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Almost a year after raising a $50 million megase round, e-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein’s startup Daydream is releasing an AI-powered chatbot for shopping with a focus on fashion. After testing the product with selected users, the company is releasing a chatbot to all users in the public beta today. People can sign up for chatbots. In the chatbot, you will ask if you have a name, date of birth, price range to shop for, or brand preferences. You can enter queries such as “I want you to wear it at my wedding in the summer in Paris,” upload images, add…
The bloc agreed to boost spending to 5 percent of GDP, but Spain, Belgium and Slovakia said they will struggle to meet target.NATO allies have agreed to massively boost military spending while affirming their “ironclad commitment” to collective defence. Leaders from the 32-member bloc pledged to allocate up to 5 percent of their national GDP to defence and related sectors by 2035, describing the move as a “quantum leap” in collective security. The new pledge was made in a summit communique agreed on Wednesday in The Hague. It stated that members would “invest 5 percent of GDP annually on core…
Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX8 will depart for Chicago from San Diego International Airport on March 4, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesArlington, Texas – Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said Wednesday he is considering a long-distance international flight to attract more airport lounges, more premium seats and even higher spending customers.”Whatever the customers need in 2025, 2030, we don’t take it off the table. We do it southwest, but we don’t say, ‘We’ll never do it,'” Jordan said in an interview with CNBC at the Airport Industry Conference. “We know we…
Satellites can help you accomplish incredible tasks like providing the internet and monitor wildfires. However, many of them eventually encounter a fiery death that burns in the Earth’s atmosphere. Others use the final fuel to move into orbit of a so-called “cemetery” where they circle the planet with constant deep freeze. A new startup called Lux Aeterna wants to change this. The Denver-based company coming out of stealth today has designed a reusable satellite called Delphi that is set to launch and aim for land in 2027. If successful, it will help reduce the cost of putting satellite payloads into…
Intel has shut down its automotive building business and has fired most of its staff as part of a broader restructuring at its chipmaker. The news was first reported Tuesday morning by Oregon/Oregon Live, citing an internal note shared with employees. Intel confirmed to TechCrunch that plans to remove the automotive business on Tuesday had been communicated internally. “As I said before, we are refocusing our core clients and data center portfolios to enhance our product offering and meet our customers’ needs,” provided by spokesman Cory Pforzheimer. “As part of this work, we have decided to step down from the…
A Hertfordshire farmer is “devastated” after more than 200 tons of waste has been illegally dumped on his land, leaving a 40,000-pound cleanup bill.Over 40 truck loads remained on the arable land near St. Albans for three nights starting June 7th. The incident is considered to be the work of organized criminals, causing both economic hardships and environmental damage.”This is not covered by insurance and there’s no way I can pay for this. I don’t know what I’m trying to do,” said the farmer who wanted to remain anonymous.“There is a week of work here to clear everything. I have…
Russia called Iran the United States “unjust” and “unprovoked” but warned that China has “set a bad precedent.”Russia and China have vehemently condemned US attacks on US Iran’s nuclear sites, warning them to drag the world into wider wars and set dangerous international precedents. The reaction came hours before Iran launched a missile at a US base in Qatar on Monday, in response to Sunday’s strike. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the US strike “unjust” and said they were pushing the world towards a dangerous turning point. After discussing with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragut in the Kremlin,…
The Amazon-owned ring announced Wednesday that it was introducing new AI-powered features in its doorbells and cameras. Now, when users receive real-time notifications about events on their properties, updates become more descriptive. For example, “a person is climbing the stairs with a black dog” or “two individuals are looking at a white car parked in a driveway.” This feature is intended to improve previously available ambiguous notifications. This allows users to know exactly what is going on and quickly decide whether or not they need attention. It should be noted that AI only describes the first few seconds of a…
British farmers are being urged to cash in global demand for flaxseed as a new record-breaking £600 has been revealed for the winter.The UK’s ideal growth conditions and strong track record make the country a good choice to become a major supplier of the international flaxseed market.Premium Crops, a UK-based, specialized Arable Merchant, responded by launching a winter flaxseed deal.Valorex, a French partner in premium crops, says British-grown flaxseed is facing unprecedented demand to supply the global supply chain.”We face important challenges. We source more English-grown flaxseed for Blue Blankcole International’s global supply chain,” says Tiffany Sould of Valorex.”We rely…
Voters have already begun voting in New York City. There, the Democratic primary elections closely monitored for the upcoming mayoral elections are attracting attention nationwide. Voting will open on Tuesday after nine days of early voting that ended Sunday. The former mayor’s former governor and son of the former mayor, Andrew Cuomo, and his race led by a promising founding experience and the young democratic socialist national legislator Zoran Mamdani, who has committed to tackling the issue of costs of living, highlighted the ongoing debate for the Democratic Party’s future in New York. The Democratic primary winner is considered a…