Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier

4 weeks ago01 mins

Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant on a new free tier on the web and app, or pay $20 a…

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X Tightens Reins on Grok AI: Platform Rolls Out Global Safeguards Against Explicit Deepfakes

1 month ago04 mins

Introduction In a significant policy shift, the social media platform X has deployed new technological barriers within its Grok AI system, explicitly designed to block the generation of sexually explicit deepfake imagery. This move comes as the company faces intense scrutiny from regulators worldwide, most notably an ongoing formal investigation by the United Kingdom’s Office…