Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot

Amazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout ...

OpenAI upgrades Codex to automate your workflows - and compete better with Claude Code

Codex's new plugins push it beyond coding and position it to challenge Claude Code's growing lead among developers.

I built a web page with OpenAI’s Codex in 5 minutes. Here’s how

PCWorld demonstrates how OpenAI’s Codex can generate a complete personal homepage in just 56 seconds using simple prompts and ...

I read this website's free AI-written YA novels so you don't have to

Meanwhile, AI novelists don't need any human help; they can knock out 12 YA books in 12 days. Or at least, that's what ...
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Alexa+ Adds New Sassy Mode (Yes, Really) That Allows the Amazon Tool to Use Occasional, but Censored, Profanity

Amazon has released four different personality styles for Alexa+: Brief, Chill, Sweet and Sassy Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as ...
PC World

Alexa’s adults-only ‘Sassy’ personality just roasted my smart home setup

PCWorld tested Alexa’s new adults-only ‘Sassy’ personality mode, which delivers humorous roasts and playful sarcasm with mild profanity like bleeped F-bombs. This age-gated feature requires identity ...
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How to make any smartphone easier to use for a senior citizen

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