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Founded1994

Key PeopleAndy Jassy

HeadquartersSeattle, USA

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Amazon Alexa+ launches on Alexa.com, bringing AI assistant to web browsers for early access

Amazon has launched Alexa.com, making its generative AI assistant Alexa+ accessible through web browsers for the first time. The early access website positions Amazon's AI assistant alongside competitors like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, while emphasizing household management features. With over 10 million users already testing the platform, Amazon aims to transform Alexa from a money-losing venture into a profitable service through a $20 per month subscription fee.

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Amazon Alexa+ launches on Alexa.com, bringing AI assistant to web browsers for early access

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TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Targets Kindle Scribe With AI Features and Paper-Like Display at $549

TCL unveiled the Note A1 Nxtpaper, a note-taking tablet featuring paper-like display technology, Microsoft Copilot-powered AI tools, and a 120Hz refresh rate. Starting at $549 for 256GB, it undercuts Amazon's Kindle Scribe Colorsoft by $80 while offering handwriting-to-text conversion, audio transcription, and real-time translation. The device launches in February 2026 with early Kickstarter access at $419.

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TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Targets Kindle Scribe With AI Features and Paper-Like Display at $549

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Satya Nadella enters founder mode as Microsoft races to maintain AI dominance amid rising competition

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has shifted to a hands-on 'founder mode' leadership style, overhauling senior leadership and demanding urgency from executives as the company faces intensifying AI competition from Google and Amazon. With Copilot at 150 million users versus OpenAI's 800 million, Nadella is restructuring to accelerate progress on AI models and tools following changes to the OpenAI partnership.

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Satya Nadella enters founder mode as Microsoft races to maintain AI dominance amid rising competition

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Amazon Blocks AI Shopping Agents While Building Its Own as E-Commerce Battle Intensifies

Amazon is blocking third-party AI shopping agents from accessing its platform even as it develops its own AI-powered tools like Rufus and Buy for Me. The company faces a critical decision: partner with AI agents from OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity, or risk losing control over customer relationships and its $1 trillion advertising business as agentic commerce reshapes the online retail landscape.

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Amazon Blocks AI Shopping Agents While Building Its Own as E-Commerce Battle Intensifies

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Amazon expands Alexa+ with AI integrations for Expedia, Yelp, Square, and Angi in 2026

Amazon announced Thursday that its AI-powered digital assistant Alexa+ will integrate with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp starting in 2026. Users will be able to book hotels, get home service quotes, and schedule salon appointments through natural language commands. The expansion positions Alexa+ as a concierge-like tool that handles real-world tasks through conversational AI, marking Amazon's most serious attempt to make voice assistants useful beyond basic queries.

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Amazon expands Alexa+ with AI integrations for Expedia, Yelp, Square, and Angi in 2026

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Ring doorbell now uses Alexa+ Greetings AI to talk to visitors and direct delivery drivers

Amazon has launched Alexa+ Greetings, a new AI assistant for Ring doorbells that can identify visitors and engage in context-aware conversations on your behalf. The feature uses generative AI to distinguish between delivery personnel, solicitors, and friends, then responds based on your custom instructions. Available now for Early Access customers in the US and Canada with Ring Premium Plan.

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Ring doorbell now uses Alexa+ Greetings AI to talk to visitors and direct delivery drivers

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Amazon launches Alexa+ web portal to compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini

Amazon quietly rolls out a web version of its AI-enhanced Alexa+ assistant at Alexa.com, enabling users to interact with Alexa via keyboard and mouse. The new browser interface lets users upload files for analysis, manage reminders and calendars, and continue conversations across Echo devices. Currently free during early access, it will later cost $19.99 monthly for non-Prime users.

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Amazon launches Alexa+ web portal to compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini

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Amazon appoints Peter DeSantis to lead unified AI group as Rohit Prasad departs

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced a major AI reorganization, naming 27-year AWS veteran Peter DeSantis to lead a new division combining AI models, silicon development, and quantum computing. The leadership change at Amazon sees Rohit Prasad, head of Artificial General Intelligence, leaving after overseeing Nova's launch. The move signals Amazon's strategic bet on vertical integration to compete with Microsoft and Google.

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Amazon appoints Peter DeSantis to lead unified AI group as Rohit Prasad departs

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Senators probe tech giants as AI data centers drive electricity costs up, communities fight back

Three Democratic senators are investigating whether AI-driven data centers are raising residential electricity bills, citing increases up to 267% in some regions. Meanwhile, grassroots opposition has blocked or delayed $98 billion worth of data center projects in 2025 alone. Tech giants including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta face scrutiny over confidential utility contracts and broken promises to shield consumers from infrastructure costs.

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Senators probe tech giants as AI data centers drive electricity costs up, communities fight back

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AWS CEO Matt Garman says AI should not replace junior devs, warns of threats to talent pipelines

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman pushes back against AI replacing entry-level workers, calling it short-sighted and bad for business. Despite warnings from other tech leaders about AI displacing junior employees, Garman argues that eliminating young workers threatens talent pipelines and long-term company health, even as Amazon pursues aggressive automation goals.

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AWS CEO Matt Garman says AI should not replace junior devs, warns of threats to talent pipelines

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Amazon backs Mill's AI food waste system to transform Whole Foods operations by 2027

Amazon is investing in Mill, a startup founded in 2020, to deploy AI-powered food recycling bins across Whole Foods stores by 2027. The technology can shrink waste volumes by up to 80% while converting scraps into chicken feed, creating a closed-loop solution that addresses both environmental impact and operational costs in the grocery sector.

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Amazon backs Mill's AI food waste system to transform Whole Foods operations by 2027

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Amazon Kindle AI feature launches with no opt-out for authors as Ask this Book goes live

Amazon rolled out Ask this Book, a Kindle AI feature that provides spoiler-free answers to reader questions about plot and characters. Available now on iOS for thousands of English titles, the in-book AI assistant has sparked controversy as authors and publishers cannot opt out, raising questions about AI copyright and derivative works in publishing.

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Amazon Kindle AI feature launches with no opt-out for authors as Ask this Book goes live

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Amazon Prime Video pulls AI recaps after Fallout feature gets key plot points wrong

Amazon Prime Video has removed its AI-powered video recap feature after viewers spotted multiple errors in the Fallout season one summary. The AI-generated recap incorrectly dated flashback scenes by over 100 years and mischaracterized crucial plot points, raising fresh concerns about AI quality control in streaming services.

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Amazon Prime Video pulls AI recaps after Fallout feature gets key plot points wrong

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Amazon Ring deploys facial recognition to doorbells as privacy experts sound the alarm

Amazon has rolled out its AI-powered Familiar Faces feature to Ring doorbells across the United States, allowing users to catalog up to 50 faces for personalized notifications. While the company promotes convenience and security, privacy advocates including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Senator Ed Markey warn of mass surveillance risks, especially given Amazon's partnerships with law enforcement and past data security failures that resulted in a $5.8 million FTC fine.

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Amazon Ring deploys facial recognition to doorbells as privacy experts sound the alarm

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Alexa+ shopping features can automatically buy products when prices drop to your target

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ shopping features that track deals and buy for you when prices hit your target. The AI assistant monitors your cart, wishlists, and specified items 24/7, completing automatic purchases using default payment settings. A new Shopping Essentials dashboard launches on Echo Show 15 and 21, consolidating order tracking, shopping lists, and personalized gift suggestions into one interface.

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Alexa+ shopping features can automatically buy products when prices drop to your target

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