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AI Business

Amazon abre ChatGPT a sus publicistas, y eso te dice algo sobre hacia dónde van los compradores

El minorista en línea más grande del mundo está permitiendo que las marcas que publicitaban en Amazon coloquen anuncios dentro de ChatGPT, señal de que los chatbots de IA ahora son territorio serio para el marketing.

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AI Business

What has to go right for the AI spending gamble to pay off

A handful of tech giants are spending at a scale that dwarfs any industry investment in history. A Wharton finance professor ran the arithmetic and the answer is both clear and sobering.

4 min read
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Everyday AI

Amazon's Alexa+ comes to India with Hindi support and a long list of local apps

The upgraded AI assistant is now in early testing for all Indian users, free for Prime members after trials end and ₹2,000 a month for everyone else.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Amazon Prime Video Now Syncs Actors' Lips to Dubbed Audio Using AI

A new feature on Prime Video matches on-screen mouth movements to translated dialogue. It starts with one German show, but Amazon plans to roll it out more widely.

3 min read
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Robotics

Waymo opens in three new cities as the robotaxi race picks up speed

Alphabet's Waymo is now taking paying passengers in San Diego, Tampa and Denver, while Amazon-backed Zoox prepares to test its distinctive box-shaped vehicle in Houston and San Diego.

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AI Security

Amazon's Alexa Can Now Tell You If That Suspicious Text or Call Really Came From Amazon

A new scam-detection tool lets shoppers ask Alexa for Shopping to check whether a message, text, or phone call is genuine before they act on it.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Amazon Alexa will now nudge you to shop before you even think to ask

A new Alexa feature called 'Update Me When' sends personalised alerts when a favourite brand, artist or author does something new. It is the clearest sign yet that Amazon wants its AI assistant to prompt purchases, not just answer questions.

3 min read
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AI Business

Amazon Is Shutting Down Mechanical Turk, Its 21-Year-Old Human Task Platform

The crowdsourced work service that paid hundreds of thousands of workers pennies per task will close on 30 September 2026, leaving some full-time data workers scrambling.

4 min read
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Robotics

Amazon Is Buying Two Million More Nvidia Chips as AI Demand Blows Past Forecasts

The two companies are deepening a partnership that now covers warehouse robots and cloud software, not just the chips that power AI.

4 min read
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Gaming

Amazon and Twitch Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Using Streamers' Videos to Train AI

A Connecticut streamer is leading a lawsuit on behalf of millions of Twitch broadcasters who say Amazon fed their live videos into AI training systems without asking first.

3 min read
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Robotics

Amazon Plans Drone Deliveries in Nearly 500 US Cities by Year's End

The company says it has made hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries so far in 2025 and wants to reach 1 million by December. That would be six times its current coverage.

4 min read
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The Assistant Wars Broke Cover: Six Stories in Seven Days

Last week AI2Day ran six pieces on consumer AI assistants, up from one the week before. Three separate outlets carried it, so this is not one newsroom fixating on Siri.

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Everyday AI

Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Is Coming to Your Fire TV for Free, No Subscription Needed

Amazon is pushing its upgraded AI assistant to millions of Fire TV devices automatically. Here is what changes, what stays the same, and whether you can opt out.

3 min read
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AI Business

Big Tech's gas bet could backfire badly, energy researchers warn

Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are building massive natural gas power plants for their AI data centres. A new energy research report says prices could triple in some regions, and the companies may not be ready for the shock.

4 min read
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AI Security

Un Ataque de 40 Minutos Expuso Credenciales de Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco y 2.500 Organizaciones Más

Una versión alterada de una herramienta de desarrollo de IA ampliamente utilizada robó silenciosamente claves de acceso de miles de empresas antes de que alguien lo notara. Esto es lo que sucedió y qué significa.

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