“In both instances, this was user error, not AI error,” Amazon said, adding that it had not seen evidence that […]
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Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage
Both statements verified that the integration never launched and that no Ring customers’ videos were ever sent to Flock. Ring […]
When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered
The Ariane 64 flew with an extended payload shroud to fit all 32 Amazon Leo satellites. Combined, the payload totaled […]
Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the US, free with Prime
Alexa+ is now available to everyone in the United States, expanding access to Amazon’s latest AI assistant across voice, web, […]
eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents
On Tuesday, eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting […]
TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings
TSMC posted net income of NT$505.7 billion (about $16 billion) for the quarter, up 35 percent year over year and […]
Wikipedia signs AI training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon
The cost of “free” knowledge The push for paid licensing follows years of rising infrastructure costs as AI companies scraped […]
Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers
Taking responsibility for power usage In the Microsoft blog post, Smith acknowledged that residential electricity rates have recently risen in […]
Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website
Anyone can now try Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI assistant, through a free early access program at Alexa.com. The website frees […]
Amazon rolls out its Alexa+ AI assistant to the web
Amazon has decided to allow Alexa+ to break out of its cage. No longer confined to Amazon devices, the artificial […]
