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Chris Hemsworth Fears Alexa+ in Super Bowl Ad

By Maria Konash Feb 6, 2026

Chris Hemsworth faces off against Alexa+ in Amazon’s Super Bowl commercial, humorously portraying AI fears while highlighting practical home assistance features.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Amazon Launches AI Studio to Streamline Film Production

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Amazon’s AI Studio aims to accelerate movie and TV production using artificial intelligence while keeping creators involved at every stage. A closed beta begins in March.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Pinterest Fires Engineers Over Layoff Tracking Tool

By Maria Konash Feb 4, 2026

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready dismissed engineers who built an internal tool to track company layoffs, citing privacy violations and obstruction of company operations.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

Ring Expands AI Search Party, Letting Everyone Help Find Lost Dogs

By Maria Konash Feb 2, 2026

Ring’s AI-powered Search Party, which scans camera networks to locate lost dogs, is now available to all U.S. users, including those without Ring cameras.

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Amazon in Talks for Up to $50 Billion OpenAI Investment

By Maria Konash Jan 30, 2026

Amazon is in early discussions to invest tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI, a move that could deepen its position in the global AI race and make it the startup’s largest new backer.

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Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft Weigh Up to $60B OpenAI Investment

By Maria Konash Jan 29, 2026

Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest as much as $60 billion in OpenAI, according to a report. The discussions underscore intensifying competition and rising costs in advanced AI development.

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Modelence Raises $3M to Simplify AI App Development, From Hosting to LLM Observability

By Maria Konash Jan 28, 2026

Modelence, a Y Combinator-backed startup, raised $3 million to streamline AI app development by simplifying hosting, authentication, and database integration for developers.

AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Tech, News

Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Jobs Amid AI Investments

By Maria Konash Jan 28, 2026

Amazon announced plans to cut roughly 16,000 corporate roles, the second major reduction since October, as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence and organizational efficiency.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Tech Workers Urge CEOs to Pressure White House on ICE

By Maria Konash Jan 26, 2026

Over 450 tech workers from Google, Meta, OpenAI, and other firms urge CEOs to push the White House to end federal ICE operations in U.S. cities.

AI & Machine Learning, Consumer Tech, News

Demis Hassabis Says He’s “Surprised” by OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ads Test

By Maria Konash Jan 23, 2026

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said he was “surprised” by OpenAI’s decision to test ads in ChatGPT and emphasized careful consideration for ads in AI assistants.

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Humans& Raises $480 Million Seed Funding From Nvidia, Jeff Bezos to Build AI Collaboration Tools

By Maria Konash Jan 20, 2026

Humans& secures $480 million in seed funding from Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and top VCs, aiming to develop AI tools for collaboration and productivity.

AI & Machine Learning, News

Wikimedia Foundation Expands AI Collaborations With Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Perplexity

By Maria Konash Jan 15, 2026

Wikipedia marked its 25th anniversary by announcing new Wikimedia Enterprise partnerships with major AI and technology companies. The collaborations aim to support responsible use of human-curated knowledge at scale.