Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.
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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Amazon’s Alexa is undergoing its biggest overhaul since debuting more than a decade ago. On Wednesday, Amazon said it was giving Alexa a new brain powered by generative artificial intelligence. The update, called Alexa+, is set to make the virtual assistant more conversational…

Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit
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Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Washington Post’s opinion editor, David Shipley, is exiting as the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, said the section’s focus would narrow to defend “personal liberties and free markets.” “I am of America and for America, and proud to be so,” Mr. Bezos said….

Opinion | ‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk
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Opinion | ‘Puerility, Provocation and a Strain of Nihilism’: 3 Writers on What Binds Trump and Musk

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Bethany McLean, an author of “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” and Nate Silver, the author of “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” and the newsletter Silver Bulletin, to…

Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force
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Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Washington Post has started laying off roughly 4 percent of its work force, the company said on Tuesday, as the newspaper struggles to stem millions of dollars in annual losses. The cuts will affect fewer than 100 people across The Post’s business…

Amazon Prime Will Release a Melania Trump Documentary
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Amazon Prime Will Release a Melania Trump Documentary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Amazon said on Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service will release a “behind-the-scenes” documentary about Melania Trump’s life. The film will head to movie theaters and stream on Amazon Prime in the second half of this year, the company said in a…

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed
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Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said on Friday evening that she was resigning after the newspaper’s opinions section rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald J. Trump. In a…