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Yahoo Mail isn’t dead and adds AI capabilities
Email really can be the treasure trove of potential generative AI uses, so check your old Yahoo Mail address because Yahoo wants to add more AI capabilities.
Yahoo used Google Cloud’s AI platform to build out its generative AI features. The features were previously tested only on iOS users, but now, it’s available to users on web browsers.
The company said it is adding a shopping feature called Shopping Saver, which finds gift cards, discount codes, and store credits hidden in inboxes and helps draft messages to use those savings even after purchase. Yahoo claims Shopping Saver is “unique to Yahoo Mail.”
Josh Jacobson, senior vice president and general manager of Yahoo Mail, said in a statement that Shopping Saver will “help users save…
