Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced a new offering designed to help retailers integrate artificial intelligence features into their online stores. AWS Agentic Shopping Assistant, or ASA, combines several of the cloud giant’s AI products with professional services. ASA is derived from a tool called Alexa for Shopping tool that Amazon.com Inc. added to its…
Search engine DuckDuckGo now has an artificial intelligence-based assistant of its own. Called DuckAssist, the new feature uses generative AI, developed in partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI and AI research company Anthropic, to answer users’ queries in a more conversational way. For example, if you ask DuckDuckGo about the color of the dress that went…
Google has officially closed the book on Project Mariner, the experimental AI agent designed to navigate the web just like a human. After a relatively short 17-month journey, the project’s landing page now carries a farewell message confirming the tool shutdown. What was Google’s Project Mariner? If you didn’t get a chance to test it,…
BOSTON — Meet Bob, the supportive and collaborative AI coding helper that automates much of the software development process while leaving the human in charge. “It’s Bob the Builder,” said Venkat Venkatesan, senior manager in the tax technology and transformation practice at EY, the global tax and consulting firm, affectionately referring to the well-known animated British TV show featuring a builder and…
TL;DR: Microsoft 365 is down to $69.99 for a full year, giving you premium Office apps, 1TB storage, and built-in AI tools across your devices. If you’re already using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—even occasionally—this is one of those upgrades that just makes your setup smoother across the board. Microsoft 365 is currently $69.99 for a 1-year subscription (MSRP…
Adobe has launched the Firefly AI Assistant public beta for Creative Cloud Pro and paid Firefly subscribers, adding detail on tool count, credit allowances, and third-party integrations. Adobe has moved its Firefly AI Assistant from announcement to reality, launching the public beta of the agentic tool today after introducing the feature just 12 days ago….
Soon after expanding its OpenAI partnership, Amazon introduced Quick, a desktop AI assistant that connects apps, files, and workflows, enabling content creation, automation, and cross-platform task …
Security-conscious organizations in the financial services sector are adopting Quick, such as New York Life, the largest mutual life insurer in the United States. “Amazon Quick has fundamentally changed how we operate—how we make decisions, execute strategies, and respond to opportunities,” said David C. Gregorat, CTO, Institutional Life, New York Life. “We’re an Institutional Life…
Tesla advances its artificial intelligence systems development during a period when the Chinese electric vehicle market has become its fastest-growing segment, and the industry now uses software for differentiation instead of hardware advancements. Car manufacturers compete in the field of vehicle intelligence by developing systems that enable drivers to control vehicles using voice commands, automated…
Adobe has introduced Firefly AI Assistant, bringing a conversational interface across Creative Cloud apps along with new video and image editing tools and expanded AI model support.
