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Amazon Launches Alexa For Shopping To Replace Rufus With Personalized AI Buying Assistant
Amazon announced Wednesday that it is launching Alexa for Shopping, a new AI-powered shopping assistant designed to provide personalized recommendations, automate purchases, and manage shopping tasks across Amazon and other…
WallStreetBets Opposes SEC Proposal To Reduce Quarterly Reporting Requirements
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is facing growing criticism over a proposal that would allow publicly traded companies to reduce the frequency of mandatory financial disclosures. Among the responses submitted…
U.S. Lawmakers Seek Testimony From Instructure CEO Over Canvas Cyberattacks
U.S. lawmakers are seeking testimony from Instructure executives following cyberattacks that compromised the company’s systems twice and exposed personal information belonging to millions of students worldwide. The inquiry comes as…
Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI In Verified Business Customer Adoption, Ramp Data Shows
Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in verified business customer adoption for the first time, according to the latest AI Index published by fintech company Ramp. The report, based on expense data…
Meta Adds Incognito AI Chats To WhatsApp And Meta AI App
Meta announced Wednesday that it is introducing an incognito conversation mode for its Meta AI chatbot on WhatsApp and the standalone Meta AI app. The feature is designed to allow…
Sam Altman Defends OpenAI Structure In Court As Elon Musk Challenges Company’s Direction
Sam Altman testified in court on Tuesday in defense of OpenAI as part of a lawsuit brought by former co-founder Elon Musk challenging the company’s corporate structure and its transition…
Anthropic Warns Investors Against Unauthorized Secondary Market Share Offerings
Anthropic has updated its website to warn investors that several private investment and secondary market platforms are not authorized to facilitate sales or transfers involving the company’s shares. The warning…
Samsara Launches AI System That Uses Commercial Truck Cameras To Detect Potholes And City Infrastructure Problems
Samsara announced Tuesday a new AI-powered platform called Ground Intelligence that uses data collected from cameras installed in commercial trucks and vans to detect potholes and other municipal infrastructure problems.…
Anthropic Expands Claude For Legal With New AI Tools And Software Connectors For Law Firms
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is expanding its Claude for Legal offering with a new set of AI-powered tools and software connectors aimed at automating legal workflows for law firms…
Google Introduces Googlebook AI Laptops Built Around Gemini And Android Integration
Google on Tuesday introduced Googlebook, a new laptop lineup built around the company’s Gemini AI models and designed to provide proactive AI-assisted computing across applications, files, and connected devices. The…
Google Expands Gemini On Android With App Actions, Web Browsing, And AI-Generated Widgets
Google announced several new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features during its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday, expanding Gemini’s role across Android devices with tools that can complete tasks across…
Google Rolls Out Android Intrusion Logging Feature To Help Detect Spyware Attacks
Google is rolling out a new Android security feature called Intrusion Logging, an opt-in tool designed to help security researchers and investigators analyze spyware attacks targeting mobile devices. The feature…
Waymo Recalls Nearly 4,000 Robotaxis After Flooded Road Incidents In Texas
Waymo has issued a software update to nearly 4,000 robotaxis following a recall announced Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over how the vehicles respond to flooded roads.…
Instructure Reaches Agreement With ShinyHunters After Canvas Breaches Exposed Student And Staff Data
Instructure said on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the cybercrime group ShinyHunters following two breaches that affected the company’s Canvas platform, exposed large amounts of student and…
TikTok Launches TikTok GO In The U.S. With In-App Hotel And Experience Bookings
TikTok announced on Tuesday that it is launching TikTok GO, a new feature that allows users in the United States to discover and book hotels, attractions, and travel experiences directly…
Spotify Launches Limited-Time 20th Anniversary Feature Showing Users’ First Streamed Song And Most-Played Tracks
Spotify has introduced a limited-time feature as part of its 20th anniversary celebration, giving users access to historical listening data that includes when they joined the platform, the first song…
Peacock Launches Bravo Microdramas As Short-Form Streaming Market Expands
Peacock is entering the growing microdrama market with two new unscripted Bravo series built for vertical video viewing, as short-form streaming platforms continue gaining traction in the United States. The…
Apple And Android Begin Rolling Out End-To-End Encrypted Cross-Platform Text Messaging
Apple and Android users are beginning to receive end-to-end encrypted text messaging support for conversations between the two platforms, marking a major change in how iPhone and Android devices communicate.…