Slack Is Transforming Slackbot Into an AI Assistant

From CNET: Slackbot, the assistant within the team communication platform Slack, is getting AI enhancements and integrations with other AI chatbots to become more agentic, Slack said in a presentation at Dreamforce, a tech conference in San Francisco, on Monday.

Slackbot works as a simple...

OpenAI Partners With Broadcom to Build Its Own AI Chip

From eWeek: Take note, Nvidia: OpenAI is tightening its grip on the AI economy. With a new partnership, the company is targeting the single biggest bottleneck in its supply chain: the chip.

According to a press release published Monday, OpenAI has struck a deal with Broadcom to co-develop its first...

Gmail now uses AI to help you find meeting times

From The Verge: Google is trying to make it easier to find time to meet with coworkers and clients. It’s launching a new Gemini AI-powered “Help me schedule” feature that suggests meeting time slots based on your Google Calendar and the context of the message. You can directly insert the suggestions...

You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT

From TechCrunch: Walmart announced on Tuesday a new partnership with OpenAI that will allow consumers to shop Walmart’s products via the AI chatbot, including things like groceries (not fresh food), household essentials, and more, and then instantly check out.

The agentic shopping feature will also...

Nvidia’s ‘personal AI supercomputer’ goes on sale October 15th

From The Verge: Nvidia will start selling its DGX Spark “personal AI supercomputer” this week. The machine is powerful enough to let users work on sophisticated AI models but small enough to fit on a desktop.

Nvidia said Spark can be ordered online at nvidia.com starting Wednesday, October 15th, as...

XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB Review (Page 1 of 10)

Recently, I was in a conversation with a few guys discussing our cell phone service providers. "I am on Rogers," one of the guys said. "I mean, I am actually on Freedom, but that is the same thing." If you are unfamiliar with the Canadian wireless market, Freedom is definitely not Rogers. Freedom started off as Wind Mobile in 2009, an independent budget carrier to compete against Rogers, Bell, and Telus, the "big three" providers. In 2016, Shaw...

Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless Controller Review (Page 1 of 4)

It has been some time since I last purchased tires for my car, but as I am entering the first winter season with my 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid, I bought a set of tires and rims during the first sale I found. The decision to get Michelin X-Ice Snow tires was an open and shut case, as I had used its predecessor for my previous car. However, I was not sure about the rims. I knew I wanted something other than steel wheels, but I also...

Windows’ Copilot AI can now read your Gmail and Google Calendar

From PC World: Microsoft really wants you to use Copilot, its branded AI platform. In fact, Microsoft wants you to use Copilot so much that it’s fine if you want to use it on Google services, like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar. A new Windows Insider update facilitates that. Are you...

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