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Walmart showed off its use of augmented reality and artificial intelligence in its retail operations. It turns out that AR is leading to better digital sales and cool new applications that haven’t been done before.

The techniques include virtual try-on of outfits, virtual showroom experiences and digital twins, said Desirée Gosby, vice president of emerging technology at Walmart Global Tech, in an interview with VentureBeat.

She emphasized the importance of AR and related technologies for enhancing customer experiences and improve productivity.

This is an important post because where I live people are protesting because of over taxation because of government fraud.

New tools to oversee public sector finance and identify abuses.

OpenAI says GPT-4o can be used to teach you a language and a new demo video seems to prove them right.

Or maybe just something Wallace and Gromit might jam onto a rocket for a second Grand Day Out.

Francesco Cagnetta, Leonardo Petrini, Umberto M. Tomasini, Alessandro Favero, and Matthieu Wyart Institute of Physics EPFL, Institute of Electrical Eng.

A hierarchical model of high-dimensional data reveals how deep neural networks leverage their multiple layers to reduce the data dimensionality and learn from a finite set of examples.

Discover how Transparent Tribe’s latest Android malware campaign targets mobile users, and learn about new threats like Snowblind in Southeast Asia.

South Korea’s SK Hynix is betting $74.6 billion on a move that could reshape the semiconductor industry and the future of AI computing.

Adapted from the new book The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge With AI by Ray Kurzweil.

What is the future of generative AI compute?

— The future of generative AI compute involves embedding AI algorithms into the physics of the world to push the limits of density, spatial efficiency, and speed for AI, creating a full stack of software and hardware specifically designed for AI from first principles.