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Alibaba to Deploy AI 'Digital Workforce' for Millions of Taobao, Tmall Merchants by End of March
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Alibaba to Deploy AI 'Digital Workforce' for Millions of Taobao, Tmall Merchants by End of March

Alibaba will launch autonomous AI agents for Taobao and Tmall merchants by March's end, automating customer service, pricing, and promotions. The move...

scmp.com·4d ago·3 min read·Multi-Source
e-commerceai agentsplatform ai
Apple iOS 27 to Introduce 'Extensions' for Siri, Allowing Users to Link to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
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Apple iOS 27 to Introduce 'Extensions' for Siri, Allowing Users to Link to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude

Apple's iOS 27 will reportedly let users choose third-party AI chatbots like Google Gemini or Anthropic Claude to power Siri responses via a new 'Exte...

theverge.com·6d ago·3 min read·Widely Reported
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Alibaba's XuanTie C950 CPU Hits 70+ SPECint2006, Claims RISC-V Record with Native LLM Support
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Alibaba's XuanTie C950 CPU Hits 70+ SPECint2006, Claims RISC-V Record with Native LLM Support

Alibaba's DAMO Academy launched the XuanTie C950, a RISC-V CPU scoring over 70 on SPECint2006—the highest single-core performance for the architecture...

pandaily.com·Mar 24, 2026·3 min read·Widely Reported
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AWS Commits 2 Gigawatts of Trainium Capacity to OpenAI, Reveals 1.4 Million Chips Deployed
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AWS Commits 2 Gigawatts of Trainium Capacity to OpenAI, Reveals 1.4 Million Chips Deployed

Amazon's $50B OpenAI deal includes a 2-gigawatt commitment of Trainium computing capacity. AWS disclosed 1.4 million Trainium chips are deployed, with...

techcrunch.com·Mar 22, 2026·3 min read·Widely Reported
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Walmart's Sparky Chatbot Replaces OpenAI's Instant Checkout After 3x Lower Conversion Rates
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Walmart's Sparky Chatbot Replaces OpenAI's Instant Checkout After 3x Lower Conversion Rates

Walmart is embedding its own Sparky chatbot into ChatGPT and Google Gemini after OpenAI's Instant Checkout feature saw conversion rates three times lo...

wired.com·Mar 18, 2026·3 min read
chatbotse-commerceai agents
OpenAI Codex Gains Subagents, Anthropic Ships 1M Context at Standard Pricing
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OpenAI Codex Gains Subagents, Anthropic Ships 1M Context at Standard Pricing

OpenAI added parallel subagents to Codex to combat 'context pollution,' while Anthropic made 1M context generally available for Claude Opus/Sonnet 4.6...

pub.towardsai.net·Mar 17, 2026·3 min read·Multi-Source
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AWS Bedrock Agents vs. AgentCore: A Technical Guide for AI Architects
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AWS Bedrock Agents vs. AgentCore: A Technical Guide for AI Architects

AWS offers two distinct approaches for building AI agents: the fully managed Bedrock Agents for speed and the low-level AgentCore framework for contro...

pub.towardsai.net·Mar 17, 2026·3 min read·Multi-Source
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Google's Groundsource: Using AI to Mine Historical Disaster Data from Global News
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Google's Groundsource: Using AI to Mine Historical Disaster Data from Global News

Google AI Research has unveiled Groundsource, a novel methodology using the Gemini model to transform unstructured global news reports into structured...

marktechpost.com·Mar 13, 2026·3 min read
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Anthropic Bets $100 Million on Enterprise AI Adoption Through New Partner Network
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Anthropic Bets $100 Million on Enterprise AI Adoption Through New Partner Network

Anthropic is launching the Claude Partner Network with a $100 million investment to support organizations helping enterprises adopt its Claude AI mode...

anthropic.com·Mar 12, 2026·3 min read
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Microsoft's Copilot Health Enters the AI Medical Arena, Paving the Way for 'Medical Superintelligence'
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Microsoft's Copilot Health Enters the AI Medical Arena, Paving the Way for 'Medical Superintelligence'

Microsoft launches Copilot Health, an AI assistant that aggregates data from wearables, medical records, and labs to provide personalized health insig...

the-decoder.com·Mar 12, 2026·3 min read·Widely Reported
healthcare technologyartificial intelligencetech giants
Nvidia Commits $26 Billion to Open-Source AI, Aiming to Reshape the Ecosystem
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Nvidia Commits $26 Billion to Open-Source AI, Aiming to Reshape the Ecosystem

Nvidia plans to invest $26 billion over five years in open-weight AI models, launching Nemotron 3 Super. This strategic move addresses a growing open-...

the-decoder.com·Mar 12, 2026·3 min read·Multi-Source
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Nvidia Enters the AI Agent Arena: NemoClaw Targets Open Source Dominance
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Nvidia Enters the AI Agent Arena: NemoClaw Targets Open Source Dominance

Nvidia is reportedly developing NemoClaw, an open-source AI agent platform to compete with OpenClaw. The announcement is expected at next week's GTC c...

arstechnica.com·Mar 11, 2026·3 min read·Multi-Source
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Microsoft's Strategic Pivot: Copilot Coworker Built on Anthropic's Claude, Not OpenAI
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Microsoft's Strategic Pivot: Copilot Coworker Built on Anthropic's Claude, Not OpenAI

Microsoft has launched its flagship Copilot Coworker feature using Anthropic's Claude model and agentic framework, a significant move for its $13 bill...

forbes.com·Mar 10, 2026·3 min read
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Google's Gemini AI Agents Deploy to Pentagon in Major Defense Tech Shift
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Google's Gemini AI Agents Deploy to Pentagon in Major Defense Tech Shift

Google is providing the Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents for over 3 million personnel, automating tasks like meeting summaries and budget buildi...

engadget.com·Mar 10, 2026·3 min read
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Nvidia Bets Big on Thinking Machines Lab with Gigawatt-Scale AI Partnership
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Nvidia Bets Big on Thinking Machines Lab with Gigawatt-Scale AI Partnership

Nvidia has formed a strategic partnership with Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, committing to deploy at least one gigawatt...

thinkingmachines.ai·Mar 10, 2026·3 min read
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NVIDIA Bets Billions on Murati's Vision: Gigawatt AI Partnership Signals New Era
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NVIDIA Bets Billions on Murati's Vision: Gigawatt AI Partnership Signals New Era

NVIDIA and Thinking Machines Lab have formed a multiyear strategic partnership to deploy at least one gigawatt of next-generation Vera Rubin AI system...

blogs.nvidia.com·Mar 10, 2026·3 min read·Multi-Source
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AI Infrastructure Shakeup: Meta Steps In as Oracle-OpenAI Texas Data Center Deal Collapses
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AI Infrastructure Shakeup: Meta Steps In as Oracle-OpenAI Texas Data Center Deal Collapses

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship AI data center in Texas, with Meta Platforms now negotiating to lease the site. The collap...

bloomberg.com·Mar 6, 2026·3 min read
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OpenAI's Commerce Pivot: Why ChatGPT Became a Research Tool, Not a Marketplace
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OpenAI's Commerce Pivot: Why ChatGPT Became a Research Tool, Not a Marketplace

OpenAI is shifting its commerce strategy after discovering ChatGPT users research products extensively but rarely complete purchases. The company will...

the-decoder.com·Mar 5, 2026·3 min read
ai businessconsumer behaviorretail technology
CVS and Google Forge AI Healthcare Alliance: The Dawn of Personalized Medicine at Scale
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CVS and Google Forge AI Healthcare Alliance: The Dawn of Personalized Medicine at Scale

CVS Health and Google Cloud have launched a strategic partnership to create an AI-native consumer health platform. The venture, operated through CVS s...

forbes.com·Mar 5, 2026·3 min read
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Nvidia's Strategic Pivot: Why Huang is Stepping Back from OpenAI and Anthropic Investments
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Nvidia's Strategic Pivot: Why Huang is Stepping Back from OpenAI and Anthropic Investments

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the company's recent investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last in both AI giants, citing their ant...

techcrunch.com·Mar 5, 2026·3 min read
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Capgemini Joins OpenAI's Elite Alliance to Bridge the AI Deployment Gap
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Capgemini Joins OpenAI's Elite Alliance to Bridge the AI Deployment Gap

Capgemini has become a founding partner in OpenAI's Frontier Alliance, a strategic initiative designed to accelerate enterprise AI deployment. The col...

aibusiness.com·Mar 4, 2026·3 min read
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Google's New Gemini Flash-Lite: The Efficiency-First AI Model Changing Enterprise Economics
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Google's New Gemini Flash-Lite: The Efficiency-First AI Model Changing Enterprise Economics

Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a cost-optimized AI model designed for high-volume production workloads. Featuring adjustable thinking leve...

marktechpost.com·Mar 3, 2026·3 min read
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Meta Enters the AI Shopping Arena: How Meta AI's New Feature Could Reshape E-Commerce
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Meta Enters the AI Shopping Arena: How Meta AI's New Feature Could Reshape E-Commerce

Meta is testing an AI-powered shopping research tool within its Meta AI chatbot, directly challenging similar features from OpenAI's ChatGPT and Googl...

the-decoder.com·Mar 3, 2026·3 min read
e-commerceartificial intelligencetech giants
Alibaba's OpenSandbox Aims to Standardize AI Agent Execution with Open-Source Security
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Alibaba's OpenSandbox Aims to Standardize AI Agent Execution with Open-Source Security

Alibaba has open-sourced OpenSandbox, a production-grade environment providing secure, isolated execution for AI agents. Released under Apache 2.0, it...

marktechpost.com·Mar 3, 2026·3 min read
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Anthropic Democratizes AI Memory: Claude's Free Tier Gets Contextual Recall
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Anthropic Democratizes AI Memory: Claude's Free Tier Gets Contextual Recall

Anthropic has expanded access to Claude's memory feature, making it available to all free users. This strategic move coincides with new tools to impor...

engadget.com·Mar 2, 2026·3 min read
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Nvidia Bets $4 Billion on Photonics to Power Next-Generation AI Infrastructure
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Nvidia Bets $4 Billion on Photonics to Power Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

Nvidia is investing $4 billion in photonics companies Lumentum and Coherent to develop optical technologies for AI data centers. This strategic move a...

theverge.com·Mar 2, 2026·3 min read
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The AI-RAN Revolution: How NVIDIA and Telecom Giants Are Redefining Wireless Networks
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The AI-RAN Revolution: How NVIDIA and Telecom Giants Are Redefining Wireless Networks

NVIDIA and partners are moving AI-RAN technology from lab to field deployments, demonstrating that software-defined, AI-native networks represent the...

blogs.nvidia.com·Mar 1, 2026·3 min read
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Google's AI Edge Gallery Arrives on iPhone: A Privacy-First Revolution in On-Device Intelligence
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Google's AI Edge Gallery Arrives on iPhone: A Privacy-First Revolution in On-Device Intelligence

Google AI Edge Gallery has launched on iOS, bringing true on-device function calling to iPhones for the first time. Powered by the compact 270M parame...

producthunt.com·Feb 28, 2026·3 min read
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Microsoft and OpenAI Reaffirm Alliance Amid Amazon Partnership Rumors
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Microsoft and OpenAI Reaffirm Alliance Amid Amazon Partnership Rumors

OpenAI and Microsoft issued a joint statement confirming their partnership remains unchanged despite OpenAI's new collaboration with Amazon. The compa...

openai.com·Feb 28, 2026·3 min read
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ChatGPT Nears Billion-User Milestone as OpenAI Secures Historic $110B Funding
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ChatGPT Nears Billion-User Milestone as OpenAI Secures Historic $110B Funding

OpenAI's ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users and 50 million paying subscribers, positioning it to become the first AI platform to reac...

techcrunch.com·Feb 27, 2026·3 min read
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