Reddit's AI-powered search feature explodes from 1 million to 15 million weekly users in 2025, with CEO Steve Huffman positioning it as a major revenue opportunity while announcing plans to eliminate the distinction between logged-in and logged-out users by Q3 2026 through AI personalization.
Microsoft releases breakthrough research identifying three telltale signatures that reveal when AI models have been secretly compromised with malicious backdoors, launching an open-source detection tool as security experts warn the true scale of poisoned artificial intelligence systems threatening enterprises remains dangerously unknown.
Salesforce launches groundbreaking integration with Anthropic's Claude AI, allowing users to seamlessly search Slack messages, generate drafts, and query customer data directly through the AI assistant while maintaining enterprise security controls across business applications.
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ nationwide with advanced AI capabilities for $19.99 monthly, offering Prime members free unlimited access while addressing early user complaints about limited functionality through improvements powered by Amazon Nova and Anthropic models.
Mistral AI unveils Voxtral Transcribe 2, a breakthrough speech-to-text system delivering lightning-fast 480ms latency across 13 languages with on-device privacy capabilities, outperforming OpenAI and Gemini while offering open-source accessibility for enterprise applications in healthcare, finance, and customer service.
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ nationwide with advanced AI capabilities including complex conversations, task automation, and restaurant bookings, offering free access to Prime members while charging non-Prime users $19.99 monthly for unlimited features.
AI voice company ElevenLabs raises $500 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia Capital, reaching an $11 billion valuation that triples its worth from just one year ago, as the company reports over $330 million in annual recurring revenue from major enterprise clients including Deutsche Telekom and Square.
Gartner predicts half of companies cutting jobs for AI will rehire workers as the technology proves insufficient, with major firms like HP, Salesforce, and Klarna discovering AI systems still require human oversight and cannot match human judgment in most roles.
Google's Gemini AI chatbot surges to 750 million monthly users while launching its most advanced Gemini 3 model and a cheaper $7.99 subscription plan, helping propel parent company Alphabet past the historic $400 billion annual revenue milestone for the first time.
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ nationwide with advanced generative AI capabilities that enable natural conversations and complex task completion, offering free access to Prime members while charging non-Prime users $19.99 monthly after beta testing showed users engaged 2-3 times more than with original Alexa.