The Complete Guide to Using Facebook Chatbots for Business

Most brands don’t have the resources to offer 24/7 online customer service and sales support on Facebook Messenger, let alone on their website. Fortunately, chatbots don’t need to sleep (or eat lunch). Facebook Messenger bots can answer customer questions, track packages, make product recommendations, and even close a sale any time of the day or…

DeepMind breaks 50-year math record using AI; new record falls a week later

Enlarge / A colorful 3×3 matrix. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Matrix multiplication is at the heart of many machine learning breakthroughs, and it just got faster—twice. Last week, DeepMind announced it discovered a more efficient way to perform matrix multiplication, conquering a 50-year-old record. This week, two Austrian researchers at Johannes Kepler University Linz…

Framework offers refurbished versions of its repairable laptops

Enlarge / Framework is testing and servicing refurbished laptops at a facility in New Jersey and selling refurbished expansion cards to go with them. Framework, makers of the modular, repairable Framework laptop, has started offering a refurbished version, along with packs of its signature USB-C expansion cards. Lots of hardware makers offer refurbished goods, but…

FCC to ban all new Huawei and ZTE equipment on national security grounds

Enlarge / Huawei sign displayed at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal Communications Commission is expected to “ban all sales of new Huawei and ZTE telecommunications devices in the US” on national security grounds, Axios reported today. The FCC previously banned Huawei and ZTE…

Best stereo speakers of 2022

Quinn Gawronski We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Best overall Polk Reserve R500 Check Price This versatile floorstander incorporates flagship Polk technologies at an accessible price. Best stereo smart speaker Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Check Price Form meets function in this sleek airship piloted by…