It was inevitable that someone would bring the power of AI to bear on the tricky problem of death, and at least one company is already creating digital versions of people that, given enough data, can keep engaging with their loved ones after they've gone.
Amazon's Echo speakers have proved to be a very costly loss-leader for the company, according to sources, with Amazon having bet on people using Alexa to buy much more from its stores than has been the case. Might a paid-for Alexa AI tier help plug the hole?
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has produced an initial report on what caused the 'blue screen of death' issue that crashed millions of Windows computers and caused global chaos last week – and as was widely reported, it was all down to a faulty software update.
It feels like a premium, hi-res Spotify tier has been in the works for almost as long as Spotify has been around, but now CEO Daniel Ek has given the clearest indication yet that a "sort of deluxe" version is on the way – and he's even hinted at pricing.
Only Murders in the Building has been a huge hit for Disney Plus and Hulu, and it's been announced that season 4 will begin streaming on August 27, and will see the intrepid sleuthing trio of Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez heading to LA.
