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Amazon has announced that its highly anticipated AI voice assistant, Alexa+, is now available to all users across the U.S. Prime members can use it for free on all devices, while it's free for everyone on mobile and web, marking a key milestone in the smart home and AI assistant market.
French startup Mistral released Mistral Translate Ultra, a lightning-fast translation model that outperforms current systems in speed, challenging resource-heavy US AI labs. The model embodies a "less is more" philosophy, leveraging algorithm innovation over massive GPU clusters.
AI voice pioneer ElevenLabs has raised $500 million in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital, catapulting its valuation to $11 billion—a more than threefold increase in just over a year. The company plans to use the funds for R&D, global expansion, and data center buildout to power real-time voice services.
The first day of AI Expo 2026 highlighted the rise of agentic AI, with a focus on governance frameworks and data readiness as critical foundations for enterprises transitioning from passive automation to autonomous systems.
Roblox has officially opened the open beta for its 4D creation feature, which incorporates time as a fourth dimension into 3D modeling, enabling creators to build dynamic, evolving environments and assets. This marks a significant shift from traditional static content creation on the platform.
Tinder is quietly introducing artificial intelligence to tackle users' growing "swipe fatigue" and dating app burnout. The new feature combines AI recommendations with insights from users' camera rolls to deliver more precise match suggestions, marking a profound shift in the dating industry.
In 2026, AI mathematics startup Axiom announced that its self-developed AI system had cracked four previously unsolved math problems. This breakthrough, covered by WIRED, marks a shift from AI as a tool to an independent innovator.
Lotus Health, a US AI healthcare startup, has secured $35 million in Series A funding led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins, with its free AI doctor app Lotus Doc now licensed across all 50 states, marking a milestone in accessible digital health.
Xcode 26.3 introduces agentic coding capabilities, deeply integrating OpenAI’s Codex model and Anthropic’s Claude Agent to transform the IDE into an autonomous intelligent platform. This upgrade promises to reshape software development workflows, enabling developers to build apps more efficiently.
A WIRED journalist infiltrates Moltbook, an AI-exclusive social network, by posing as a conscious robot, uncovering its fascinating role-playing world and the underlying limitations of AI social platforms.
Intel announces a formal push into the GPU market, long dominated by NVIDIA. With a dedicated team and customer-centric strategy, Intel aims to regain its footing in the AI era.
As the U.S.’s only active nickel mine nears depletion, scientists are turning to microorganisms to extract nickel from low-grade ores and mine tailings, offering a low-carbon solution for battery supply chains and clean energy transitions.
FedEx is actively testing AI-powered solutions to push the boundaries of package tracking and returns management, aiming to transform traditional logistics for high-volume shippers.
Greg Holmes, Field CTO for EMEA at Apptio, argues that scaling intelligent automation requires financial rigour, as the "build it and they will come" approach often leads to budget overruns. This article explores the financial bottlenecks in automation adoption and offers practical strategies for enterprise success.
As the AI wave sweeps the globe, enterprise-level AI applications are shifting from proof-of-concept to actual deployment. Yet many companies remain mired in data issues, incurring massive losses—SENEN Group CEO Ronnie Sheth's latest insights cut to the chase: it's time for enterprise AI to 'get practical.'
Hollywood veteran producer Jonathan Nolan shares his unique perspective on AI in the film industry, calling the current AI boom a 'frothy moment' reminiscent of the dot-com bubble. He argues that AI tools empower emerging filmmakers but offer limited benefits to big-budget Hollywood blockbusters.
Every day, countless innovations are quietly reshaping our future in the tech world. Today, we highlight two major topics from MIT Technology Review's "Download" newsletter: how to "extract" more precious metals from aging mines, and the profound truth crisis facing AI.
Peak XV Partners, a top Indian venture capital firm, acknowledges that internal disagreements over investment strategy triggered recent partner exits. Despite the turmoil, the firm is aggressively shifting focus to AI, planning to allocate over 40% of its fund to the sector by 2026.
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu, an innovative AI platform that helps families monitor members' health in real time. Luffu uses AI to collect and organize family information, learn daily patterns, and flag significant changes to keep families aligned and address potential well-being issues.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly adopted AI technology to boost intelligence processing efficiency, using a Palantir-backed system to summarize and classify tens of thousands of tip line submissions since last spring, sparking debate over data privacy and algorithmic bias.
