How AI is reshaping brand discovery and customer decision-making

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Patronus AI raises $50M to stress-test AI agents

Patronus AI has raised $50m to build simulated worlds where AI agents can be tested before they touch a real system. The pitch borrows from Waymo: train in a replica before you trust the road. AI agents are meant to do real work now. They book trips, write code and

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OpenAI told Cannes it is “clearly in the advertising business now.” The numbers say it is barely in the door.

TL;DR OpenAI made its Cannes Lions debut pitching ChatGPT as the next big ad platform, but its initial $60 CPM halved in ten weeks. The company projects $100 billion in ad revenue by 2030 while Anthropic and Google keep their chatbots ad-free. OpenAI made its debut at the Cannes

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Ends tonight! These Amazon device deals are at record-low prices before Prime Day ends — I've got Kindles,…

We're in the final day of Amazon's massive four-day Prime sale today, so there isn't long left to score a deal. That's particularly the case with the brand's own-brand devices, which - as always - form the backbone of the

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'Stim Machine' is an alternative build outgunning the Steam Machine with a more powerful GPU, all at the same price — but there are notable compromises

* A French retailer has made its own version of the Steam Machine * The 'Stim Machine' packs an RX 9060 XT GPU, which gives it far faster frame rates at the same price tag * There are other benefits of the alternative PC, too, as well as compromises where the

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Patronus AI raises $50M to stress-test AI agents

OpenAI told Cannes it is “clearly in the advertising business now.” The numbers say it is barely in the door.

Ends tonight! These Amazon device deals are at record-low prices before Prime Day ends &mdash; I've got Kindles,…

'Stim Machine' is an alternative build outgunning the Steam Machine with a more powerful GPU, all at the same price &mdash; but there are notable compromises

Ends tonight! These Amazon device deals are at record-low prices before Prime Day ends — I've got Kindles,…

'Stim Machine' is an alternative build outgunning the Steam Machine with a more powerful GPU, all at the same price — but there are notable compromises