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Amazon's CEO says outside AI shopping assistants send only a sliver of its visitors, while shoppers using Amazon's own Alexa for Shopping buy more and spend more.
Read more: Amazon says outside AI shopping assistants send it very little trafficPolymarket stopped trading for about an hour after hackers used an outside website tool to push crypto-stealing code. About $2.5 million was traced to the attacker.
Read more: Polymarket pauses trading after hackers hijack a hidden website toolChatGPT now sells ads with no minimum spend, so a small hotel can test them for about $25 a day, though clicks may cost $3 or more.
Read more: Hotels can now buy ads inside ChatGPT with no minimum spendSamsung Wallet now offers Rakuten-powered cash back on shopping for eligible Galaxy owners in the U.S., paid into a virtual card inside the app.
Read more: Samsung Wallet adds cash back on shopping for Galaxy phone ownersCanadian AI firm Cohere raised about $5 billion to build an alternative to US and Chinese AI. For businesses, that could mean more choice on price and data.
Read more: Canadian AI company Cohere raises about $5 billion to rival US and ChinaAmazon's cloud arm beat Wall Street's forecasts as AI demand pushes growth to its highest rate since late 2021, which matters to anyone who rents cloud services.
Read more: Amazon's cloud business grew 39%, its fastest pace in nearly five yearsA tech writer dropped the Gmail app to avoid Gemini AI summaries. Two free alternatives worked, but each cost him something, and leaving Google runs deeper than email.
Read more: One writer quit the Gmail app to escape AI summaries and found trade-offsInstagram is reportedly offering select creators $50,000 to $500,000 to post long videos, a sign it wants to take on YouTube for sit-down viewing.
Read more: Instagram is paying creators up to $500,000 to post long videosIQOO has launched the Neo 12 in China with the same chip as the $1,300 Galaxy S26 Ultra, a big battery and a tough build, but no global release date yet.
Read more: IQOO's new Neo 12 phone packs top-tier specs at a mid-range priceA How-To Geek writer says five Gmail settings cut the inbox chore down: auto-starring, template replies, selective forwarding, a vacation reply and labels.
Read more: Five Gmail settings that cut the inbox chore down to sizeA new test version of Android 17 brings back app lock, which could keep private apps closed when someone else uses your phone.
Read more: Android's next update brings back a way to lock individual appsA DXC leader argues that voice AI should be judged by whether it solves problems and hands off to a person cleanly, not by how human it sounds.
Read more: Voice AI is only useful if it actually solves your problemMeta ran an Instagram ad for its AI helper Muse promising to show who unfollowed you, then pulled it. Instagram itself has long refused to offer that feature.
Read more: Meta's AI helper Muse ran an ad for tracking Instagram unfollowsMaybelline now lets ChatGPT users try on makeup with their camera and find stores that sell it, a sign shopping is moving into AI chat.
Read more: Maybelline lets you try on makeup inside ChatGPT, then find where to buyInstagram head Adam Mosseri says anger about AI will grow over the next few years, and platforms may not be able to calm it. Here is what that means for anyone who posts.
Read more: Instagram's boss expects anger at AI to keep growingA key, a green dot and a blue dot in your Android status bar each signal something about your privacy. Here is what a dozen common icons mean.
Read more: What those tiny icons at the top of your Android phone meanSymbotic says Walmart will commit about $6 billion more to warehouse automation, a sign the systems behind store shelves are changing fast.
Read more: Walmart commits another $6 billion to warehouse robot technologyGoogle is rolling out updates across its smart home line, including Chromecast and Nest Cams. Owners should watch the Google Home app for notices.
Read more: Google is updating its smart home gear, from Chromecast to Nest CamsRaycast has released an iPhone keyboard that handles normal typing and adds AI, dictation and shortcuts, so you no longer have to switch keyboards.
Read more: Raycast's new iPhone keyboard adds AI and voice tools to everyday typingA Windows 11 preview update adds a menu to customize right-clicks and a way to reinstall Windows from the internet, but the reinstall erases your apps and files.
Read more: Windows 11 lets you rebuild the right-click menu and reinstall from the cloudReddit says it will become a mostly logged-in site to fight AI scraping, so casual readers may soon be asked to sign up before they can keep browsing.
Read more: Reddit will start asking more visitors to log in to see the siteAn Inc. writer tested Google's Gemini on a Gmail inbox with 70,000 unread emails. The tool may help anyone buried in messages, but details are thin.
Read more: Google's Gemini can now sort a Gmail inbox with 70,000 unread emailsDream, a startup from two former Palantir leaders, raised $17 million for AI that designs whole buildings. It could change how projects get planned and priced.
Read more: Former Palantir leaders raise $17 million for AI that designs buildingsSuspected Chinese attackers rooted 25 servers, including firewalls tied to US government groups, in under 15 minutes each. Exposed admin pages were the way in.
Read more: Suspected Chinese hackers broke into 25 servers, including government-linked firewalls
