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Arriving more than a year after it was first announced, Alexa is finally catching up to Google’s Gemini. By Wes Davis Amazon is finally launching the long-awaited generative AI version of Alexa — Alexa Plus — that, if all goes well, will take away much of the friction that comes with talking to a speaker to control your smart home or getting info on the fly. Some of the new abilities coming to Alexa Plus include the ability to do things for you — you’ll be able to ask it to order groceries for you or send event invites to…

By Todd Spangler (YouTube Podcasts 1 Billion Users. Courtesy of YouTube) Podcasts started as an audio-only phenomenon. But now YouTube — the world’s biggest video platform — might be the biggest platform for podcasts. According to the Google-owned video giant, YouTube now has more than 1 billion monthly viewers for podcast content worldwide. In 2024, users watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on living-room devices, the company said. “This milestone underscores how YouTube has come to play an essential role in podcasting for creators and audiences, and how our investments to improve the podcast experience on YouTube…

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  Indian youths showing their mark after voting in the General Elections in India. This mark is an indication that the person has cast it’s Vote Nilofar Suhrawardy The manner in which politicians and their parties in the fray to contest Delhi Assembly elections are going overboard to convince voters about their respective plans cannot be simply confined to their command over politics, communication strategies and so forth. Each party is trying to outshine its rivals with “lucrative” welfare-oriented plans for voters, if they succeed in commanding majority in the 70-member assembly. Interestingly, the manner in which “strategies” are being…

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by Ann O’Dea A false Luigi Mangione news alert generated by the new Apple Intelligence feature launched in the UK has raised concerns about the tool. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for a suspension of GenAI services like Apple Intelligence following a false Luigi Mangione news alert. Describing itself as “very concerned about the risks posed to media outlets” from new artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Apple Intelligence, RSF says the incident is a clear illustration that generative AI tools are still “too immature” to produce reliable information for the public, and should not be allowed on the market…

Chitranshu Tewari “AI-driven accessibility isn’t only better product design but also good business.” AI is everywhere. Amidst all the doom and hype, newsrooms are discovering a wide range of use cases for AI in journalism and its workflows. However, as with any emerging technology, this often leads to the mindless application of tools. For instance, in India, TV news channels are now filled with AI anchors. In a market notorious for misinformation, bigotry, and government propaganda, introducing an AI anchor does little to address the trust deficit among viewers. This is what I call “using AI for AI’s sake”— employing…

Chase Davis “Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us to begrudgingly adapt. But this time around, it feels like we’re taking some welcome initiative.” I’m thrilled to see so many news organizations — in some cases with the help of key funding partners — investing in a concerted exploration of generative AI and what it means for the mission and business of journalism. Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us…

Nikita Roy “The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and deeply personal — the very essence of meaningful human communication.” News will transform from something we passively consume to something we actively experience through voice-first AI that turns text into conversation and readers into participants. I’m talking about unleashing the most powerful form of human communication — conversation — to revolutionize how we understand our world. The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and…