1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (565+ words) Your phone has been hogging the spotlight for years. Now your jacket wants a speaking role, preferably mic'd up and artificial intelligence-assisted. Wearables have become a serious product category because they live where behavior happens: on your body. That makes…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (403+ words) Automakers and their suppliers are reportedly facing shortages of memory chips due to competition from companies building artificial intelligence data centers. Because the data center market is more profitable for chipmakers, the auto industry has seen the prices it pays…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (415+ words) Pinterest is reportedly launching a shoppable TV partnership with streaming platform Roku. Two companies are set to debut "Bring My Pinterest to Life," an original series where viewers can move seamlessly from watching to shopping through Pinterest and its brand…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (633+ words) For most of the internet era, consumer search behavior followed a familiar routine. A question arose, a browser opened, a search box blinked, and a constellation of links competed for attention. Apps, marketplaces and comparison sites each had their place…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (499+ words) The expansion of generative artificial intelligence is exerting pressure beyond data centers and cloud providers. It is beginning to alter the economics of consumer electronics in visible and lasting ways. Memory components that once flowed predictably into smartphones, personal computers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) Meta and eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica are reportedly considering doubling their capacity to produce Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses from 10 million to 20 million by the end of the year. If demand continues to grow, they could boost the capacity to 30 million, Bloomberg…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (265+ words) Cloud providers reinforced this trajectory through aggressive investment. According to PYMNTS reporting, OpenAI forecasts that AI-related spending will reach $115 billion through 2029, driven largely by infrastructure investments tied to training and deploying models at scale. That spending wave has shaped enterprise…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) Smart glasses maker XReal reportedly raised $100 million and is now valued at over $1 billion. The company's latest funding came from its supply chain partners and other backers, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 8), citing a Bloomberg Television interview with XReal Co-founder and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (362+ words) Samsung is warning that a chip shortage could drive up prices in the electronics sector. The report notes that Samsung'despite its vast electronics portfolio'is nonetheless subject to the skyrocketing costs of the chips used to power devices ranging from smartphones…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (333+ words) California State Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a bill Monday (Jan. 5) that would prohibit the manufacture and sale of toys that include an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. This prohibition would apply to toys designed for children, and it would last…...