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Anthropic said Wednesday that it has completed what it calls the largest and most multilingual qualitative study yet on how people feel about AI, based on 80,508 interviews with Claude users across 159 countries and 70 languages conducted over one week in December. The company used “Anthropic Interviewer,” a version of Claude designed to run structured, adaptive one-on-one conversations,...
Morgan Stanley has reduced its 2026 global smartphone shipment forecast by 15%, lowering its estimate to 1.1 billion units as rising memory chip costs threaten to push device prices higher and weaken consumer demand. The revision, outlined in a March 22 research note, reflects growing concern that component shortages tied to artificial intelligence demand will ripple across the mobile market.
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New details regarding Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro processors have leaked, indicating a significant shift in the company’s manufacturing approach. These chips may represent Qualcomm’s first utilization of TSMC’s 2nm process technology, potentially resulting in improved efficiency and performance compared to their predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite...
Arm Holdings has introduced its first in-house chip, the Arm AGI CPU, marking a significant shift in its operational strategy after 35 years of exclusively licensing its designs. This new chip is designed for inference applications in AI data centers and has been developed using Arm’s Neoverse family of CPU IP cores in collaboration with Meta, which is also the first customer for the product.
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Google has introduced three new Gemini-powered features for Google TV, enhancing user engagement with real-time sports updates, detailed topic explorations, and narrated content. These updates aim to streamline the viewing experience and provide tailored information to users.
The new capabilities include AI-driven visual responses, which deliver live scorecards and viewing information for sports...
OpenAI announced a strategic shift away from its e-commerce feature, Instant Checkout, in ChatGPT, citing underperformance in user engagement and merchant flexibility. The original buying capabilities were introduced last year, positioning ChatGPT as a “shopping assistant” to enhance the online shopping experience.
Despite initial ambitions, the Instant Checkout feature, which launched in...
Apple Music has partnered with Ticketmaster to enhance its concert discovery feature, enabling users to seamlessly find nearby live music events that align with their listening preferences. This integration marks Ticketmaster as the first ticketing service to join forces with Apple Music, allowing concert listings on the app to include direct links for ticket purchases.
The collaboration enables...
Spotify announced the global rollout of its new feature, SongDNA, available to Premium subscribers on iOS and Android. This feature allows users to explore various components of songs beyond just the primary artists, including covers, samples, and other projects involving collaborators.
SongDNA expands on Spotify’s existing “About the Song” feature by providing enhanced information about writers...
Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees following a decline in engagement with its popular game, Fortnite. The decision, announced via a company memo posted on Epic’s blog, is aimed at stabilizing the company’s financial situation amid escalating costs.
CEO Tim Sweeney stated that the downturn in Fortnite engagement, which began in 2025, has resulted in increased expenditures that exceed the...
TikTok has announced new advertising formats aimed at enhancing brand visibility and user engagement on its platform. Key among these is the “Logo Takeover,” which displays co-branding alongside TikTok’s logo on the app’s launch page, allowing advertisers to capture users’ attention immediately.
The introduction of the “Prime Time” ad format permits brands to showcase a sequence of three ads to...