Stanford's AI Index report: training top AI models is way more expensive, AI still trails humans on complex tasks, people are more nervous about AI, and more
customer support, customer acquisition, and personalization all between 22-26%. [image] @stanfordhai : The #AIIndex2024 tracks the rise of multimodal models, major cash investments into generative AI,...
Sources: Amazon is in talks with Verizon, T-Mobile, Dish Network, and AT&T for wholesale prices to offer low-cost or free mobile service to US Prime subscribers
here's what we know [Update] Kishalaya Kundu / XDA Developers : Amazon may provide free cellular service to Prime members Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada Blog : Amazon to Offer Free Mobile Service to...
Nearly half of online footwear, apparel, and accessories brands tracked by Coresight have expanded to physical stores due to rising digital advertising costs
Warby Parker planned to sell glasses online and shake up retailing. Now it's discovered the value of real stores—900 of them, in fact. LinkedIn: Daniel McCarthy and Amjad Ahmad . Mastodon: @carnage4l...
Block drops 10%+ after Hindenburg Research discloses a short position and alleges the company overstated user numbers and understated customer acquisition costs
Hindenburg report TechCircle : Hindenburg accuses Jack Dorsey's Block of fraud, manipulating user numbers Sergio Goschenko / Bitcoin News : Hindenburg Research Blasts Jack Dorsey's Block, Alleges It F...
Block drops 10%+ after Hindenburg Research discloses a short position and alleges the company overstated user counts and understated customer acquisition costs
Hindenburg Research said on Thursday it held short positions in Block Inc (SQ.N), alleging that the Jack Dorsey-led payments firm overstated …
Many small businesses that use personalized online ads are cutting back on marketing, in part due to Apple's ATT, as they face rising customer acquisition costs
Online brands reliant on personalised ads ramp back marketing spending — Small businesses are cutting back marketing spending due … Tweets: @glenngabe , @soft_fox_lad , and @1br0wn See also Mediagaz...
Biden backtracks on his Facebook criticism, says he meant top users spreading vaccine misinfo were “killing people”, and urges Facebook to reduce misinformation
Biden walks back attack over vaccine lies Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : The Technology 202: Facebook isn't sharing how many Americans viewed vaccine misinformation New York Times : 'Facebook isn'...
Apple debuts Apple Card Family to let spouses build credit together and extend access to family members over 13, with optional controls, coming to US in May
I can't understand why banks didn't come up with this earlier. https://www.apple.com/... @dhh : Still, immensely gratifying to see Apple change the Apple Card after the wave of criticism that followed...
A marketing manager at Tencent details the company's localization strategy for making Chinese games popular in Japan, where customer acquisition costs are high
NFTs are great for creators because they remove intermediaries, enable granular price tiering, and eliminate customer acquisition costs by making users owners
In his classic 2008 essay “1000 True Fans,” Kevin Kelly predicted that the internet would transform the economics of creative activities: