Quantum computing is rapidly evolving, though still largely theoretical — and each of the Big Tech giants wants to be the one to make it mainstream.

Under pressure from bipartisan lawmakers, Google, Amazon, and other major ad industry players have shared the actions they're taking after they inadvertently helped facilitate advertising on a site known to host child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Apple's latest move highlights the different approaches that tech giants are taking with their AI expansion strategies.

Alexa+ promises all sorts of new interactions, many of which might seem like repeat offerings if you’ve already been living with this stuff in your home. After mentioning the wake word, you can converse with Alexa+ as you would with a friend,

In setback for Apple's efforts to keep up in the AI race with rival tech giants, the next generation of its virtual assistant Siri is being pushed back until next year, Apple is reported to have said.

The move will put the cloud-computing giant in closer competition with OpenAI and Anthropic.

A software example comes with ChatGPT Advanced Voice, which, like Amazon's Alexa, can hold conversational, multi-turn chats with people. However, it is only available in ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 monthly. Thus, users must go out of their way to access ChatGPT and commit to an additional subscription.

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Will the new Alexa make sense of your shopping, entertainment, and lifestyle habits to become the first useful, contextually aware, universal assistant?

Amazon (AMZN) on Thursday debuted its first ever quantum computing ... though some experts are skeptical of the claim. Google’s Willow is also designed to address errors that occur while using quantum systems. The company says the chip will help drive ...