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Hisense Plans Alexa+ Control for Select Air Conditioners in Coming Months

The planned integration turns spoken needs into appliance settings, but its initial reach is limited to select air conditioners rather than Hisense’s full AI Companion lineup.

2 min

Earlier this week

5 stories

Sep 4, 2026Business

Open release Business

AI Takes a Bigger Role in Back-to-School Buying as Google and Amazon Build Checkout Paths

The seasonal shift puts assistants closer to the point of purchase. Google is building a cross-retailer cart, while Amazon is pairing recommendations and price triggers with Alexa for Shopping.

3 min

Sep 2, 2026Products

Launch Products

Amazon Adds U.S. Alexa Tool to Verify Calls, Texts and Emails

Alexa for Shopping can confirm an official Amazon communication, reject a match, or leave it unresolved—so a nonmatch is not presented as a definitive scam ruling.

2 min

Sep 2, 2026Startups

Funding Startups

Lyte Raises $165M at $1.6B Valuation for Robot Perception

The Series C places a $1.6 billion price on Lyte’s combination of custom chips, sensing and AI software, with warehouses and factories as its initial market.

2 min

Sep 1, 2026Products

Launch Products

Amazon’s Alexa Adds Update Me When Alerts Before Shoppers Search

The new feature turns releases and announcements around a customer’s interests into shopping notifications, while keeping the first version dependent on direct user setup.

2 min

Aug 31, 2026Tools

Launch Tools

Muse Code Exits Beta With Agent SDK Preview and Monthly Plans

The coding tool now offers a preview route for developers to build agents on top of it, while pricing and access mechanics remain unannounced.

2 min

Last week

1 story

Aug 28, 2026Business

Earnings Business

Amazon Plans $220B Capex as AWS Revenue Grows 37%, Testing Returns

AWS provides a visible return channel today. The harder question is whether future capacity sales and AI-led retail discovery can sustain the payoff from Amazon’s expanding infrastructure budget.

3 min

August 2026

2 stories

Aug 18, 2026Startups

Funding Startups

Wispr’s $280 Million Bet Is That Voice Can Move Beyond Dictation

The company is putting new capital behind meeting notes, hardware partnerships and a speech model whose promised gains must hold up in noisy, real-world use.

3 min

Aug 16, 2026Tools

Launch Tools

Meta Launches Muse Code With a 92% Discount for Training Rights

The beta agent can modify and check code across large repositories, but its cheapest tier lets Meta train on the prompts and outputs routed through it—a trade teams must assess before plugging in their development work.

5 min

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Yesterday

Hisense Plans Alexa+ Control for Select Air Conditioners in Coming Months

Earlier this week

AI Takes a Bigger Role in Back-to-School Buying as Google and Amazon Build Checkout Paths

Amazon Adds U.S. Alexa Tool to Verify Calls, Texts and Emails

Lyte Raises $165M at $1.6B Valuation for Robot Perception

Amazon’s Alexa Adds Update Me When Alerts Before Shoppers Search

Muse Code Exits Beta With Agent SDK Preview and Monthly Plans

Last week

Amazon Plans $220B Capex as AWS Revenue Grows 37%, Testing Returns

August 2026

Wispr’s $280 Million Bet Is That Voice Can Move Beyond Dictation

Meta Launches Muse Code With a 92% Discount for Training Rights