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The 80 Best Prime Day Deals Under $50
Amazon Prime Day promises hundreds of thousands of deals, but not everyone has been saving all year for a big-ticket purchase. Beneath the noise, there are some great finds on deals under $50. We've rounded up some of our favorite items on sale, from smart home products to books and board games. The WIRED Gear team tests products year-round and sorted through hundreds of thousands of deals by hand to make these picks. Crossed out products are out of stock or no longer discounted. Our Amazon Prime Day coverage page has the latest stories, and our Prime Day Shopping Tips will help you avoid bad deals. You can also get a 1-Year Subscription to WIRED for $5 here. We've also updated prices and links where necessary. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Stasher bags are the easiest way to replace single-use plastic baggies. This bundle comes with six bags in sandwich and snack sizes. A four-pack is also discounted to $38 ($14) and comes with two sandwich bags, a snack size, and a half-gallon. If you need one or two specific sizes, single options are all on sale too: Stand-Up Mega for $22 ($8 off), Mid for $15 ($7 off), and Mini for $13 ($5 off); 1/2 Gallon for $15 ($7 off), Go Bag for $14 ($6 off), Pocket for $10 ($4 off), Sandwich for $9 ($4 off) and Snack for $7 ($3 off).
The Mix Sessions: Portrait XO - The Mix - Powered by Musixmatch Pro
Synaesthetic reactions between sounds, tastes, and sights. Not sure what all of this adds up to? Then it's time to check out Portrait XO's live session of her song "Basic Quest" with The Mix at SXSW. Berlin-based Portrait XO is a pioneering hybrid audiovisual artist whose work explores the intersection of all things music, art, science, and tech. Just like our team at Musixmatch, she's fascinated with the potential of using AI for good in the music industry, and through it has discovered unheard melodies and even new singing techniques that shape her musical creations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robots Market to Reach USD 66,662 Million by 2030 Driven By the Demand for Industrial Robots Exclusive Report by Acumen Research and Consulting
TOKYO, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Artificial Intelligence Robots Market size was valued at USD 6,214 Million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 66,662 Million by 2030 growing at a CAGR of 30.5% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030. Human-robot interaction is becoming more common as robots make everyone's lives easier and more comfortable, and as a result, the market for AI robots is expanding. AI, or machine intelligence in robotic systems, is the implementation of AI technology into robots to allow them to perform repetitive tasks more efficiently without human intervention. AI also enables robots to communicate with other autonomous systems. For entrepreneurs, robotic systems will prove to be more effective and cost-effective labor.
The 85 Absolute Best Prime Day Deals (Day 2)
Amazon Prime Day is here. The mega-retailer's two-day sales event for Prime subscribers is in full swing, and there are plenty of deals on some of our favorite gear and gadgets, from Alexa-enabled speakers to robot vacs to laptops and tablets. The WIRED Gear team tests products year-round. We sorted through hundreds of thousands of deals by hand to make these picks. Crossed out products are out of stock or no longer discounted. Our Amazon Prime Day coverage page has the latest stories, and our Prime Day Shopping Tips will help you avoid bad deals. You can also get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 here. Updated July 13: We've added new deals, including the lowest price we've seen on a Covid-19 at-home test kit, removed several expired deals, and updated prices and links throughout. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Prime Day is the best time to pick up a new Amazon device, whether that's a Kindle, Fire tablet, or Echo speaker--they're unlikely to get cheaper than this. For a complete list, read our Best Prime Day Deals on Amazon Devices roundup. Be sure to also read through our Best Kindles, Best Fire Tablets, and Best Alexa Speakers guides. The Paperwhite is the best overall Kindle.
When AI Makes Art, Humans Supply the Creative Spark
New products often come with disclaimers, but in April the artificial intelligence company OpenAI issued an unusual warning when it announced a new service called DALL-E 2. The system can generate vivid and realistic photos, paintings, and illustrations in response to a line of text or an uploaded image. One part of OpenAI's release notes cautioned that "the model may increase the efficiency of performing some tasks like photo editing or production of stock photography, which could displace jobs of designers, photographers, models, editors, and artists." So far, that hasn't come to pass. People who have been granted early access to DALL-E have found that it elevates human creativity rather than making it obsolete. Benjamin Von Wong, an artist who creates installations and sculptures, says it has, in fact, increased his productivity. "DALL-E is a wonderful tool for someone like me who cannot draw," says Von Wong, who uses the tool to explore ideas that could later be built into physical works of art.