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Amazon is beefing up internal guardrails after recent outages hit the company’s e-commerce operation, including one disruption tied to its AI coding assistant Q.Dave Treadwell, Amazon’s SVP of e-commerce services, told staff on Tuesday that a “trend of incidents” emerged since the third quarter of 2025, including “several major” incidents in the last few weeks, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider. At least one of those disruptions were tied to Amazon’s AI coding assistant Q, while others exposed deeper issues, another internal document explained.Problems included what he described as “high blast radius changes,” where software updates propagated…
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Haleon is stepping up its Chinese expansion, pushing into second- and third-tier cities and tailoring its gum-health products to local tastes, aiming to succeed where many Western consumer brands have struggled.Sluggish demand and fierce competition have hit Western heavyweights from BMW to Pernod Ricard and Nike, which all reported weaker China sales last year.But Haleon, helped by strong growth in Sensodyne toothpaste, is doubling down with a 65 million pound ($87 million) investment in a new oral-health plant in Shanghai. CEO Brian McNamara says the goal is to take its Parodontax brand into more than…
Oracle executives downplayed fears that AI will spell the death of software-as-a-service companies.Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday that he believes the so-called Saaspocalypse will be a problem for other companies, but not his.”We have these coding tools now that allow us to build a comprehensive set of software, agent-based software, to implement to automate a complete ecosystem like healthcare or financial services,” Ellison said. “That’s what we’re doing at Oracle. That’s why we think we’re a disruptor. That’s why we think the Saaspocalypse applies to others but not to us.”Fears that AI will…
An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around physician disciplinary actions in California.The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which represents 12,000 doctors, is now warning patients to “do their homework” before getting liposuction, a Brazilian butt lift, a “mommy makeover” or other cosmetic procedures.“Plastic surgery is real surgery with real risks, and the risk of complications is never zero,” said Scott Hollenbeck, the immediate past president of the plastic surgeons group.And in an exclusive interview, TJ Watkins, a…
Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding access to its healthcare AI assistant to its website and app. The assistant, called Health AI, was previously only available on the app for One Medical, the healthcare company Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023. Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more. Users don’t need to be Prime subscribers or One Medical members to use the assistant, Amazon says. Amazon says that while Health AI can answer general health questions without having access to an individual’s medical information, it’s designed to serve as a…
Jack Conte, the CEO of creator subscriptions platform Patreon, has a bone to pick with the Big Tech AI models.It’s about compensation.”The creator economy is being left out, loudly and notably,” Conte told Business Insider in an interview. “And by the creator economy, I don’t mean companies, I don’t mean Patreon. I mean creators.”While AI companies like OpenAI and Meta are striking deals to license content from traditional media companies, “none of that infrastructure exists for independent creators,” Conte said.In a roughly 45-minute video posted to Patreon on Tuesday, Conte further explained his personal stance on AI and the creator…
Folks, it’s just a totally normal day over at Meta HQ. Nothing to see here, no unsubstantiated rumors of a feud, no billion-dollar breakup. Just two totally happy, smiling colleagues.See? Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, just posted this photo of himself linking arms with Alexandr Wang, the founder of Scale AI and now head of AI Superintelligence at Meta. Just two happy dudes!You, a normal person who happened to stumble across this photo while browsing Threads — where it’s been widely circulated — might be confused. What’s the deal with this photo?Here’s the backstory:Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta…
With the top app stores flooded with AI apps, developers may think the best bet for turning a profit is to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their own products. However, a new study focused on the subscription app ecosystem across iOS, Android, and web is calling that assumption into question. RevenueCat, a company that offers subscription management tools used by over 75,000 app developers, said in its 2026 State of Subscription Apps Report that AI integration is not a guarantee of long-term retention. Instead, AI-powered apps struggle to retain subscribers, with people canceling their annual subscriptions — a metric known…
On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and mathematical relationships change in real time. Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now engage directly with interactive visuals. For example, when exploring the Pythagorean theorem, you can adjust the lengths of the triangle’s sides and instantly watch the hypotenuse update. Users can adjust numbers and variables and see changes reflected immediately. To try out the feature, ask ChatGPT questions like “What is a lens equation?” or “How can I find the area…
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – Amazon.com will expand access to its healthcare AI assistant for customers using its website and app, aiming to streamline care for over 30 conditions, it said on Tuesday.The artificial intelligence assistant can explain results, connect patients with providers and answer questions about medications and symptoms, the company said in a release. The model, announced in January, was previously exclusive to members of One Medical, the company’s clinical services provider.Customers do not need to be members of Prime, the company’s premium prescription service, or One Medical to use the free assistant.”Health AI is designed to…