Alex Kantrowitz

2 weeks ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Today kicks off a crucial Big Tech earnings period, with Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all set to report in the next three days. Perhaps more important, these companies’ CEOs will speak about the state of the economy and how they’re faring amid the trade war. Already on Tuesday, Snap Inc. told investors it had experienced “headwinds’ to start the second quarter, contributing to a nearly 14% share price decline today. And things could get ugly if the bigger companies report similar concerns.

2 weeks ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz

The humanoid robots running in China looked plainly ridiculous. One toppled and faceplanted, with its legs flopping behind as it smashed the floor. Another hooked an abrupt 90-degree turn, sending a trainer flying as it slammed into a boundary and broke apart. Others staggered and stumbled, sitting down on the course and giving up. But as China ran the first humanoid-robot half-marathon last Saturday, it served as a double wake-up call. First, these bots are getting better, much better, and fast.

2 weeks ago | vktr.com | Alex Kantrowitz

As social networks fade, customers turn to AI for support and connection. Brands need to meet them there. The Gist AI is the new companion. Generative AI is increasingly being used for companionship and emotional support—surpassing idea generation as the top use case. Goodbye, social feeds. With Meta shifting away from friend-centric content, chatbots like ChatGPT are filling the personal discovery void once served by Facebook. AI with vibes. Users now talk about how AI is now all about vibes.

3 weeks ago | cmswire.com | Alex Kantrowitz

As social networks fade, customers turn to AI for support and connection. Brands need to meet them there. AI is the new companion. Generative AI is increasingly being used for companionship and emotional support—surpassing idea generation as the top use case. Goodbye, social feeds. With Meta shifting away from friend-centric content, chatbots like ChatGPT are filling the personal discovery void once served by Facebook. AI with vibes. Users now talk about how AI is now all about vibes.

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Mark Zuckerberg spent the week on the witness stand conceding an awkward truth: Meta is “more of a broad discovery and entertainment space” these days, he said, with only 17% of Facebook and 7% of Instagram time spent with friends’ posts. In other words, the feeds that once let our social circles guide us through the web are fading. Generative AI, weird as it might sound, is starting to fill the void.