Amazon is making a major shift in its artificial intelligence shopping strategy by moving away from its Rufus chatbot and putting Alexa at the centre of the company’s online shopping experience. The new tool, called Alexa for Shopping, brings Amazon’s AI assistant directly into Amazon.com, the Amazon app, and Echo Show devices. Instead of using a separate chatbot, shoppers will now be able to ask questions, compare products, set alerts, and complete certain shopping tasks thr

Google is taking a major step into the future of personal computing with the launch of Googlebook, a new category of laptops built around Gemini Intelligence. More than 15 years after introducing Chromebook as a cloud-first laptop, Google is now rethinking laptops for an AI-first world. Instead of focusing only on apps, browsers, and operating systems, Googlebook is designed to act more like an intelligent assistant that can understand context, help with tasks, and connect mo

Digg is returning once again, but this time it is taking a very different approach from its earlier comeback attempt. The once-popular link-sharing site, originally founded by Kevin Rose in 2004, is now being redesigned as an AI-focused news aggregator. Instead of trying to directly compete with Reddit as a community forum, the new Digg is focused on helping users sort through the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence and identify the stories, voices, and conversations

SoftBank has injected $457 million into Graphcore, the British AI chip company it acquired in 2024, as the Japanese investment giant continues expanding its role in artificial intelligence infrastructure and hardware. The funding was confirmed by Graphcore after a Companies House filing showed the company issued a single share valued at $457 million on April 10. The investment is part of SoftBank’s larger push to build the technology needed for the next generation of AI syste

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing cybersecurity, and Google’s latest findings show that AI-powered hacking is no longer just a future concern. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says criminal groups and state-linked actors are already using commercial AI models to make cyberattacks faster, more advanced, and easier to scale. The findings have raised concerns among governments, technology companies, and cybersecurity experts about how powerful AI systems could be use

The Golden Globes are making one thing clear for the future of Hollywood awards: artificial intelligence can support a film or television project, but it cannot replace the human performers and creators at the centre of it. Organizers announced new AI guidelines stating that performances mainly generated or created by artificial intelligence will not be eligible for Golden Globe consideration. The rule does not ban AI completely, but it draws a clear line between using AI as

Microsoft, Google DeepMind, and Elon Musk’s xAI have agreed to give the U.S. government early access to their newest artificial intelligence models before they are released publicly. The agreement was announced by the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation, known as CAISI. The goal is to let government researchers examine powerful AI systems ahead of public launch so they can better understand possible security risks, weaknesses, and national security co

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes the artificial intelligence-driven bull market still has more room to grow, even as he warns that the eventual ending could bring a sharp correction. Speaking on CNBC, Jones said the current AI boom reminds him of earlier technology revolutions, including Microsoft’s early rise in the 1980s, the launch of Apple II, and the commercial internet wave of the mid-1990s. In his view, AI is still in the early stages of a major

A new discovery about insect brains could help shape the next generation of artificial intelligence, robotics, and self-driving technology. Researchers at the University of Sheffield have found that flies process visual information in a much more active and efficient way than previously believed. Instead of simply watching the world like a camera, house flies and fruit flies move their bodies and eyes in sync with what they see, allowing their tiny brains to react with remark

Artificial intelligence is already part of students’ daily lives, whether they encounter it through search engines, writing assistants, recommendation systems, or social media. This growing exposure has pushed Canadian educators and policymakers to ask a bigger question: how should schools actually teach AI? The goal is not simply to show students how to use new apps, but to build AI literacy, which includes understanding how AI works, using it responsibly, and thinking criti

Google is expanding its generative AI search experience with new updates designed to make AI Mode and AI Overviews more useful, more transparent, and more connected to the wider web. As AI becomes a bigger part of how people search online, Google is trying to make its AI tools feel less like a replacement for websites and more like a starting point for deeper exploration. The company’s latest updates focus on better links, trusted sources, firsthand perspectives, and easier w

Google is making a major move back into the wearable market with the launch of the Fitbit Air, a new screenless fitness tracker designed to be lighter, simpler, and more affordable than many smartwatches. Priced at $100 and available for pre-order now, the Fitbit Air will officially go on sale May 26. Unlike traditional fitness watches, it has no screen, no buttons, and no ability to show notifications or tell time. Instead, Google is focusing on comfort, health tracking, and

Google’s Gemma 4 models are already being positioned as some of the most capable open AI models Google has released, and now they are receiving a major speed upgrade. Just weeks after launching Gemma 4, Google introduced Multi-Token Prediction, or MTP, drafters designed to make the models run much faster without lowering the quality of their responses. According to Google, these new drafters can deliver up to a 3x speed boost, making Gemma 4 more practical for developers, per

Marc Lore’s Wonder is pushing a bold idea for the future of food: using AI to let almost anyone create and launch a restaurant brand from a single prompt. Lore, the e-commerce entrepreneur known for Jet.com and his time leading Walmart U.S. eCommerce, recently described Wonder Create as a tool that could allow food entrepreneurs, influencers, trainers, nonprofits, entertainment brands, or even families to build a restaurant concept in under a minute. Instead of needing to ren

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pushing back against growing fears that artificial intelligence will destroy jobs, arguing instead that AI is creating a large new wave of work. Speaking at a Milken Institute event with MSNBC’s Becky Quick, Huang said AI should be seen as a job creator and a major opportunity for the United States to rebuild its industrial strength. His comments come at a time when many workers, especially younger and entry-level employees, are worried about how qu

Coinbase is cutting 14% of its workforce as CEO Brian Armstrong pushes the company to become leaner, faster, and more focused on artificial intelligence. The layoffs are expected to affect about 700 employees, based on the company’s reported workforce size of 4,951 at the end of 2025. Armstrong said the decision comes as Coinbase faces two major pressures at once: a weaker crypto market and the rapid rise of AI tools that are changing how companies operate. In a letter to emp

Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes alliance are warning organizations to be careful with agentic AI, especially when these systems are connected to sensitive data or critical systems. Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence tools built on large language models that can plan steps, make decisions, use external tools, and carry out actions with limited human supervision. While these systems can help automate tasks and improve productivity, government cyber agencies

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of Formula One’s future, changing how teams compete, operate, and promote themselves in one of the world’s most technology-driven sports. Formula One has always depended on speed, engineering, and data, but AI is now becoming a bigger part of both on-track performance and off-track business strategy. With eight new AI partnerships signed in the past six months alone, the sport is showing how quickly artificial intelligence is m

As artificial intelligence becomes deeply embedded in modern economies, governments and businesses alike are confronting a growing challenge: how to balance innovation with control. Across the United Kingdom and Europe, concerns over dependence on foreign AI providers—particularly those based in the United States—are accelerating efforts to establish what is increasingly referred to as “digital sovereignty.” Recent developments, ranging from corporate contingency planning to

Elon Musk has once again sparked widespread debate about the future of work, money, and retirement, arguing that rapid advances in artificial intelligence will soon make traditional financial planning for old age largely unnecessary. In a resurfaced interview on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast, Musk suggested that people will not need to “worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years,” claiming that in the near future, “it won’t matter.” He de