Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
…To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the “Price history” button next to the item’s price, or ask Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus. The expansion comes just weeks…
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Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
…It’s also a lot of AI experience, which is bound to sound the alarm bells with some Xbox fans, but looking at the appointments there’s no clear AI push for…
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
…Here’s a simple, affordable device for the average person that pairs with a consolidated health data platform, complete with a built-in AI coach. Buy in, and you’ll get the…
Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
…Microsoft’s first in-house reasoning AI model Microsoft is pushing ahead with its work to make its own AI models instead of relying on those created by OpenAI. It revealed seven…
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
…Platforms will argue that they risk incorrectly flagging authentic content if they push labeling initiatives too hard. Both Meta and YouTube found out the hard way after applying AI labels to images…
Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year
…employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about water consumption and energy use a focus of new AI data center…
AI backlash is coming for elections
…There’s also bipartisan concern over AI chatbot companions’ impact on kids. While Republican politicians have led the push to override state AI laws, there’s still disagreement within both parties Even…
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
…unwanted presence of AI in every aspect of their everyday lives. Those voters complain to their representatives, those representatives respond, and if they don’t, the voters push them out of office…
AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot
…After several years of grappling with AI-generated images, videos, and audio, most major platforms now have some kind of policy covering synthetic media. But beyond requiring labels for AI-generated content…
Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg
…He acknowledges that it’s not “entirely unlike” the approach at Xbox, which has an Xbox platform division and Xbox Game Studios. And given Amazon’s push for cloud-streamed party games…