Amazon just turned its voice assistant into a podcast studio. The company’s premium Alexa+ service can now generate custom AI…
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Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts
Alexa Plus, Amazon’s upgraded AI assistant, can now generate podcasts on “virtually any topic,” according to an announcement on Monday.…
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Microsoft Edge just stopped storing your passwords in plaintext – but you’ll need the latest update
Microsoft just quietly fixed a security practice that had cybersecurity experts raising eyebrows for months. The company’s latest Edge browser…
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Meta layoffs starting this week stress harsh AI reality inside Zuckerberg’s company
Meta is pulling the trigger on one of tech’s harshest AI reckonings this week, cutting 8,000 employees as Mark Zuckerberg…
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Amazon launches Alexa for Shopping as Rufus moves behind the scenes
Amazon has introduced Alexa for Shopping, combining its Rufus shopping chatbot with Alexa+ across its app, website, and Echo Show…
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Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
Apple is making privacy the centerpiece of its AI strategy. The company’s overhauled Siri assistant, launching with iOS 27, will…
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Why trust is a big question at the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial
The courtroom battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI reached its climax this week with a central question hanging over the…
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University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech…
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Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Together Mode, the AI-powered Teams feature that became a symbol of pandemic-era remote work.…
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Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy…
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