Amazon is testing AI-generated hosts that talk to customers through product capabilities

Amazon is testing AI-generated hosts that talk to customers through product capabilities

Amazon involves talking to AI-generated hosts through product summary. It looks quite similar, which also includes AI-generated hosts that seem to be pulled from the intermediate podcast. Amazon says these “AI shopping experts save time by compiling research and providing customers with product pages, reviews and insights to their customers.” This leads me to a…

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Counterpoint Research cuts growth in tariff uncertainty around global smartphone shipments in 2025

Counterpoint Research cuts growth in tariff uncertainty around global smartphone shipments in 2025

(Reuters) – Research firms’ counterpoint cuts expectations for global smartphone shipments in 2025, down from a previous 4.2% forecast to 1.9% on Wednesday, amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs on April 2, prompting companies such as Apple to adjust their supply chains. But the U.S. has suspended…

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British Columbia man accused of conspiring to obtain U.S. technology from Pakistan's nuclear weapons program

British Columbia man accused of conspiring to obtain U.S. technology from Pakistan's nuclear weapons program

A British Columbia man was detained in Washington state and charged with serving as a middleman, with years-long plot to smuggle U.S. technology through Canada to bypass laws aimed at limiting Pakistan’s nuclear ambitions. Mohammad Jawaid Aziz and two unnamed accomplices allegedly obtained banned equipment for Pakistan’s military and weapons programs through a series of…

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