Amazon Makes Alexa+ Available To All US Prime Members With Free Access And New AI Features
Wider Release Across Devices And Pricing Amazon said Alexa+, its generative AI-powered upgrade to the Alexa assistant, is now available to all customers in the United States, with the company…
Spotify Expands Lyrics Features With Offline Access, Global Translations, And New Placement
Feature Changes And Subscriber Push Spotify said on Wednesday that it is updating its built-in lyrics feature by adding global access to translations, allowing lyrics to be viewed offline, and…
Intel Says It Will Build GPUs As It Seeks Turnaround And Challenges Nvidia
Announcement At Cisco Event And Leadership Team Intel said it will begin producing graphics processing units, marking a shift beyond its traditional focus on central processing units, as the company…
Homeland Security Uses Administrative Subpoenas To Seek Data On Critics Of Trump Administration
Reports Describe Requests For User Information The US Department of Homeland Security has been using administrative subpoenas to seek user information from technology companies about people who criticise the Trump…
OpenAI And Anthropic Trade Barbs Over Super Bowl Ads And Chatbot Advertising
Altman Responds To Rival’s Campaign The chief executive of OpenAI has drawn criticism after posting a long response to a Super Bowl advertising campaign by rival chatbot company Anthropic, as…
Bitcoin Falls To 15-Month Low Despite Trump Support And Pro-Crypto Policies
Price Slide After Earlier Rally The price of Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level in 15 months, even as US President Donald Trump continues to offer public support for…
Amazon Plans $200bn In Spending With Focus On AI As Tech Giants Lift Investment
Spending Surge And Market Reaction Amazon said it will sharply increase its spending this year, with much of the money set aside for artificial intelligence projects and infrastructure, a move…
Lotus Health AI Raises $35 Million To Build An AI-Driven Primary Care Service
From Chatbots To Clinical Care A growing number of people are turning to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other large language models for health questions, often finding that the tools provide useful…
TikTok Usage Rebounds In The US After Brief Dip As Rivals See Short-Lived Gains
Usage Falls After Ownership Change Then Recovers TikTok has largely recovered from a short decline in daily active users in the United States that followed a change in ownership, when…
AI Slop Spreads Across Social Platforms As Creators, Companies, And Users Clash Over Quality And Trust
A Viral Image And A Personal Breaking Point Social media feeds are being flooded with low-quality AI-generated images and videos, a trend that is drawing criticism from users, scrutiny from…
Nike Faces US Discrimination Probe Over Claims Of Bias Against White Workers
EEOC Demands Records And Details Nike is under investigation by the US government over claims that the company discriminated against white workers, after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it…
Washington Post Plans One-Third Staff Cut As Sports And Foreign Coverage Scaled Back
Layoffs Target Multiple Sections The Washington Post said it will cut about one third of its workforce, a move that will sharply reduce coverage of sports and foreign news and…
Fitbit Founders Launch AI Startup Luffu To Focus On Family Health Monitoring
A New Company Built Around Caregiving Fitbit founders James Park and Eric Friedman have announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence startup called Luffu, which aims to help families…
Trump Seeks $1bn In Damages From Harvard As Funding Dispute And Court Fight Continue
Damages Claim Follows Talks And Media Report US President Donald Trump said he will seek $1bn (£730m) in damages from Harvard University, escalating a dispute between his administration and the…
French Prosecutors Raid X Offices As Investigations Expand Into Data Use And AI Images
Paris Raid And Legal Summons French authorities have raided the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into suspected offences that include unlawful data extraction and…
PepsiCo Cuts Snack Prices In The US As GLP-1 Drugs And Cost Pressures Weigh On Demand
PepsiCo will lower the suggested prices of several snack brands in the United States from this week, linking the decision to customer backlash over earlier increases and to pressure from…