Amazon places bid on TikTok as deadline looms

Amazon reportedly has made a bid to buy TikTok, the popular video app that is in danger of being banned in the U.S. if it can’t reach a deal that would separate it from its Chinese owner.. Under a U.S. law signed by then-President Joe Biden last year, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is required to … Read more

Amazon’s New AI Shopping Assistant Knows What You Like

Amazon is looking for more ways to personalize your shopping experience by unveiling a new generative artificial intelligence tool. Amazon’s new feature, called Interestswas announced on Wednesday as a way to help you discover products in its store that match your hobbies and preferences. Amazon said its AI tool, for instance, might suggest new football … Read more

Flash fiction: Apartment shopping in the City of Angels

This story is part of Image’s March Devotion issue, exploring various forms of reverence, love and worship. Something strange happened last year when I went looking for apartments. My landlord was selling her place in Larchmont, and I had to find a new spot within the month. I’d been in Los Angeles only a year … Read more

Opera’s Agentic AI Browser Will Do Your Shopping for You

It’s not just search engines and chatbots getting AI makeovers these days. Web browsers want in on the revolution. Opera, the company behind the web browser, unveiled a new update, Browser Operator, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday that automates tasks for users. In what’s believed to be the first agentic AI web … Read more

Several people killed after roof collapses in Peru shopping mall

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Several people killed after roof collapses in Peru shopping mall 00:35 UP NEXT Hostages released by Hamas reunite with their families 00:57 Report: Suspected China propagandists used ChatGPT to generate articles critical of U.S. 03:06 Germany’s far-right party … Read more