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Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Anthropic considers developing own chip to reduce third party reliance

Anthropic is exploring the design of proprietary chips to address growing demand and infrastructure strain, but no final decisions have been made yet.
Philosophy
fromFast Company
2 days ago

AI Jesus and BuddhaBot: The faith-based tech boom is here

Just Like Me offers AI-generated Jesus avatars for personal faith interactions, raising questions about technology's impact on spirituality.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Anthropic considers developing own chip to reduce third party reliance

Anthropic is exploring the design of proprietary chips to address growing demand and infrastructure strain, but no final decisions have been made yet.
more#ai
Digital life
fromComputerworld
2 days ago

Google's new AI app is a glimpse of the future

Offline AI tools like Google's AI Edge Eloquent provide essential functionality for users with limited connectivity.
#aws
DevOps
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

AWS launches Agent Registry for managing AI agents

AWS introduces the Agent Registry to centralize AI agent management and reduce chaos in organizations deploying numerous agents.
DevOps
fromInfoWorld
2 days ago

AWS targets AI agent sprawl with new Bedrock Agent Registry

AWS introduces Agent Registry to help enterprises manage and govern AI agents effectively.
DevOps
fromTheregister
3 days ago

AWS: Agents shouldn't be secret, so we built a registry

AWS Agent Registry enhances visibility and control over AI agents in corporate environments.
DevOps
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

AWS launches Agent Registry for managing AI agents

AWS introduces the Agent Registry to centralize AI agent management and reduce chaos in organizations deploying numerous agents.
DevOps
fromInfoWorld
2 days ago

AWS targets AI agent sprawl with new Bedrock Agent Registry

AWS introduces Agent Registry to help enterprises manage and govern AI agents effectively.
DevOps
fromTheregister
3 days ago

AWS: Agents shouldn't be secret, so we built a registry

AWS Agent Registry enhances visibility and control over AI agents in corporate environments.
more#aws
#genai
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
2 days ago

This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free

GenAI can enhance customer service by addressing complex dietary needs, but its tendency to hallucinate poses significant risks for direct interactions.
Artificial intelligence
fromComputerworld
2 days ago

This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free

GenAI can enhance customer service by addressing complex dietary needs, but its tendency to hallucinate poses significant risks for direct interactions.
more#genai
Agile
fromMedium
4 days ago

7 Rules for Creating an Effective Claude Code Skill

Effective Claude Code skills improve performance and save tokens by being focused and well-framed.
#ai-security
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About

AI browser extensions pose significant security risks, often overlooked, with vulnerabilities and access that can compromise enterprise networks.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Did Anthropic just soft-launch the scariest AI model yet?

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model shows potential for dangerous cyber exploits, raising concerns about its misuse in the wrong hands.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About

AI browser extensions pose significant security risks, often overlooked, with vulnerabilities and access that can compromise enterprise networks.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
3 days ago

Did Anthropic just soft-launch the scariest AI model yet?

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview model shows potential for dangerous cyber exploits, raising concerns about its misuse in the wrong hands.
more#ai-security
#ai-agents
React
fromAmazon Web Services
3 days ago

Embed a live AI browser agent in your React app with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Amazon Web Services

Users need visibility into AI agents' actions to maintain trust and control over their interactions.
React
fromAmazon Web Services
3 days ago

Embed a live AI browser agent in your React app with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Amazon Web Services

Users need visibility into AI agents' actions to maintain trust and control over their interactions.
more#ai-agents
Software development
fromTechzine Global
2 days ago

Broadcom combines AI and automation in Automic V26

Broadcom's Automic Automation V26 integrates AI into business processes while emphasizing control and governance to mitigate risks associated with unpredictability.
#amazon
Podcast
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk - and listen

Jeff Bezos aimed to create a voice computer, leading to the development of the Echo speaker and Alexa voice assistant despite numerous challenges.
Dining
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

You can now 'conversationally' order Grubhub and Uber Eats with Alexa Plus

Amazon introduces a conversational food ordering feature for Grubhub and Uber Eats through Alexa, enhancing user experience and interaction.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

Amazon Reportedly Building AI Smartphone to Revive Alexa Ecosystem

Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone called 'Transformer' to integrate with Alexa and enhance user interaction with its services.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon is reportedly working on a new phone built around Alexa

Amazon plans to re-enter the smartphone market with a new device codenamed 'Transformer' focusing on AI and easier access to its services.
Mobile UX
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Amazon is making an Alexa phone

Amazon is developing a new smartphone, code-named 'Transformer', focused on integrating Alexa and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Mobile UX
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says | TechCrunch

Amazon is developing a new smartphone codenamed 'Transformer' with a focus on AI and integration with its services.
Podcast
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk - and listen

Jeff Bezos aimed to create a voice computer, leading to the development of the Echo speaker and Alexa voice assistant despite numerous challenges.
Dining
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

You can now 'conversationally' order Grubhub and Uber Eats with Alexa Plus

Amazon introduces a conversational food ordering feature for Grubhub and Uber Eats through Alexa, enhancing user experience and interaction.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

Amazon Reportedly Building AI Smartphone to Revive Alexa Ecosystem

Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone called 'Transformer' to integrate with Alexa and enhance user interaction with its services.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon is reportedly working on a new phone built around Alexa

Amazon plans to re-enter the smartphone market with a new device codenamed 'Transformer' focusing on AI and easier access to its services.
Mobile UX
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Amazon is making an Alexa phone

Amazon is developing a new smartphone, code-named 'Transformer', focused on integrating Alexa and artificial intelligence capabilities.
Mobile UX
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says | TechCrunch

Amazon is developing a new smartphone codenamed 'Transformer' with a focus on AI and integration with its services.
more#amazon
#artificial-intelligence
Data science
fromMarTech
3 days ago

How to make AI work with context instead of prompts | MarTech

AI struggles to operate reliably in enterprises due to its context-blind nature, leading to failures in scaling despite initial successes.
Data science
fromMarTech
3 days ago

How to make AI work with context instead of prompts | MarTech

AI struggles to operate reliably in enterprises due to its context-blind nature, leading to failures in scaling despite initial successes.
more#artificial-intelligence
Mobile UX
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Google quietly releases an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS | TechCrunch

Google released an offline-first dictation app called Google AI Edge Eloquent for iOS, featuring advanced speech recognition and text editing capabilities.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 days ago

"Jarvis Approaching": Google's Sundar Pichai Signals an Agentic, Multi-Threaded Future for Search

If I fast-forward, a lot of what are just information-seeking queries will be agentic in Search. You'll be completing tasks. You'll have many threads running.
Podcast
Marketing tech
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days ago

Conversational marketing: How chatbots and artificial intelligence transform digital engagement - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Conversational marketing transforms customer interactions into relationship opportunities using AI and chatbots for personalized, two-way communication.
Digital life
fromZDNET
6 days ago

I tested Gemini on Android Auto and now I can't stop talking to it: 5 tasks it nails

Gemini is now integrated into Android Auto, providing answers to both simple and complex queries effectively.
#google
Mobile UX
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
6 days ago

Google quietly releases free offline AI dictation app for iPhone | TNW

Google AI Edge Eloquent is a free, offline voice dictation app that transcribes speech in real time and polishes text without internet access.
Mobile UX
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Google Home's latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands

Google's Home app update enhances Gemini AI for more natural smart home control and improved device identification.
Mobile UX
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
6 days ago

Google quietly releases free offline AI dictation app for iPhone | TNW

Google AI Edge Eloquent is a free, offline voice dictation app that transcribes speech in real time and polishes text without internet access.
Mobile UX
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Google Home's latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands

Google's Home app update enhances Gemini AI for more natural smart home control and improved device identification.
more#google
#alexa
Dining
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub | TechCrunch

Alexa+ now allows users to order food from Uber Eats and Grubhub through conversational interactions.
fromEngadget
2 months ago
Gadgets

Alexa+ is now available nationwide, with a free text-based version for non-Prime members to try

Dining
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub | TechCrunch

Alexa+ now allows users to order food from Uber Eats and Grubhub through conversational interactions.
fromEngadget
2 months ago
Gadgets

Alexa+ is now available nationwide, with a free text-based version for non-Prime members to try

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#siri
Apple
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Apple

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says | TechCrunch

Apple plans to revamp Siri into a ChatGPT-like chatbot called 'Campos' integrated into iOS 27 supporting voice and text inputs.
Apple
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.
more#siri
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Alright mate?': Amazon pins UK hopes on AI upgrade of Alexa

We've eliminated the need for that Alexa-speak, such as 'turn on bedroom lamp two', you can just speak naturally. Alexa+ knows you, your home, your family. And is available anywhere, any time, as life does not happen in a chat box.
Arsenal
European startups
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Amazon brings Alexa+ to the UK | TechCrunch

Amazon launches Alexa+, its AI-powered conversational assistant, in the U.K. through an early access program, with Prime subscribers receiving free access and non-Prime users paying £19.99 monthly after the trial ends.
European startups
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Alexa+ launches in the UK

Amazon's next-generation Alexa+ voice assistant launches in early access across the UK with enhanced conversational abilities, contextual awareness, and British cultural understanding.
Privacy technologies
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Alexa+ can now swear, thanks to a new personality style

Amazon introduced a 'sassy' personality option for Alexa+ that uses censored profanity, playful sarcasm, and witty comebacks while maintaining safety guardrails against harmful content.
#alexa-ai-assistant
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Alexa+ gets a new 'adults only' personality option that curses but won't get into NSFW content | TechCrunch

Amazon launches Sassy personality for Alexa+ with adult-only access, requiring security verification and excluding use with Amazon Kids.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Alexa+ gets a new 'adults only' personality option that curses but won't get into NSFW content | TechCrunch

Amazon launches Sassy personality for Alexa+ with adult-only access, requiring security verification and excluding use with Amazon Kids.
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Gadgets
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch

Amazon launches three customizable Alexa+ personality styles—Brief, Chill, and Sweet—allowing users to adjust the AI assistant's tone and communication approach.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say

Amazon is launching Alexa+, an AI-powered upgrade to Echo smart speakers in the UK that makes the digital assistant more conversational, proactive, and capable of following conversation threads.
Apple
fromComputerworld
2 months ago

Apple's Siri future is hybrid, integrated - and already here

Apple will power a much smarter Siri via a hybrid model using on-device processing and Google's Gemini through Private Cloud Compute while enforcing privacy controls.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

You can now make Alexa's AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out

Amazon launches three personality style presets for Alexa Plus users in the US: Brief, Chill, and Sweet, allowing customization of how the voice assistant communicates.
#apple
more#apple
Gadgets
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

Amazon introduces three customizable personality styles for Alexa+ users: Brief, Chill, and Sweet, allowing personalized communication preferences based on expressiveness, emotional openness, formality, directness, and humor.
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Getting the first word in voice search

Voice search usage is growing, creating brand opportunities while requiring optimisation for accuracy, shopping trust, and adaptation to screenless interactions.
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Is Alexa+ too cheerful for you? Now you can select among 3 personality styles - here's how

Amazon just announced it's adding personality styles to Alexa+, so users can tweak how expressive the smart assistant is. The three new Alexa+ personality styles include a Brief option that delivers direct, no-nonsense responses, a Chill style for a relaxed, breezy interaction, and a Sweet option that has a cheery, enthusiastic energy.
Gadgets
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

OpenAI is allegedly making a pricey smart speaker with a built-in camera

Ever since OpenAI acquired ex-Apple chief designer Jony Ive's design startup, rumors have been rampant about what kind of product the collaboration will yield. Clearly, it would have to be some sort of hardware piece - a first for OpenAI. At first, insiders hinted at an AI pen, then the clues shifted things towards something simpler - AI earbuds. Now insiders familiar with the matter claim that there are three
Mobile UX
#amazon-alexa
fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

12+ powerful Alexa commands you should start using at home (no subscriptions required)

fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

I lived with the Echo Show 11 for weeks, and developed trust issues with Alexa

fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

12+ powerful Alexa commands you should start using at home (no subscriptions required)

fromZDNET
2 months ago
Gadgets

I lived with the Echo Show 11 for weeks, and developed trust issues with Alexa

more#amazon-alexa
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Amazon has started automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus

Amazon automatically upgraded some Prime members' Alexa devices to LLM-powered Alexa Plus without opt-in; users can revert but report slower responses and increased ads.
Gadgets
fromSocial Media Explorer
1 month ago

Voice Control Basics: Making Your Smart Home Work With A Single Command - Social Media Explorer

Intent-based voice control uses LLMs and contextual signals to understand natural language and trigger smart-home and small-business actions seamlessly.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Why Amazon's Echo Hub became my favorite way to control my smart home

Echo Hub is a pared-down, wall-mountable smart home control panel providing touchscreen and Alexa voice control without streaming, ads, or extraneous features.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 months ago

Hey Alexa-Amazon may be teaming up with OpenAI. Here's why that matters | Fortune

Meta is massively expanding its Hyperion AI data center while Amazon and OpenAI pursue a potential multibillion-dollar alliance to integrate OpenAI models into Alexa.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Amazon's Send to Alexa Plus makes the Kindle Scribe feel more like a productivity device

Kindle Scribe devices can send notes and documents to Alexa Plus to generate summaries, to-dos, calendar events, reminders, brainstorming help, and project guidance.
Artificial intelligence
fromSocial Media Examiner
2 months ago

AI Voice Agents: How to Get Started : Social Media Examiner

AI voice agents offer low-cost, scalable customer service—around $0.08–$0.12 per minute—enabling proactive outreach, integrations with business systems, and improved operational efficiency.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
2 months ago

Can Google save Apple AI? Gemini to power a new, personalized Siri

Google's Gemini will power Apple's Siri backend to deliver a more advanced, personalized Siri while Apple maintains local models and Private Cloud Compute for on-device privacy.
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI | TechCrunch

ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice is becoming the next major interface for AI - the way people will increasingly interact with machines as models move beyond text and screens. Speaking at Web Summit in Doha, Staniszewski told TechCrunch voice models like those developed by ElevenLabs have recently moved beyond simply mimicking human speech - including emotion and intonation - to working in tandem with the reasoning capabilities of large language models.
Artificial intelligence
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