Amazon's Alexa was announced on November 6th, 2014, as a digital voice assistant inspired by Star Trek's 'Computer'. It allowed users to control it with voice commands, making tasks like playing music and setting timers hands-free.

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Google's CEO Sundar Pichai announced that over a quarter of new code at the company is generated by AI, which is used in building AI products and contributing to revenue growth.

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OpenAI is developing custom silicon with Broadcom and TSMC, but production is not expected until 2026. In the meantime, OpenAI is using AMD chips in its Microsoft Azure setup.

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Microsoft's Recall feature, which captures screenshots of user activity, has been delayed due to security concerns. Despite not being available yet, some users are concerned that Microsoft is secretly installing it on Windows 11, citing references to Recall in the latest update.

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Two AI CEOs, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, have written blog posts about their vision for the future of artificial intelligence, which they believe will create a world that is incredible, beautiful, and equal.

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Apple's AI features are gradually rolling out, with basic capabilities in iOS 18.1 and more substantial updates in 18.2. The company is also releasing new M4-powered Macs and the iPad Mini.

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Meta has signed a multi-year deal with Reuters to use their content in its AI chatbot responses, allowing users to access Reuters reporting through the chatbot.

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Apple's iOS 18.2 update, available as a developer beta, adds Visual Intelligence and allows Siri to pass requests to ChatGPT, making Siri more useful and intelligent.

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Google is reportedly developing a project called Jarvis, which can automate everyday tasks such as research, purchasing, and booking, using a future version of its Gemini AI.

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An AI transcription tool called Whisper, used by hospitals to summarize patient meetings, has been found to sometimes make up information. Researchers found that Whisper, which powers a tool from Nabla, hallucinated in about 1 in 10 medical conversations.

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