Alexa Can Now Find Specific Scenes on Fire TV Thanks to AI
Amazon has introduced an AI feature for Fire TV that lets users jump to specific movie scenes on Prime Video by describing them to Alexa Plus.
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Amazon has introduced an AI feature for Fire TV that lets users jump to specific movie scenes on Prime Video by describing them to Alexa Plus.
Google Photos has introduced a year‑end Recap using its Gemini AI to highlight users’ top photos, hobbies, and moments from the past year.
A proposed ban on state AI regulation was rejected in the latest defense bill effort, reflecting ongoing federal‑state tensions over AI oversight.
KuCoin has introduced KuCoin Feed, an AI driven platform that consolidates real time crypto market information and personalized content into a single interface.
Gradium raises $70M seed funding to create ultra‑low latency, multilingual AI voice models, aiming to challenge established players like OpenAI and ElevenLabs by making high‑quality voice AI accessible to developers globally.
French AI startup Mistral launched its Mistral 3 family of open-weight models, including a large multimodal frontier model and nine smaller, customizable models aimed at enterprise efficiency and accessibility.
Simular, a startup developing agentic AI for PC and Mac OS, raised $21.5 million in Series A funding to advance its technology that autonomously completes complex tasks with minimal human oversight.
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys to integrate its AI hardware with Synopsys’s chip-design software, enhancing GPU-based workflows and solidifying its influence in semiconductor design.
OpenAI invests in Thrive Holdings, embedding teams into its portfolio companies to accelerate AI adoption. The move deepens OpenAI’s circular dealmaking strategy with partners that also invest in it.
Code discovered in ChatGPT’s Android beta suggests ChatGPT may soon display ads — a significant shift toward ad-supported monetization. Early user reports already claim to see ads in the app.