scan their face to receive frame recommendations based on style preferences and face shape, width and nose bridge. Warby Parker also entered a partnership with Google earlier this month to develop AI-powered glasses for all-day wear. The…