Amazon launches Bazaar, a new standalone app targeting price-conscious shoppers with products under $10 across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, directly challenging Chinese competitors Temu and Shein with social features and extended delivery times.
Amazon unveils Kindle Translate, a groundbreaking AI tool that automatically converts self-published books between English-Spanish and German-English, marking a major shift in global publishing accessibility despite ongoing concerns about artificial intelligence's ability to capture literary nuance and translation accuracy.
Meta expands its controversial AI video platform Vibes to Europe despite widespread user backlash labeling the short-form AI-generated content as 'AI slop' and declaring 'nobody wants this' feature that mimics TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Snap's revenue growth plummets to just 9% at $1.35 billion after a technical glitch causes ads to run at heavily discounted rates, while the company struggles with flat monetization despite gaining 469 million daily users.
Apple strikes massive $1 billion annual deal with Google to power upgraded Siri using custom Gemini AI model with 1.2 trillion parameters, launching next spring as the tech giant races to catch up in artificial intelligence competition.
Sandbar launches the $249 Stream Ring, an AI-powered smart ring that records whispered thoughts and converts them to text without storing audio, featuring tap-and-hold controls and AI conversations that mimic the user's voice, with preorders available now for summer 2026 delivery.
Apple strikes a deal with Google to power Siri's next-generation upgrade using a custom Gemini AI model launching spring 2026, choosing Google over Anthropic's $1.5 billion annual price tag while maintaining privacy through Apple's private cloud servers for complex tasks.
Shopify's AI traffic explodes 7x and AI-driven purchases surge 11x since January as the e-commerce giant partners with OpenAI and Microsoft, driving Q3 revenue up 32% to $2.84 billion despite stock decline from missing profit targets by $3 million.
Apple crushes Q4 earnings with $102.47 billion revenue and $1.85 EPS, beating estimates as iPhone 17 demand reaches record highs with supply constraints driving expectations for the company's best December quarter ever.
Bevel secures $10M Series A funding from General Catalyst as the AI health companion reaches 100,000 daily users with 8x growth, offering $6 monthly software that unifies wearable data across sleep, fitness, and nutrition without requiring proprietary hardware.