John Madden, that is, filling the shoes of the legendary NFL coach and commentator, in David O. Russell’s upcoming biopic for Prime Video. There’s only the briefest still of a video game shown in this short teaser trailer, and a quick glimpse of John Mulaney as EA exec Trip Hawkins.
Madden is scheduled for release on Thanksgiving Day, 2026.
“The newest models of the Fire TV 4-Series and Fire TV Omni QLED Series now feature the Xbox app built right in, with additional models coming in the future,” according to Amazon.
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The arrival of generative AI assistants in our smart homes held such promise; instead, they struggle to turn on the lights.
Amazon’s next-gen voice assistant has been rolling out slowly but surely, shipping on new Echo devices, and hitting the web for some users. Now Prime members with older Echoes can get Alexa Plus by saying “Alexa, upgrade.” The only question is, is it really an upgrade?
Amazon’s AI-powered assistant can use visual context from Ring doorbells to identify visitors, interpret why they’re there, and interact “intelligently” using natural language, according to the company. The feature, first announced in September, launches today and will work with the Ring Video Doorbell Pro (3rd Gen) and the Ring Video Doorbell Plus (2nd Gen) and requires a Ring subscription.
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Boy, the creative choices here for the Melania doc... They feel familiar somehow. Even, and maybe especially, the music.
Details are uncertain but reports suggest talks are definitely underway. It could see OpenAI using Amazon’s Trainium chips and selling an enterprise version of ChatGPT. OpenAI inked a $38 billion AI training deal with AWS last month.
Amazon happens to be a major investor in OpenAI’s rival Anthropic.
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This is a great device for a certain kind of notetaker. Otherwise, a regular e-reader or tablet will do.
