Amazon is paywalling more formerly free features on its smart home devices. Several months after it moved some basic Ring alarm system features behind a subscription plan, Amazon is doing something similar for several Alexa Guard functions.Alexa Guard is a free security feature that came […]
Month: September 2023
Amazon’s outgoing Echo head is Blue Origin’s new CEO
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is retiring at the end of the year and his replacement is coming from Jeff Bezos’ other company. Dave Limp, an Amazon veteran who had planned to step down from his role as head of the company’s consumer devices division, […]
Cloud giants Amazon, Microsoft and Google ignite battle over AI
Cloud computing leaders Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are all now backing different AI foundation models and/or incubating their own.
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly authorize video game strike
98.3% of SAG-AFTRA members approved a strike authorization for video game work as amid its Interactive Media Agreement negotiations.
Enterprise workers gain 40 percent performance boost from GPT-4, Harvard study finds
In the first large-scale study on GPT-4 usage in enterprises, Harvard researchers found that using generative AI helped hundreds of consultants working for the respected Boston Consulting Group (BSG), giving them a 40 percent productivity boost.
Hackers steal $200 million from crypto company Mixin
Hong Kong-based crypto company Mixin announced on Sunday that it was breached and that the hackers stole around $200 million. “In the early morning of September 23, 2023 Hong Kong time, the database of Mixin Network’s cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in […]
Revolutionizing Sounds: Siri Commands & Spotify on HomePod!
Today, we delve deep into the transformative journey of Apple’s HomePod, exploring its evolution and the innovative features that are reshaping our auditory experiences. Apple’s HomePod has been the subject…
Amazon’s bet on Anthropic’s AI smarts could total more than $4 billion
Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic as a way to provide advanced deep learning and other services to its Amazon Web Service (AWS) customers, the company wrote in a press release. In return, AWS becomes Anthropic’s “primary cloud provider” to […]
Revolutionizing Sounds: Siri Commands & Spotify on HomePod!
Today, we delve deep into the transformative journey of Apple’s HomePod, exploring its evolution and the innovative features that are reshaping our auditory experiences. Apple’s HomePod has been the subject…
Amazon bets $4 billion on Anthropic’s Claude, the chatbot that rivals ChatGPT and Google’s Bard
Amazon said Monday it will invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, the company that has built a powerful chatbot called Claude. Claude has emerged as one of the leading competitors against Open AI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. The investment was part of a significant […]