Author: Zach_Wilson
Priceline has a new AI voice assistant thanks to OpenAI
Travel agents may be mostly a relic of the past, but Priceline has used AI to create a new one. Penny Voice is designed to help you book trips by conversing with you like a human. Priceline turned to OpenAI and its new Realtime API introduced this week to create…
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Ring just doubled the price of its alarm monitoring service for grandfathered customers
Did you, like me, buy a Ring Alarm system for your home because it offered the most affordable professional 24/7 monitoring around, at just $10 a month or $100 a year? Then I expect you — like me — just got an email stating you’ll now pay twice as much…
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An Apple MacBook Air made of glass sounds like a fever dream but it could be a reality far sooner than you think
Rumors that Apple wants to release Mac products that are made of glass isn’t new, but a new patent filing gives us new insight into how a MacBook Air made entirely from glass might work in practice. According to a new report from Patently Apple, Apple won two new patents…
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Charter will offer Peacock for free with some cable subscriptions next year
Charter’s Spectrum TV Select cable plan will include a free ad-supported Peacock Premium subscription next year, reports Reuters. The addition comes as Charter announced today that it has reached a new “multi-year deal” with NBCUniversal, which owns Peacock, to keep its TV channels in Charter’s cable lineup. Charter recently lined…
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This AI video generator can melt, crush, blow up, or turn anything into cake
AI video creator Pika Labs has joined the recent rush of new and upgraded tools by releasing Pika 1.5, a revamped model with a bunch of new features. These visual effects, or “Pikaffects,” as the company refers to them, come about a year after the initial debut of Pika 1.0.…
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All Elite Wrestling will start streaming on Max in January
Tony Khan’s wrestling promotion will gain a significant presence on the popular streaming service. Episodes of AEW’s weekly shows, Dynamite and Collision, will simulcast on Max on Wednesday and Saturday nights in addition to airing on TBS and TNT, respectively. Past episodes will also be available to watch on demand.…
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