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Google I/O 2025: AI Mode in Search Gets Agentic Capabilities and a Shopping Experience
Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) feature in Search, AI Mode, is now getting multiple new capabilities. Announced at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now making the AI-powered end-to-end search experience more capable and useful. The mode is getting new features such as a reasoning mode, Live Search, ag...
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
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Amazon Rufus AI Shopping Assistant Rolls Out to Users in India in Beta Form
Amazon announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant Rufus in beta to users in India on Tuesday. The chatbot, integrated into the Amazon mobile app, can answer user queries, suggest product recommendations, and compare different products to help users make better-informed decisions. Rufus was first unveiled in February...
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Amazon Introduces Generative AI Shopping Assistant Rufus, Available for Beta Testing
Amazon Rufus, a generative AI-powered shopping assistant, was unveiled last week. The tech giant has built its own large language model (LLM) to train the AI chatbot. Rufus can help users in answering queries, recommending what to buy, do product comparisons, and more. At present, Rufus is only available in beta to a small subset of Amazon mobile a...
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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Amazon Make Shopping Simpler and More Natural?
Amazon is in plans to upgrade its online shopping and wants to make it more conversational using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms. The company is piloting different models in India and around the world to understand what’s next to expand its e-commerce journey.
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Dropbox Introduces Capture, Replay, Shop Features to Assist Remote Work and Cut Down on Meetings
Dropbox has announced new features to make remote working easier. The file-hosting platform has introduced an all-in-one visual communication tool named Capture, a video collaboration tool called Replay, and a sales platform called Shop.
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Government Incentivises States Ensuring Transparent Ration Distribution
Government has amended the Food Security (Assistance To State Government Rules) 2015, so that states generate savings by using e-POS devices properly.
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Google I/O 2021: Chrome Integrates Duplex Technology to Detect and Fix Compromised Passwords
Google I/O 2021 keynote saw the introduction of new updates for the Chrome browser. Google is using Duplex on the Web for powering these new enhancements to Chrome’s password manager. This technology was introduced in 2019 for powering Google Assistant and making it able to complete tasks on the Web, like buying movie tickets. With this new techn...
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Amazon Opens Checkout-Free UK Grocery Store – Its First Outside US
Amazon launched its first "just walk out shopping" outlet outside the United States, as the online retail giant steps up its competition with traditional supermarkets and other retailers.
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Black Friday Deals: iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaners Get Up to 30 Percent Off
As a part of the Black Friday sales, iRobot has announced discounts on its Roomba and Brava devices. The discount can be availed only for one day, November 27, and is applicable for purchases made through iRobot stores as well as Amazon, Flipkart and other online shopping websites.
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Amazon Easy Stores Get an Upgrade in India With Touch-and-Feel Product Experience, Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon has upgraded the ‘Amazon Easy’ store format in India to offer a touch and feel product experience through physical showcasing of products listed on the e-commerce site. The company has also enabled store owners with its last-mile delivery programme called “I Have Space” to let them deliver packages to customers in their areas alongsi...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology
Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.
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They Were In Thousands, We Were Just 200: Cop Injured In Delhi Violence
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Anuj Kumar, who got injured in recent clashes in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri, said that the police force was heavily outnumbered as the place turned into a battlefield with frenzied mobs torching houses, shops, vehicles and hurling stones.
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Flipkart Introduces Saathi to Mimic Salesperson Assistance
Flipkart has introduced a smart assistive interface feature called "Saathi" that aims at mimicking the typical real-life shopping experience for consumers who are comfortable being assisted by a salesperson.
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Amazon Launches Automated Messaging Assistant in Hindi to Ease Shopping
Amazon is using customer service-tuned artificial intelligence platform along with machine learning and natural language processing capabilities to power the Automated Messaging Assistant with Hindi support.
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Google I/O 2025: AI Mode in Search Gets Agentic Capabilities and a Shopping Experience
Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) feature in Search, AI Mode, is now getting multiple new capabilities. Announced at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now making the AI-powered end-to-end search experience more capable and useful. The mode is getting new features such as a reasoning mode, Live Search, ag...
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
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Amazon Rufus AI Shopping Assistant Rolls Out to Users in India in Beta Form
Amazon announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant Rufus in beta to users in India on Tuesday. The chatbot, integrated into the Amazon mobile app, can answer user queries, suggest product recommendations, and compare different products to help users make better-informed decisions. Rufus was first unveiled in February...
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Amazon Introduces Generative AI Shopping Assistant Rufus, Available for Beta Testing
Amazon Rufus, a generative AI-powered shopping assistant, was unveiled last week. The tech giant has built its own large language model (LLM) to train the AI chatbot. Rufus can help users in answering queries, recommending what to buy, do product comparisons, and more. At present, Rufus is only available in beta to a small subset of Amazon mobile a...
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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Amazon Make Shopping Simpler and More Natural?
Amazon is in plans to upgrade its online shopping and wants to make it more conversational using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms. The company is piloting different models in India and around the world to understand what’s next to expand its e-commerce journey.
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Dropbox Introduces Capture, Replay, Shop Features to Assist Remote Work and Cut Down on Meetings
Dropbox has announced new features to make remote working easier. The file-hosting platform has introduced an all-in-one visual communication tool named Capture, a video collaboration tool called Replay, and a sales platform called Shop.
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Government Incentivises States Ensuring Transparent Ration Distribution
Government has amended the Food Security (Assistance To State Government Rules) 2015, so that states generate savings by using e-POS devices properly.
-
Google I/O 2021: Chrome Integrates Duplex Technology to Detect and Fix Compromised Passwords
Google I/O 2021 keynote saw the introduction of new updates for the Chrome browser. Google is using Duplex on the Web for powering these new enhancements to Chrome’s password manager. This technology was introduced in 2019 for powering Google Assistant and making it able to complete tasks on the Web, like buying movie tickets. With this new techn...
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Amazon Opens Checkout-Free UK Grocery Store – Its First Outside US
Amazon launched its first "just walk out shopping" outlet outside the United States, as the online retail giant steps up its competition with traditional supermarkets and other retailers.
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Black Friday Deals: iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaners Get Up to 30 Percent Off
As a part of the Black Friday sales, iRobot has announced discounts on its Roomba and Brava devices. The discount can be availed only for one day, November 27, and is applicable for purchases made through iRobot stores as well as Amazon, Flipkart and other online shopping websites.
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Amazon Easy Stores Get an Upgrade in India With Touch-and-Feel Product Experience, Last-Mile Delivery
Amazon has upgraded the ‘Amazon Easy’ store format in India to offer a touch and feel product experience through physical showcasing of products listed on the e-commerce site. The company has also enabled store owners with its last-mile delivery programme called “I Have Space” to let them deliver packages to customers in their areas alongsi...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology
Voice assistants are not only answering queries and shopping, but also being used for smart home control and for a range of business and medical applications which could see increased interest as people seek to limit personal contact.
-
They Were In Thousands, We Were Just 200: Cop Injured In Delhi Violence
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Anuj Kumar, who got injured in recent clashes in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri, said that the police force was heavily outnumbered as the place turned into a battlefield with frenzied mobs torching houses, shops, vehicles and hurling stones.
-
Flipkart Introduces Saathi to Mimic Salesperson Assistance
Flipkart has introduced a smart assistive interface feature called "Saathi" that aims at mimicking the typical real-life shopping experience for consumers who are comfortable being assisted by a salesperson.
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Amazon Launches Automated Messaging Assistant in Hindi to Ease Shopping
Amazon is using customer service-tuned artificial intelligence platform along with machine learning and natural language processing capabilities to power the Automated Messaging Assistant with Hindi support.
