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technology1 year ago

Apple Integrates ChatGPT Search for Enhanced iPhone Automation

ChatGPT's new search capabilities are challenging Google's dominance, potentially impacting online businesses. Strategies to adapt include building direct audience connections, enhancing content distribution, and leveraging social media. Meanwhile, digital avatars for web conferences, the impact of Buy Now, Pay Later schemes on consumer spending, secure data deletion tools, and increased IT spending in 2025 are other key tech developments. Businesses should be aware of these trends to stay competitive and manage risks effectively.

via Forbes|
#ai#bnpl#chatgpt
technology1 year ago

"Independent Websites Adapt to Decline in Google Traffic"

The concept of "Google Zero" refers to a scenario where Google Search stops directing traffic to third-party websites, significantly impacting small businesses and independent sites. This shift is already happening, as evidenced by sites like HouseFresh, which have seen their search traffic plummet due to Google's evolving algorithms and SEO challenges. The media industry and small businesses are grappling with how to adapt to these changes.

via The Verge|
#digital-marketing#google#online-business
technology1 year ago

"AI's Impact on Google's Search Trustworthiness: A Lady Gaga Query Case Study"

Google's new generative AI-infused Search Generative Experience (SGE) is an experiment that aims to provide direct answers to queries at the top of the page, potentially altering the way people access online information. The evolution of Search has significant ramifications for businesses relying on Google for traffic and ads, with potential revenue losses and changes to digital business models. SEO experts and businesses are closely monitoring SGE developments, as Google aims to balance user satisfaction with the need to drive traffic to publishers. The tool has shown improvements in sourcing information and providing more links to outside sources, but concerns remain about the impact on website traffic and the future of online search.

via Business Insider|
#ai#generative-ai#google
business1 year ago

"Outdoor Voices Shuts Down All Retail Locations"

Outdoor Voices, an athletic apparel company known for its Instagrammable aesthetics and lifestyle branding, is closing all its retail stores and transitioning to an exclusively online business. The decision came as a surprise to employees, who were notified through an internal Slack message and were not offered severance. The company, which had previously raised millions in funding, has faced internal turmoil and declining valuation in recent years. The closure of its retail locations marks a significant shift in its business strategy.

via The New York Times|
#athleisure#business#online-business
travel-and-adventure1 year ago

"Bikepacker's Lifestyle Transformed into Profitable Business"

Tristan Ridley has been traveling the world as a full-time bikepacker for eight years, living on a budget of $6 a day. He turned his passion into a business by offering coaching services and growing a popular YouTube channel documenting his travels. Ridley's story reflects a trend of individuals turning their unique lifestyles into online businesses, including sailing, solo travel influencing, and long-distance cycling. As he continues his journey, Ridley's mindset towards travel has evolved, emphasizing slower travel, tougher routes, and companionship over simply visiting a certain number of countries.

via Business Insider|
#adventure#bikepacking#online-business
crime2 years ago

Canadian man charged with selling lethal substance linked to suicides in UK and US.

Kenneth Law, a Canadian man, has been charged with two counts of counselling or aiding suicide after allegedly selling a lethal substance to people in dozens of countries, including four people who killed themselves in Britain and one in the United States. Law is alleged to have run an online business that sold a substance to customers in the United Kingdom and the United States, with his shipments linked to at least seven deaths. Peel police say at least 1,200 packages have been shipped to over 40 countries and are working with other police forces across Ontario, nationally and internationally. Law is expected to appear in court for a bail hearing on Wednesday.

via The Guardian|
#canada#crime#international
business2 years ago

David's Bridal bankruptcy sends shockwaves through wedding industry.

David's Bridal CEO, Jim Marcum, clarified that the company's warning of possible layoffs for 80% of its workforce is not a sure thing and hopes that thousands of employees can keep their jobs. The company's priority is to deliver dresses to brides without disruption or delay. Marcum believes that the pandemic played a role in the company's second bankruptcy filing and that a hybrid business model of online and in-store sales is the way forward. The company expects to have more certain answers about future layoffs and possible store closures by mid-June.

via WPVI-TV|
#bankruptcy#business#covid-19
ai-entrepreneurship2 years ago

GPT-4 helps man build profitable online business with $100 investment.

Designer and writer Jackson Greathouse Fall gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and asked it to make as much money as possible. Within two days, GPT-4 created an online seller of sustainable, eco-friendly products called Green Gadget Guru, designed a website, logo, and website art, and began offering product ideas. Jackson named his entrepreneurial AI boss HustleGTP and created a hashtag that others have started using to chronicle their own AI-driven side hustles.

via Boing Boing|
#ai#ai-entrepreneurship#entrepreneurship