Amazon enhances Alexa+ with new shopping features in the U.S. and Canada, including deal tracking, auto-purchase, and a Shopping Essentials hub on Echo Show devices.

Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI Foundation to ensure open, interoperable AI agent standards with backing from Anthropic, Block, OpenAI, and others.

Kabir Narang leaves B Capital to launch a new AI-focused investment platform in 2026.

Olares launches Olares One, a privacy-focused, open-source personal AI server enabling local LLM deployment with enterprise-grade hardware and no vendor lock-in.

Microsoft to invest $17.5B in India by 2029 for AI, cloud, and skilling initiatives, its largest Asia investment yet.

Google plans to launch AI-powered smart glasses in 2026, featuring screenless and in-lens display models, plus Project Aura XR glasses, to compete with Meta, Apple, and Snap.

Amazon rolls out "Familiar Faces," an AI facial recognition feature for Ring doorbells, sparking privacy concerns despite encryption and opt-in design.

OpenAI appoints ex-Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer to lead enterprise revenue and customer success.

The U.S. DoD launches GenAI.mil with Google’s Gemini for military use, advancing its AI-first strategy amid US-China tech rivalry.

Accenture to deploy Anthropic’s Claude models widely, launching a dedicated 30,000-person unit and co-developing industry-specific AI solutions for regulated sectors.

Nagarro joins OpenAI’s partner network to drive enterprise AI adoption in Asia-Pacific, offering responsible deployment and integration of generative AI solutions.

IBM and Riyadh Air partner to launch the world’s first AI-native airline, leveraging IBM watsonx Orchestrate for fully integrated AI operations, with commercial flights set for early 2026.

Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack, enabling AI-powered coding workflows directly within chat threads.

Windows 11 25H2 rolls out with smart auto-updates for eligible devices, though known bugs affecting UI and drivers persist.

Hinge launches AI-powered "Conversation Starters" to help users break the ice, boosting match response rates and dates.

IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B in cash to strengthen its AI and hybrid cloud data platform.

Meta acquires Limitless, maker of AI-powered wearable for conversation recording; plans to integrate tech into smart glasses lineup.

Google enhances Chrome agent security with user consent, restricted site access, and a critic model to align actions with user intent.

Google launches Doppl, an AI-powered shoppable feed showing virtual try-ons via dynamic AI videos, now live for US users 18+ on iOS and Android.

Meituan's LongCat-Image, a 6B-parameter open-source model, excels in text-to-image generation and highly controllable image editing, with SOTA performance on Chinese text rendering and competitive results against larger closed-source models.