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Amazon’s new and improved Alexa experience, Alexa+, starts at $19.99 and is free for Amazon Prime subscribers. It will unfold in Early Access, which will launch in the US next month, and will then appear in a wider group of users over the next few months, Amazon said. Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices get Alexa+ first. It is unknown that other devices will get support, such as Amazon speaker-only Echo Dot and Echo Pop. I didn’t specify Amazon. As part of the launch of Alexa+, Amazon is making its debut on Alexa.com. Alexa.com is a new web…
Amazon says Alexa+, the new and improved Alexa announced Wednesday, comes with a “model-essential” system that always uses the “best” AI model for specific tasks. On stage at a New York City press event, Amazon VP Daniel Rausch explained that Alexa+ drives Bedrock, the company’s cloud platform designed to allow organizations to experiment with generative AI models, into a variety of capabilities. Among the models using Alexa+ are Nova, Amazon’s family of in-house-generated AI models, and close partners and collaborators. Claude supports the power of Amazon’s next-generation AI assistant Alexa+. Amazon and Anthropic have been working closely over the past…
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter Inc., will speak at the Bitcoin 2021 conference held in Miami, Florida, USA on Friday, June 4th, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFor over 10 years, Bitcoin It is praised as a revolutionary financial asset – decentralized, self-rich and resistant to confiscation – all contribute to an astronomical increase in value.However, one problem has hardly been solved. What happens to your Bitcoin when you die?While traditional financial institutions allow for seamless transfers of stocks, mutual funds and retirement plans, the independence nature of Bitcoin makes inheritance and real estate planning inherently troubling. Coinbase…
Following the success of the R1 model, DeepSeek is piping hot with AI pricing. The Chinese AI startup announced a new off-peak discount on Wednesday, reducing API costs by 75%. Major price reductions aim to disrupt the AI market In X’s post, Deepseek highlighted the changes. *”Off-peak discount alerts!Starting today, enjoy daily off-peak UTC discounts from 16:30-00:30 on the DeepSeek API platform: deepseek-v3 is 50% offdeepseek-r1 is a huge 75% off Maximize your resources smarter – Save more during these valuable times! ”* 🚨Off-peak discount warning! Starting today, enjoy daily off-peak UTC discounts from 16:30-00:30 on the DeepSeek API platform:…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 26, 2025, Chain Wire The Muskit team was proud to host Errol Musk in Dubai for this week’s four-day visit. As an honorable guest on the Muskit project, Errol Musk explored the key locations of the proposed Musk Tower. His visit marks a moment of pivotal importance for the mass kit and the crypto community as a whole, reinforcing the project’s commitment and lasting legacy to real-world impacts as the first Memecoin transforms into cultural coins and real-world assets ownership. I will. He spoke more about his vision in an exclusive interview with business insights…
Quantum Machines, a Tel Aviv-based startup focused on Quantum Control Hardware and Software, has raised $170 million in Series C funding. This latest round brings total funding to $280 million. Leading by PSG Equity, backed by Intel Capital, Red Dot Capital Partners and other existing investors, the investment is one of the largest funding rounds in the quantum computing space. The latest funding is just over three years after Quantum Machines secured $50 million in Series B funding. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, with over half of all quantum computing companies currently relying on technology to develop and…
At an event in New York on Wednesday, Amazon announced its upgraded Alexa experience, Alexa+ -. On the stage, Amazon’s device and services chief Panospanai called the “complete reorganization” of AI assistants. “Alexa’s vision remains ambitious and incredibly persuasive, but this moment — in this moment — we have been limited by technology,” Panay said. “The AI chatbot itself isn’t led by Alexa’s vision.” Amazon says the new Alexa can answer questions such as “How many books have I read this year?” We use information from Amazon customer accounts. For example, you can always notify us of new tickets for…
CH4 Global has officially begun production at the world’s first commercial-scale asparagopsis cultivation facility in a groundbreaking movement in sustainable agriculture. Located in Louth Bay, South Australia, the newly launched ecopark is a transformative step towards making seaweed-based methane reduction solutions accessible and economically viable for the livestock industry. “We are pleased to announce that we are committed to providing a range of services to our customers,” said Dr. Steve Meller, CH4 Global CEO and co-founder. “We have cracked the code to make methane-reducing feed supplements commercially viable without the need for government subsidies. This is an important step in…
Vayu, an Israeli tech startup that reforms billing and revenue management for B2B tech companies, has secured $7 million in seed funding. Flint Capital and Garage are co-led with participation from Fresh.Fund, Secret Chord Ventures and Angel Investors, including former executives from Melio and Softbank. The new capital will help expand Vayu’s global reach and strengthen its platform. Changing landscape of B2B pricing As artificial intelligence and API-driven ecosystems rebuild the software industry, pricing complexity is a major obstacle for B2B companies. Traditional billing systems built for simple subscriptions struggle to keep up with hybrid pricing models that blend usage-based,…
Perplexity AI, a high-tech startup behind the fast-growing AI search engine, has secured $50 million for venture funds aimed at early-stage AI startups, CNBC reported, citing its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Confusion contributes to the fund, but most of the capital comes from outside investors, a source familiar with the issue said. The fund will be led by Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, who previously ran early-stage investment firm F7 ventures. SEC filings starting in October show that Graziadei and Shevelenko are listed as general partners, Perplexity F7 Fund I, targeting $50 million. “According…