By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adobe on Tuesday said it is rolling out artificial intelligence “agents” that brands can use to help consumers navigate their websites. Adobe is known for consumer apps such as Photoshop but also sells a suite of business-to-business software tools used in online marketing, which made up a quarter […]
Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers. The accord with Google, a unit of Alphabet, won preliminary approval last week from Judge Charles […]
Choppy Trump policies, stocks drop has some rethinking retirement plans
By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson (Reuters) -Victor Fettes, 54, is going ahead with his long-planned retirement next Friday. But the recent decline in the stock market and uncertainty over how U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies will hit the economy have him rethinking how he’ll spend it. “I’ll say I’m nervous,” says Fettes, a senior director of risk […]
GM to use Nvidia AI chips, software to automate vehicles, factories
By Kalea Hall and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – General Motors will use artificial intelligence chips and software from Nvidia to develop autonomous vehicle technology for its vehicles and improve workflow at its factories, the companies said on Tuesday. Traditional automakers have struggled to commercialize autonomous technology that has been more challenging and expensive than expected […]