Alexa in 2025: what did Indians ask of the virtual voice assistant this year?

Alexa in 2025: what Indians asked the virtual voice assistant this year | Photo credit: special arrangement Amazon shared what all Indians asked Alexa from January to November 2025. The virtual voice assistant received the most requests in English, Hindi and Hinglish. Lata Mangeshkar, Shankar Mahadevan and Kishore Kumar were among the most sought-after Indian […]

AWS re:Invent was an all-in pitch for AI. Customers may not be ready for it. | TechCrunch

If Amazon Web Services’ annual re:Invent technology conference proves anything, it’s that the cloud infrastructure player is going all-in on AI. AWS has made dozens of announcements, from new AI agents and updated large language models to products with LLM and agent-building capabilities. Enterprise AI was everywhere. But are the customers just as enthusiastic? AWS […]

Amazon and Flipkart are targeting Indian banks with new consumer loan offerings

Amazon’s Axio to offer tailor-made loans for small businesses; Flipkart awaits RBI approval for pay-later offers and consumer loans | Photo credit: Dado Ruvic Amazon is preparing to offer loans to small businesses in India, while Walmart-owned Flipkart is looking at buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) products as the e-commerce giants take on the country’s banks with […]

Japan’s Nikkei climbs to record highs amid tech rally, posting best month in three decades

Japan’s Nikkei stock average climbed to a record high on Friday, posting its biggest monthly gain in three decades, while technology shares rallied after strong sales forecasts from Amazon and Apple. A weaker yen also boosted heavyweight exporters after falling to a record low against the euro and the lowest since February against the dollar […]