Amazon Unveils New Version of Alexa
It’s powered by both Amazon’s in-house Nova large language models as well as models from the AI firm Anthropic.
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Bezos Pushes Washington Post Opinion Page To Support Free Markets
Bezos said viewpoints supporting "personal liberties and free markets" are "underserved."
Alibaba to Launch Open-Source AI Video Models
China’s major AI developers are beefing up open-source offerings after the success of DeepSeek.
Instacart Sees Slower Growth Even as Users Increase
The average value of orders dropped as restaurants were introduced
EV Maker Lucid’s CEO Steps Down, in a Surprise
Peter Rawlinson had led the company for 8 years
Circle Says It Wants ‘Level Playing Field’ In Stablecoin Bill
The company is advocating for consistent rules for U.S. and overseas stablecoin firms, Circle's chief strategy officer said.
Tesla Sales in Europe Fall By Half in January
Electric vehicle sales overall grew 34% in January, a sign that Tesla's market share shrank sharply in the month.
Education Company Chegg Sues Google Over Declined Traffic from AI Search Results
The case appears to be the first antitrust suit filed over Google’s AI Overviews feature, but publishers have complained that the feature is sapping traffic from their websites.
TikTok’s Top Music Exec to Leave Company
TikTok's top music executive Ole Obermann will leave the company next month.
More than 20 Civil Service Employees Resign From DOGE
In a joint resignation letter, the outgoing staffers said they refused to “dismantle critical public services.”
Cohere Annualized Revenue Triples As Startup Mulls Employee Share Sale
Cohere executives have told some potential investors they are considering allowing for a sale of employee shares.
Crypto Exchange OKX Settles DOJ Charges With $500 Million
OKX pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed business serving U.S. users.
Trump Administration Says Agencies Can Ignore Musk Email Directive
The move came after Musk told federal workers to tally up their accomplishments. .
Startup Founded by Anthony Levandowski to Launch Autonomous Trucks Globally
Pronto will be Heidelberg Materials’ exclusive provider of autonomous technology in North America
Anthropic Releases New AI Model, Coding Assistant
Anthropic's new model is a hybrid reasoning AI, meaning that users can control how much computational resources it uses to answer a question.
Microsoft Says Data Center Spending Isn’t Falling Despite Reports of Cancelled Leases
CEO Satya Nadella recently said Microsoft would negotiate lower prices on leases as companies build more data center capacity in the coming years.
Salesforce Picks Google For New Cloud Deal
The deal gives Salesforce customers to use Google's Gemini artificial intelligence models to build Salesforce-branded AI agents.
Alibaba to Spend $53 Billion on Cloud and AI Over Next Three Years
The tech giant is counting on China’s growing AI adoption to boost its cloud computing business.
Apple Plans to Integrate Modem Into iPhone Processor
The move could make the iPhone more energy and cost efficient.
Musk Tells Federal Workers to List Achievements or Face Termination
The message came after President Trump said he would like Musk to “be more aggressive.”
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