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•  From Axios, a story about how Walmart has a new program "that will give its roughly 50,000 non-store employees access to a generative AI app trained on corporate information.

"Why it matters: The move shows one of America's biggest companies sees value in providing broad access to the tech industry's hottest new product.

"Details: Walmart said its new 'My Assistant' feature can help with a range of tasks, from summarizing long documents to assisting in the creation of new content.

"The generative AI feature is part of the company's broader 'Me@Campus' app for employees and works on both computers and smartphones …  Walmart says the move is about more than just boosting productivity and hopes the app will free workers from monotonous, repetitive tasks."