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Amazon Testing ‘Buy for Me’ Agentic Feature to Let Users Purchase Products From Other Websites
Amazon is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can purchase products from other websites on the users’ behalf. Announced on Thursday, the “Buy for Me” feature is currently available in beta to select users via its Android and iOS apps. The e-commerce giant says that it is an agentic feature which is powered by native and th...
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Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April
Alibaba is planning to release Qwen 3, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model. The wave of new models out of Asia are threatening to undercut premium US offerings from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.
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OpenAI to Add Support for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Connect ChatGPT With External Data Hubs
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI firm, is adding support for Anthropic’s open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) across its products. Company CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the Agents software development kit (SDK) is now offering MCP support, and several other products in the pipeline will soon adopt it as well.
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OpenAI Expands COO’s Role as Sam Altman Focuses on Research and Products
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap will take on greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, This will include overseeing international expansion and corporate partnerships with firms such as Microsoft and Apple. Mark Chen and Julia Villagra have also been promoted to chief research officer and chief people officer, respectively.
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Infinix AI Ring, AI Buds Tipped to Launch on March 20; Live Images Surface Online
Infinix is expected to hold its Infinix AI Beta event later this month. According to a new report, the company will unveil new products at the event including Infinix AI Ring and Infinix AI Buds. The report has shared live images of both the purported smart wearables. Alongside these new launches, the brand is expected to introduce the Infinix Not...
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Amazon Plans to Introduce Premium Tier of AI-Powered Alexa Gadgets
Amazon is stepping up its AI game with the next line of Alexa gadgets. The introduction of tonier hardware, which will coexist with lower- and mid-priced products, is a bid to give consumers more choice while generating new excitement for an Alexa franchise that has lost luster in recent years.
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Apple’s Smart Home Hub Tipped to Adopt iOS 19-Style UI; Launch Delayed to Post WWDC 2025
Apple has long been rumoured to be developing a new smart home hub as the latest addition to the company's portfolio of smart home products. The purported product’s launch was recently reported to face delays due to struggles faced by the Cupertino-based technology giant in developing a more advanced version of Siri, whose capabilities it may lar...
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Meta Reportedly Testing First In-House Chipsets Designed for AI Training
Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chipsets that will be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. As per the report, the company has deployed a limited number of processors to test the performance and sustainability of the custom chipsets, and based on how well the tests go, it will begin large-scale production of the sa...
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Apple’s Smart Home Hub Launch Reportedly Postponed Due to Siri Delays
Apple has been rumoured to be developing a smart home hub for quite some time now. It was expected to be launched some time in March as the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of smart home products but now faces a postponement, according to a seasoned journalist. This is attributed to the struggles faced by the Cupertino-based technology ...
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Google Shopping Gets Upgraded With AI-Powered Features, Will Help Users Find the Right Clothes
Google Shopping, the company’s product discovery platform, is getting upgraded with several new artificial intelligence (AI) features. Announced on Wednesday, these new features will enable them to both find and experience new products before they make their purchasing decision. The new AI tools are aimed at the apparel and makeup categories, and...
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Specifications, Price and AI Features Leaked: Here's When It Might Debut
Apple's first foldable iPhone could arrive next year with a book-style design with a 7.8-inch inner screen and a 5.5-inch cover display. It could launch after the iPhone 17 series, with a premium price tag. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts limited production of Apple's foldable iPhone until 2027, when Apple may launch a second-generation foldable smar...
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Lenovo Showcases Hybrid AI Innovations With New Integrated Devices at MWC 2025
Lenovo showcased several innovations in hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The consumer tech brand showcased new device concepts, new AI PCs, software-based ecosystem solutions, enterprise products, as well as an on-device AI agent dubbed Lenovo AI Now that works on the brand’s AI PC lineup.
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Google Updates Messages With Scam Message Detection, Adds Live Location Sharing to Find My on Android
Google is adding AI-powered scam message detection to Google Messages, secure location sharing on Android, web price tracking on Chrome, and more games to Android Auto. The new scam detection feature on Google Messages uses AI for real-time warnings, with private detection on users' smartphones. Meanwhile, the live location sharing feature is avail...
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Qualcomm's Savi Soin on "Made for India" Products, Strategy, and Enhancing User Experience
Gadgets 360 spoke to Savi Soin, Senior Vice President and President of Qualcomm India about the many announcements Qualcomm India has made in the last few months. He talked about the India strategy and the Snapdragon X series launch.
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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
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Amazon Testing ‘Buy for Me’ Agentic Feature to Let Users Purchase Products From Other Websites
Amazon is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that can purchase products from other websites on the users’ behalf. Announced on Thursday, the “Buy for Me” feature is currently available in beta to select users via its Android and iOS apps. The e-commerce giant says that it is an agentic feature which is powered by native and th...
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Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April
Alibaba is planning to release Qwen 3, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model. The wave of new models out of Asia are threatening to undercut premium US offerings from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.
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OpenAI to Add Support for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Connect ChatGPT With External Data Hubs
OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI firm, is adding support for Anthropic’s open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) across its products. Company CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the Agents software development kit (SDK) is now offering MCP support, and several other products in the pipeline will soon adopt it as well.
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OpenAI Expands COO’s Role as Sam Altman Focuses on Research and Products
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap will take on greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, This will include overseeing international expansion and corporate partnerships with firms such as Microsoft and Apple. Mark Chen and Julia Villagra have also been promoted to chief research officer and chief people officer, respectively.
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Infinix AI Ring, AI Buds Tipped to Launch on March 20; Live Images Surface Online
Infinix is expected to hold its Infinix AI Beta event later this month. According to a new report, the company will unveil new products at the event including Infinix AI Ring and Infinix AI Buds. The report has shared live images of both the purported smart wearables. Alongside these new launches, the brand is expected to introduce the Infinix Not...
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Amazon Plans to Introduce Premium Tier of AI-Powered Alexa Gadgets
Amazon is stepping up its AI game with the next line of Alexa gadgets. The introduction of tonier hardware, which will coexist with lower- and mid-priced products, is a bid to give consumers more choice while generating new excitement for an Alexa franchise that has lost luster in recent years.
-
Apple’s Smart Home Hub Tipped to Adopt iOS 19-Style UI; Launch Delayed to Post WWDC 2025
Apple has long been rumoured to be developing a new smart home hub as the latest addition to the company's portfolio of smart home products. The purported product’s launch was recently reported to face delays due to struggles faced by the Cupertino-based technology giant in developing a more advanced version of Siri, whose capabilities it may lar...
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Meta Reportedly Testing First In-House Chipsets Designed for AI Training
Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chipsets that will be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. As per the report, the company has deployed a limited number of processors to test the performance and sustainability of the custom chipsets, and based on how well the tests go, it will begin large-scale production of the sa...
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Apple’s Smart Home Hub Launch Reportedly Postponed Due to Siri Delays
Apple has been rumoured to be developing a smart home hub for quite some time now. It was expected to be launched some time in March as the latest addition to the company’s portfolio of smart home products but now faces a postponement, according to a seasoned journalist. This is attributed to the struggles faced by the Cupertino-based technology ...
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Google Shopping Gets Upgraded With AI-Powered Features, Will Help Users Find the Right Clothes
Google Shopping, the company’s product discovery platform, is getting upgraded with several new artificial intelligence (AI) features. Announced on Wednesday, these new features will enable them to both find and experience new products before they make their purchasing decision. The new AI tools are aimed at the apparel and makeup categories, and...
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Apple's Foldable iPhone Specifications, Price and AI Features Leaked: Here's When It Might Debut
Apple's first foldable iPhone could arrive next year with a book-style design with a 7.8-inch inner screen and a 5.5-inch cover display. It could launch after the iPhone 17 series, with a premium price tag. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts limited production of Apple's foldable iPhone until 2027, when Apple may launch a second-generation foldable smar...
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Lenovo Showcases Hybrid AI Innovations With New Integrated Devices at MWC 2025
Lenovo showcased several innovations in hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The consumer tech brand showcased new device concepts, new AI PCs, software-based ecosystem solutions, enterprise products, as well as an on-device AI agent dubbed Lenovo AI Now that works on the brand’s AI PC lineup.
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Google Updates Messages With Scam Message Detection, Adds Live Location Sharing to Find My on Android
Google is adding AI-powered scam message detection to Google Messages, secure location sharing on Android, web price tracking on Chrome, and more games to Android Auto. The new scam detection feature on Google Messages uses AI for real-time warnings, with private detection on users' smartphones. Meanwhile, the live location sharing feature is avail...
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Qualcomm's Savi Soin on "Made for India" Products, Strategy, and Enhancing User Experience
Gadgets 360 spoke to Savi Soin, Senior Vice President and President of Qualcomm India about the many announcements Qualcomm India has made in the last few months. He talked about the India strategy and the Snapdragon X series launch.
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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
