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AWS Unveils Frontier AI Agents for Enterprises, Can Operate for Days Without Intervention
AWS has introduced a new class of autonomous “frontier agents” aimed at software teams, including a coding assistant named Kiro, a security agent and a DevOps agent. Designed to pursue goals rather than single tasks, these agents can work independently, handle multi-step workflows and scale across complex projects. AWS says the technology could...
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University Of Barcelona Invites Applications From Economics Doctorates, Virtual Interviews To Be Held
University of Barcelona Professor Applications 2026: Candidates are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must have completed a PhD when taking up the position.
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Meet Diella, World's 1st AI-Made 'Minister' Tasked With Curbing Corruption
Albania has become the world's first country to appoint an 'AI minister' -- not a person to oversee the growth and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the country, but a virtual member of government, made of pixels and code.
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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
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Why Gen Alpha Will Be The Most Watched Generation In Human History
From smart toys and virtual assistants to personalised learning platforms, Gen Alpha is surrounded by AI-powered devices.
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Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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Perplexity AI Said to Be in Talks With Samsung, Motorola for Virtual Assistant Integration Deal
Perplexity is reportedly exploring partnership options to increase the visibility of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. As per the report, the company is in talks with Lenovo-owned Motorola and Samsung to integrate the virtual assistant into their devices. It is said that the partnership with Motorola could be announced soon, while discuss...
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
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Google Assistant on Android Smartphones Being Replaced by AI-Powered Gemini
Google is now upgrading the virtual assistant experience for Android smartphone users to Gemini. Announced on Friday, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now slowly retiring Google Assistant in favour of the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini. The company said that the shift will be made over the next few months as more devices are shi...
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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
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Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series to Introduce Multimodal Capabilities in AI-Powered Sketch to Image Feature
Samsung announced new capabilities to its Sketch to Image feature on Tuesday, which will arrive with the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. The South Korean tech giant plans to significantly expand its AI offerings this year with the One UI 7 operating system, which the company calls its “first integrated AI platform.” Earlier, the tech giant teased n...
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Samsung Teases AI Capabilities in Bixby Virtual Assistant Ahead of Galaxy S25 Series Launch
Samsung shared a video teasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its native virtual assistant Bixby on Monday. While the South Korean tech giant did not directly mention Bixby, it showed a woman speaking to her device and asking it to perform several tasks, which is how Bixby works. Last year, with the Galaxy W25 series, the company rele...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series to Reportedly Introduce AI-Powered Bixby Assistant Globally
Samsung is reportedly planning to introduce the next generation of Bixby with the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. The South Korean tech giant first announced the artificial intelligence (AI) version of its virtual assistant earlier this year in China with the Galaxy W25 and the Galaxy W25 Flip. However, the AI-powered Bixby was not seen in regions outsi...
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Samsung Unveils Moohan Android XR Headset to Compete With Apple Vision Pro in 2025
Samsung has unveiled Project Moohan as its first extended reality (XR) headset. This device was showcased alongside Google's new Android XR OS for mixed reality headsets and AR glasses. The Moohan XR headset will support Google's Gemini AI assistant and come with apps optimised for large virtual displays.
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AWS Unveils Frontier AI Agents for Enterprises, Can Operate for Days Without Intervention
AWS has introduced a new class of autonomous “frontier agents” aimed at software teams, including a coding assistant named Kiro, a security agent and a DevOps agent. Designed to pursue goals rather than single tasks, these agents can work independently, handle multi-step workflows and scale across complex projects. AWS says the technology could...
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University Of Barcelona Invites Applications From Economics Doctorates, Virtual Interviews To Be Held
University of Barcelona Professor Applications 2026: Candidates are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must have completed a PhD when taking up the position.
-
Meet Diella, World's 1st AI-Made 'Minister' Tasked With Curbing Corruption
Albania has become the world's first country to appoint an 'AI minister' -- not a person to oversee the growth and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the country, but a virtual member of government, made of pixels and code.
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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
-
Why Gen Alpha Will Be The Most Watched Generation In Human History
From smart toys and virtual assistants to personalised learning platforms, Gen Alpha is surrounded by AI-powered devices.
-
Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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Perplexity AI Said to Be in Talks With Samsung, Motorola for Virtual Assistant Integration Deal
Perplexity is reportedly exploring partnership options to increase the visibility of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. As per the report, the company is in talks with Lenovo-owned Motorola and Samsung to integrate the virtual assistant into their devices. It is said that the partnership with Motorola could be announced soon, while discuss...
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
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Google Assistant on Android Smartphones Being Replaced by AI-Powered Gemini
Google is now upgrading the virtual assistant experience for Android smartphone users to Gemini. Announced on Friday, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now slowly retiring Google Assistant in favour of the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini. The company said that the shift will be made over the next few months as more devices are shi...
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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
-
Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series to Introduce Multimodal Capabilities in AI-Powered Sketch to Image Feature
Samsung announced new capabilities to its Sketch to Image feature on Tuesday, which will arrive with the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. The South Korean tech giant plans to significantly expand its AI offerings this year with the One UI 7 operating system, which the company calls its “first integrated AI platform.” Earlier, the tech giant teased n...
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Samsung Teases AI Capabilities in Bixby Virtual Assistant Ahead of Galaxy S25 Series Launch
Samsung shared a video teasing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in its native virtual assistant Bixby on Monday. While the South Korean tech giant did not directly mention Bixby, it showed a woman speaking to her device and asking it to perform several tasks, which is how Bixby works. Last year, with the Galaxy W25 series, the company rele...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series to Reportedly Introduce AI-Powered Bixby Assistant Globally
Samsung is reportedly planning to introduce the next generation of Bixby with the Samsung Galaxy S25 series. The South Korean tech giant first announced the artificial intelligence (AI) version of its virtual assistant earlier this year in China with the Galaxy W25 and the Galaxy W25 Flip. However, the AI-powered Bixby was not seen in regions outsi...
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Samsung Unveils Moohan Android XR Headset to Compete With Apple Vision Pro in 2025
Samsung has unveiled Project Moohan as its first extended reality (XR) headset. This device was showcased alongside Google's new Android XR OS for mixed reality headsets and AR glasses. The Moohan XR headset will support Google's Gemini AI assistant and come with apps optimised for large virtual displays.
