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  Amazon Prime Video to Roll Out Limited Ads in India Next Month; Ad-Free Opt-In Plan Announced

  Amazon Prime Video will start showing limited advertisements between content in India starting next month. As per the company, Amazon Prime subscribers will see ads while watching their favourite films and TV shows on the e-commerce giant's video streaming platform. Those who do not wish to get interrupted with ads can enrol in a new ad-free opt-in...

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  Amazon Web Services Is Reportedly Working On an AI-Powered Coding Agent

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can generate code in real-time. As per the report, the project is internally being called Kiro, and it can tap into AI agents to complete complex coding tasks. The tool is said to be a comprehensive system capable of writing code, designing user interfaces ...

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  Amazon's Vega TV OS Expected to Debut on First Streaming Device in 2025: Report

  Amazon is reportedly planning to launch a TV streaming device powered by its in-house, Linux-based Vega OS later this year, as it plans to move away from Android-based Fire OS. Amazon is said to be engaging with streaming platforms to convince them to release apps for the new Vega TV OS and is hiring developers for the Vega TV platform.

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  Amazon Testing ‘Buy for Me’ Agentic Feature to Let Users Purchase Products From Other Websites

  Amazon is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can purchase products from other websites on the users’ behalf. Announced on Thursday, the “Buy for Me” feature is currently available in beta to select users via its Android and iOS apps. The e-commerce giant says that it is an agentic feature which is powered by native and th...

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  Amazon Submits Bid to Buy TikTok, Adding 11th Hour Intrigue to Acquisition Drama

  Amazon.com became the latest big name to jump into the fray, submitting a bid to the White House to buy out a business once valued at $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,13,272 crore).

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  Amazon Prime Video Launches Apple TV+ as an Add-on Subscription in India and Other Countries

  Amazon Prime Video announced the availability of Apple TV+ as an add-on subscription in India and select other countries on Wednesday. Customers who have already purchased an Amazon Prime subscription can sign up for Apple’s video streaming service by paying Rs. 99 per month.

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  Portronics Beem 520 Smart LED Projector With 2,200 Lumens Brightness, In-Built OTT Apps Launched in India

  Portronics Beem 520 smart LED projector was launched in India on Friday. It comes with output capability in 720p HD native resolution, support for up to 4K Ultra-HD, and 2,200 lumens brightness. The projector arrives with in-built OTT apps like Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Netflix, and YouTube for streaming content.

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  Airtel IPTV Services With Netflix and Bundled OTT Apps Launched in India: Price, Benefits

  Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services in India. It provides customers with an extensive library of on-demand content from 29 OTT streaming apps such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Netflix, ZEE5 and many more with select plans.

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  Amazon Prime Video Begins Testing AI-Aided Dubbing for Some Movies and Shows

  Amazon Prime Video is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will let users watch AI-generated dubbed content. Announced on Wednesday, the streaming platform said the pilot programme will allow viewers to watch titles that previously did not have dubbing available in select countries and regions. During the pilot run, the company w...

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  YouTube Reportedly Working on Netflix-Like Redesign to Compete With Amazon Prime Video

  YouTube is reportedly redesigning its smart TV app to show more third party content. The new version will feature paid content from other services on the home page for easy discovery. Similar to Amazon Prime Video, users can view and subscribe to third-party services within the app. YouTube already offers ad-free video streaming and, for US custome...

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  Amazon Introduces AI-Powered Alexa+ With Upgraded Capabilities, to Roll Out Next Month

  Amazon finally introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) version of its voice assistant on Wednesday. Dubbed Alexa+, it now comes with contextual understanding, can better control smart home appliances, is personalised to a user’s behaviour, and also gets agentic capabilities. Alexa+ will be available as a standalone service as well as bundled ...

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  Amazon Appstore for Android to Shut Down in August; Amazon Coins to Be Discontinued

  Amazon Appstore will be discontinued later this year, 14 years after it was launched for Android devices. Alongside this, Amazon will also wind down its Amazon Coins digital currency programme used for app purchases. While the app store won’t be available for download on Android devices, it will continue to function on Amazon's own devices, inclu...

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  Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones

  Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps, according to a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court.

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  Maha Kumbh 2025: Food Delivery Apps Gear Up For 1.5 Crore Mahaprasad Orders Nationwide

  Devotees can now place online orders for the Maha Kumbh Mahaprasad being delivered from Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

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  Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Haiku AI Model Released to All Users on the Web and Mobile Apps

  Anthropic has silently released the Claude 3.5 Haiku artificial intelligence (AI) model to users. On Thursday, several netizens began posting about the model's availability in Claude's web interface and mobile apps. Anthropic stated that the new generation of Haiku is the company’s fastest large language model developed. Notably, all Claude users...