Amazon is Testing an AI Tool That Automatically Translates Books Into Other Languages

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon just introduced an AI tool that will automatically translate books into other languages. The appropriately-named Kindle Translate is being advertised as a resource for authors that self publish on the platform. …

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Nintendo Store App Now Available on iOS and Android

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - The Nintendo Store app is available to download on iOS and Android, letting players make console and game purchases.The post Nintendo Store App Now Available on iOS and Android first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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Amazon sues Perplexity's shopping bot

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Amazon sues Perplexity to block its AI shopping agent from making purchases autonomously. The first major legal clash over whether AI assistants can act as user proxies sets precedent for the $20B question: who controls the future of online commerce?

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Amazon Accuses Perplexity of Computer Fraud, Demands It Stop AI Agent From Buying On Its Site

msmash / slashdot - Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI demanding that the AI search startup stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make purchases online for users. From a report: The e-commerce giant is accusing Perplexity of committing compute…

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YouTube adds automatic AI upscaling for low-res videos

engadget - YouTube is rolling out some updates aimed at making visuals look better on its TV apps, including automatic AI video upscaling. To begin with, YouTube plans to upscale videos that were uploaded in under 1080p to an HD resolution. It aims to support 4K ups…

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AI Shopping: PayPal and OpenAI Partner to Bring Instant Checkout to ChatGPT

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - PayPal is partnering with OpenAI to embed its digital wallet and an 'Instant Checkout' feature into ChatGPT, escalating the AI commerce race against Walmart and Microsoft.The post AI Shopping: PayPal and OpenAI Partner to Bring Instant Checkout to ChatGPT…

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Amazon to Lay Off Tens of Thousands of Corporate Workers

Sean McLain / wsj - The cuts amount to roughly 10% of the online giant’s white-collar workforce.

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Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers' info leaked in data breach

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Toys "R" Us Canada has sent notices of a data breach to customers informing them of a security incident where threat actors leaked customer records they had previously stolen from its systems. [...]

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Amazon calls on AI once again with its new ‘Help Me Decide’ shopping tool

Matt Tate / engadget - People are evidently never buying quite enough stuff from Amazon to keep the company entirely happy, and it's calling on AI once again to push indecisive shoppers into locking down the purchase they’ve been eyeing up. The new tool, which Amazon calls Help…

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Here are Amazon’s smart delivery glasses that guide drivers and scan packages

Sean Hollister / theverge - Remember when word got out that Amazon was building smart glasses for its delivery drivers before possibly launching a version for consumers as well? Amazon has just revealed those “Amelia” glasses to the world — with a built-in display and an always-on c…

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Amazon aiming to replace over 600,000 workers with robots: report

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Amazon is planning to replace hundreds of thousands of jobs with robot workers, according to The New York Times. Citing internal documents and interviews with sources, the publication reports that Amazon is hoping to have robots replace more than 600,000 …

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iPhone 17 Is Still Sold Out Online, And The iPhone Air Is Sold Out In China

bgr - Even a month after launch, the iPhone 17 lineup shows high demand in North America, Europe, and Asia, while the iPhone Air is sold out in China.

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You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to let shoppers buy products directly through ChatGPT. The new integration will allow users to link their Walmart accounts, browse items ,and instantly check out — all within the chatbot.

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Amazon will start dispensing prescription drugs through vending machines

Matt Tate / engadget - Amazon’s quest to become a genuine all-in-one healthcare solution has already seen it commit to same-day prescription deliveries, but visitors to its One Medical offices can now pick up their medication from a vending machine right after an appointment.Am…

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Google’s AI try-on imagines your feet in new shoes

Emma Roth / theverge - Google will now use AI to help you “try on” shoes while sitting at home. Now, when you browse through shoes on Google Shopping, you can hit the “try it on” button on the new heels, sneakers, or sandals you’re looking at to see how they might look on you. …

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Amazon now lets Prime members add items to completed orders

Andrew Liszewski / theverge - Amazon has announced a new shopping feature for US Prime members called Add to Delivery that lets you add additional items to completed orders that have yet to be delivered, instead of having to create an entirely new order. The feature is only available …

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The second-gen Apple Watch SE drops to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day

Kris Holt / engadget - If, like me, you're wondering how it could possibly be October already, perhaps you need a watch. Probably one with a calendar function. Strangely enough, there are some solid deals on several Apple Watch models right now ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal …

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OpenAI Teams Up With Etsy And Shopify For New Instant Checkout Feature in ChatGPT

Laurent Giret / thurrott - OpenAI is launching a new Instant Checkout feature in ChatGPT that makes it possible to purchase items directly from a chat conversation.The post OpenAI Teams Up With Etsy And Shopify For New Instant Checkout Feature in ChatGPT appeared first on Thurrott.…

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