Xbox brings cloud gaming fun to Amazon Fire TVs

Amazon Fire TVs are now getting access to Xbox cloud gaming, allowing users to play Game Pass titles with just a controller and an internet connection. The update reinforces Xbox’s shift toward cloud-first gaming rather than hardware-driven sales.
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How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods

Matt Rogers’s food waste startup will soon deploy its commercial food waste bins in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Here’s how Rogers thinks about preparing a startup for success.

The Top 6 Robotics Stories of 2025
The Top 6 Robotics Stories of 2025

Usually, I start off these annual highlights posts by saying that it was the best year ever for robotics. But this year, I’m not so sure. At the end of 2024, it really seemed like AI and humanoid robots were poised to make a transformative amount of p…

TikTok shop introduces digital gift cards as holiday push intensifies

TikTok Shop launches customisable gift cards as it expands e-commerce offerings, even as its U.S. future hinges on a pending ownership decision.
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Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp

The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.

How AI broke the smart home in 2025 
How AI broke the smart home in 2025 

This morning, I asked my Alexa-enabled Bosch coffee machine to make me a coffee. Instead of running my routine, it told me it couldn’t do that. Ever since I upgraded to Alexa Plus, Amazon’s generative-AI-powered voice assistant, it has failed to reliably run my coffee routine, coming up with a different excuse almost every time […]

From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? 

The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy.  Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they tell a…

Your Ring doorbell now lets Alexa+ answer the door for you

Amazon is rolling out a new feature to Ring doorbells that lets Alexa+ answer the door and interact with visitors.
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Amazon’s new Alexa+ feature adds conversational AI to Ring doorbells

Amazon said that the feature uses the Ring doorbell’s video descriptions to determine who the person in front of the camera is based on their uniform, actions, and what they are holding.

Amazon launches Alexa+ on the web to take on ChatGPT and Gemini

Alexa+ is now available on the web for some users, giving users a ChatGPT-style interface to chat, upload files, manage lists, and control smart home devices. The move puts Alexa+ directly in competition with ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
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