Amazon Upgrades Alexa for the ChatGPT Era
When Amazon launched the Alexa virtual assistant nine years ago, its ability to decode voice commands to set a timer or play a song seemed almost magical. Today, the bar …
BUSINESS
Peak interest rates puzzle for Bank of England into high noon policy call
T he City spotlight is back on the Bank of England amid mounting speculation that its long run of rate hikes may have already reached its peak. The Bank’s latest …
$10,000 Depression-era bill sells for $480,000
By Amarachi Orie | CNN A rare $10,000 bill dating back to the Great Depression has sold for $480,000 at auction. Issued in 1934, the Federal Reserve note was certified …
Steve Jobs’s Son Reed Jobs Talks Investing, Fame and Family Influence
Reed Jobs speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 at Moscone Center on September 19, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch Reed Jobs, the son of Apple …
Ford Reaches a Labor Deal in Canada as U.S. Talks Inch Along
Negotiations between each of the three large U.S. automakers and the United Auto Workers union remain far from being resolved, but one of the companies — Ford Motor — has …
U.A.W. Strike Hits Home in Michigan, the Auto State
Michigan’s economy and identity have been intertwined with auto manufacturing since Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line and made Detroit a magnet for blue-collar workers seeking a middle-class foothold. …
OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 Is an Art Generator Powered by ChatGPT
This image, rendered by Dall-E 3, shows how using ChatGPT to fill in a prompt produces a more coherent and sophisticated image. It might normally require a huge amount of …
Shares in housebuilders rise to top of FTSE 100 amid rate hike hopes
T he surprise drop in inflation in August gave a boost to the country’s pressured housebuilders on Wednesday as hopes rose that the Bank of England’s rate-hiking cycle might finally …
Realtors forecast rising California home sales, prices in 2024
California’s housing market is expected to rebound next year from the disastrous sales drops of 2023, Realtor economists predicted Wednesday, Sept. 20. But even with a 23% jump in sales …
Publix moving to Cambridge Square in Brookhaven
Image provided by Regency Centers. Publix is leaving one Brookhaven shopping center for another when it departs 3435 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Recency Centers signed the supermarket to its newest expansion …