Sony adds the Bravia Theater Bar 5 and Bar 7 to its soundbar lineup

Sony adds the Bravia Theater Bar 5 and Bar 7 to its soundbar lineup

Sony already has a robust collection of soundbars in its Bravia Theater lineup. Today, the company is adding two more, as well as new rear speakers and three new subwoofers. The Bar 7 will sit in Sony’s premium tier, alongside the existing (and larger) Bar 8 and Bar 9 models, while the Bar 5 will offer a more compact and …

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Tickets refund policy announced for HBL PSL 11

Tickets refund policy announced for HBL PSL 11

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the ticket refund policy for the Pakistan Super League season 11. The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday that people who bought match tickets online will receive their refunds directly in the same accounts they used to make the payment. The money will be returned automatically, and ticket holders do not need to …

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Amazon and FedEx, together again, this time for e-commerce returns

Amazon and FedEx, together again, this time for e-commerce returns

An Amazon Prime delivery van and a FedEx Ground van on a Seattle street. The two companies are expanding their rekindled partnership into returns. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon and FedEx are expanding their partnership after starting to patch things up last year. The companies announced Wednesday that more than 1,500 FedEx Office locations nationwide are now accepting …

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How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business | TechCrunch

How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business | TechCrunch

Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading app, ReelShort, made $1.2 billion in consumer spending …

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Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down | TechCrunch

Harvey confirms B valuation: Sequoia triples down | TechCrunch

One of the blockbuster hits of the AI age is, without a doubt, legal tech startup Harvey. On Wednesday, the company confirmed that it had closed a new raise at an $11 billion valuation, after reports circulated last month that it was working on another monster round. The company confirmed it inhaled $200 million from this round, co-led by returning …

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OpenAI introduces health section to ChatGPT

OpenAI introduces health section to ChatGPT

OpenAI has introduced a new health-focused section in ChatGPT to help users find medical information more easily. The company recently revealed that more than 40 million people are already using ChatGPT to search for health-related information, which is why this new tool has now been launched under the name “ChatGPT Health.” While users were already able to ask medical questions …

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Beyond the chatbot: At GeekWire summit, AI leaders say the era of autonomous agents is already here

Beyond the chatbot: At GeekWire summit, AI leaders say the era of autonomous agents is already here

GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation AI summit drew a full house to Block 41 in Seattle on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The debate over whether AI will transform industries is over. At GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation summit in Seattle on Tuesday, the founders, executives and engineers in attendance had moved on to harder questions — what’s working, what isn’t, …

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