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OpenAI’s Alexa-style Device Signals a Direct Home-Assistant Showdown
technology3 days ago

OpenAI’s Alexa-style Device Signals a Direct Home-Assistant Showdown

The piece speculates that OpenAI is pursuing a first hardware device—a voice-first smart speaker with camera features, potentially priced around $200–$300, and possibly developed with LoveFrom—aimed at challenging Alexa and extending OpenAI’s omnichannel AI capabilities into the home; it suggests a possible collaboration with Amazon while highlighting the broader race among Apple, Google, and Meta in smart home devices.

Fortnite Expands Crossovers With 100 Annual Partnerships
gaming22 days ago

Fortnite Expands Crossovers With 100 Annual Partnerships

Fortnite will gain more crossovers via the Epic Games Store, offering cosmetics from partnered games as part of a program that aims for about 100 partnerships annually; the rollout begins with Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem (Feb 27) and includes others like miHoYo, Pearl Abyss, S-Game, MintRocket, and Kakao Games. Epic also plans launcher improvements, mobile-store expansion to Japan and Brazil, and notes strong third-party PC game spending and millions of free titles claimed.

entertainment1 month ago

HBO Max expands into eight new markets with premieres and Olympic coverage

HBO Max is expanding to eight new markets—Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Israel, and Greece—with direct-to-consumer access and partner bundles (Amazon Prime Video in Italy/Germany/Austria; RTL+ in Germany; TIM in Italy; Sunrise/Swisscom in Switzerland; Hot/Yes in Israel; Vodafone in Greece). The rollout brings a slate of DC/Warner content and Max Originals, including One Battle After Another, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Industry S4, The Pitt S2, and Heated Rivalry, plus the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 and a Sports add-on for events like the Australian Open and major cycling tours. Italy will host the Winter Games on the service, with Portobello and Banksters premiering in February and further originals like Melania Rea – Beyond the Case and 4 Blocks Zero to follow; UK and Ireland are planned to launch in late March to complete the European rollout.

White House to Pursue Major Mining Sector Agreements
business2 months ago

White House to Pursue Major Mining Sector Agreements

The Trump administration is planning to establish historic deals with the U.S. mining sector to boost domestic production of critical minerals like lithium and rare earths, aiming to reduce reliance on China and strengthen national defense and high-tech industries, including initiatives in Alaska and Arizona, and partnerships with private companies such as Korea Zinc.

Lucid's Q3 Losses Widen Amid SUV Launch Challenges and Production Woes
business3 months ago

Lucid's Q3 Losses Widen Amid SUV Launch Challenges and Production Woes

Lucid Group missed Wall Street expectations for the second quarter, cutting its annual production guidance and facing supply chain issues with its Gravity SUV. Despite a 68% revenue increase year-over-year, the company reported a significant net loss and widened EBITDA loss, while securing additional funding from its largest shareholder. Its stock performance has lagged behind competitors like Rivian.

AMD's Recent Success and Future Outlook Signal Growth
technology3 months ago

AMD's Recent Success and Future Outlook Signal Growth

In October 2025, AMD and OpenAI signed a significant five-year deal involving 6 GW of AMD GPUs, marking a major shift in AI infrastructure investments and signaling increased competition with Nvidia. The partnership includes deploying AMD's Instinct MI450 series GPUs and rack-scale solutions, reflecting a broader trend of deepening collaborations among leading tech companies in AI development. This ecosystem is driven by the rising demand for compute power, especially for inference tasks, which are expected to dominate AI workloads by 2028.

OpenAI's Expanding Influence in the AI Market
technology4 months ago

OpenAI's Expanding Influence in the AI Market

OpenAI is planning more major deals to expand its AI infrastructure, including partnerships with AMD and Nvidia, as it prepares to build its own data centers and support future AI models, despite current revenue levels. CEO Sam Altman indicates that more deals are expected soon to support these aggressive infrastructure investments, which are seen as essential for the company's growth and development in AI technology.