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AI-referred US Shoppers Browse Longer, Spend More per Visit, Data Shows
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1152+ words) US shoppers who use large language models, including Google's Gemini or Open AI's Chat GPT, for purchase recommendations are lingering more on retailers' websites and are more likely to spend, according to May data from Adobe Analytics. Consumers who are…...
Shark Attack Pushes Australian State to Review Drone Curbs
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1772+ words) Restrictions on drones flying over Australia's Coogee Beach will be reviewed by a regulator so rescuers in New South Wales state can monitor for sharks, after an attack on Saturday left a woman critically injured in the hospital. Emergency services…...
Venezuela Says Oil Spill from Trinidad and Tobago Could Hurt Fishing, Environment
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (907+ words) Venezuela's government said on Friday that an oil spill originating from Trinidad and Tobago is putting at risk fishing in the region, "as well "as the environment. "This event "exceeds in "magnitude the one "that occurred in May and confirms…...
First Leather Bag Made from T-Rex Cells Fails to Sell at Paris Auction
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1205+ words) A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell on Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot said, commenting that bids were well below expected. Auctioneers Giquello had touted the "one-of-a-kind" piece to sell for more than $500, 000 but bids…...
World's Largest Whale Graveyard Discovered by Chinese Sub
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1721+ words) The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life. It is also the…...
Wild Black Bear in Japan Captured After Multi-Day Hunt Captures the Nation's Attention
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1559+ words) The Japanese city of Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to stay indoors." The city closed all 94 municipal primary and middle…...
Saudi Arabia, T'rkiye Discusses Boosting Technology and AI Partnership
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1666+ words) Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha held talks in Riyadh on Tuesday with Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu on opportunities to expand investment between their countries and strengthen cooperation in digital infrastructure. They also…...
IBM: Saudi AI Sovereignty No Longer Just About Data Location
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1692+ words) Digital sovereignty in Saudi Arabia is no longer just about where data is stored. It is now about who controls the infrastructure, models, operations, keys, and digital supply chains when conditions change. That question dominated an IBM roundtable on digital…...
Meta Taps Reliance for 1st AI-enabled Data Center in India
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1672+ words) Facebook-parent Meta and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced a deal to develop an AI-enabled data center in the state of Gujarat, as the US tech giant scales its digital footprint globally. The project, to be built in Jamnagar…...
Woolly Mammoth Among Trove of Ancient DNA Found in Squirrel Poo
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1770+ words) A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel feces in Canada's remote Yukon territory, scientists said Tuesday. The DNA found deep inside sealed-off burrows is between 3, 000 and 700, 000 years old,…...