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The pros, cons and misconceptions of dynamic pricing for retailers

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Advances in technology are making it increasingly possible for retailers and hospitality companies to be more intelligent with their pricing strategies, including multiple intra-day changes according to factors such as impending expiry dates on perishable goods, changes in the weather and over-stocked goods. Smart North London food store Kavanagh’s reduces the price on goods in…

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Google’s new AI tool can add sound to silent videos

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The craziest AI development I’ve seen all year is Microsoft’s VASA-1 technology. The company developed AI models that can transform a single image of a person with an audio file into a moving video of that person speaking. The demos were mindblowing, though VASA-1 isn’t available as a commercial product. It might never be, as…

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If you used a VPN to get YouTube Premium, your account might get canceled

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Depending on how much time you spend on the most popular video-sharing site in the world, a YouTube Premium subscription could be a worthwhile purchase. That said, the $13.99 price tag in the US is a touch steep, which is why some people are using VPNs to take advantage of the service’s regional pricing by…

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Western Digital Rolls Out Updated Budget WD Blue SN5000 SSDs, Adds 4TB Model

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Western Digital expanded its WD Blue NVMe family of budget SSDs this week with the introduction of the the WD Blue SN5000 series, an updated lineup of SSDs that, among other things, adds a 4 TB model. Being budget drives, the SN5000 series is not going to be a performance monster, but their combination of capacity,…

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Final Cut Pro gets major updates on iPad and Mac

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During Apple’s Let Loose event, the company announced several features it said would be added to Final Cut Pro in future updates. Now, the company has finally released the aforementioned new features in updates to its iPad and Mac versions.With Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 (which means version 2 of the software for iPad),…

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Why is the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Slim so exciting? It could lead to Apple foldables

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Several reports in the past few months claimed that Apple is working on a so-called “iPhone 17 Slim” model that will be larger than the usual iPhone Pro size but smaller than the iPhone Pro Max. The Slim moniker isn’t official, but it indicates that the iPhone in question might be thinner than other iPhone…

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Microsoft admits no guarantee of sovereignty for UK policing data

13 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, Computer, GDPR, Microsoft, Tech / By

Microsoft has admitted to Scottish policing bodies that it cannot guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its hyperscale public cloud infrastructure, despite its systems being deployed throughout the criminal justice sector.  According to correspondence released by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) under freedom of information (FOI) rules, Microsoft is unable to guarantee…

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The Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold ATX 3.0 PSU Review: Small Scale

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In response to the increasing popularity of compact and portable gaming PCs in the past couple of years, we’ve seen several PC peripheral manufacturers release larger collections of SFX form factor cases and power supplies. Chief among these has been Cooler Master, where the prolific PC part vendor recently expanded their SFX series to include…

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Post Office Horizon system investigators were blocked and threatened as they witnessed cover-up

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Independent forensic accountants contracted to investigate controversial Post Office Horizon system in 2012 describe Post Office cover-ups, threats, obstruction and the “worst corporate behaviour” seen in their long careers. During the latest Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry, investigators Second Sight revealed the lengths the Post Office went to in its efforts to prevent knowledge…

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Why AI is talking politics this year

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Key elections are being held in the UK, the US, the EU, and India, with many other countries also set to hold elections over the course of the year. Along with many organisations working with data and artificial intelligence (AI), we’re cognisant of the vast opportunities – and significant challenges – that these technologies can…

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