Microsoft's animated Copilot AI integrates with Samsung's 2025 TV and monitor lineup, providing movie recommendations, show recaps, and answering queries, rolling out now on Samsung's latest TVs and smart monitors with plans for LG TV integration.
Google expands its AI-powered Search Mode with task assistance for activities like booking restaurants, offering personalized recommendations based on user interests, while also rolling out to over 180 countries for complex query handling.
Google AI Mode expands globally, offering AI Ultra subscribers an agentic capability that provides personalized restaurant recommendations across platforms, considering preferences like cuisine, party size, and timing to curate dining options in 180 countries.
Fitbit unveils an AI health coach within its Premium subscription that provides personalized fitness plans, sleep guidance, and answers health queries based on user data, launching in October with a preview for U.S. users now.
Google Flights launches 'Flight Deals', an AI-powered search tool that finds the best travel bargains by understanding queries like 'ski trip to a world-class resort', now available in the U.S., Canada, and India.
Pinterest's CEO tempers expectations for AI shopping agents, citing challenges like low-quality AI-generated content and potential user bans due to AI moderation systems, while positioning Pinterest as an 'AI-enabled shopping assistant' that recommends products aligned with users' interests.
AI chatbot subscriptions soar to over $200 per month as companies bank on attracting early adopters willing to pay premium prices for alpha products, hoping mainstream adoption will follow as AI tools become more user-friendly and provide better guidance.
Delta Air Lines embraces AI pricing, aiming for 20% of fares to be personalized by 2025, up from 3% currently, raising privacy concerns over potential price discrimination.
SMBs leverage AI capabilities to reshape business operations, prioritizing customer experiences through scalable tech stacks, increasing productivity, scaling services, and driving revenue growth to stay competitive.
Hearst and Condé Nast ink multi-year deals allowing Amazon's AI shopping assistant Rufus to use their magazines' and newspapers' content, including articles from Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, and other publications, to provide product recommendations and answer shopping queries.