Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa

Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa

More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for … Read more

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Demand raised for crackdown against deepfakes, AI-focused Amazon cuts jobs

Today, November 18, marked a day of shocking developments in the artificial intelligence space. In the first incident, the cofounder of OpenAI, Sam Altman, was sacked from the position of CEO of OpenAI by the company’s board of directors. In the fallout of the decision, company president Greg Brockman also resigned from his position. In … Read more

Leviton releases first outdoor smart plug with Matter

Leviton releases first outdoor smart plug with Matter

The Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi Outdoor Plug-In Switch is the latest product to offer Matter support. In fact, it’s also the first and only Matter-enabled outdoor smart plug on the market. It’s a bit expensive at $55, but seeing as it’s the only member of its class right now, it might be worth the price … Read more

Amazon Alexa accused of ‘sexist’ reply for this football question, company terms it error

Amazon Alexa accused of ‘sexist’ reply for this football question, company terms it error

Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has been accused of Sexism. Reason: It was unable to reply to a question about the Lionesses’ semi-final victory during the Women’s World Cup. According to a report in BBC, when asked for the result of the England-Australia football match, Alexa said that there was no match. Academic Joanne Rodda, a … Read more