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If theres one thing you can count on with AI tools is that theyll launch without most of the promised features. It happened with Apple Intelligence. It happened with Galaxy AI. Now, its happening with Alexa+, Amazons AI-heavy upgrade to its virtual assistant. The tool is officially available but it doesnt do a whole lot, according to reporting by The Washington Post. The paper reviewed a number of internal company documents that noted the delay of many features. These documents suggest that a bunch of tools wont be available for two months or longer. Alexa+ users wont be able to use the platform to order takeout on Grubhub or identify family members via camera to remind them to do chores. The same goes for that neat-sounding tool that the company says will auto-generate a story to entertain kids. Also, Alexa+ cannot be used to brainstorm gift ideas or order groceries. Finally, there isnt a browser-based version available. The company says these delays are because the features do not meet Amazons standards for public release. So what can Alexa+ do right now? I havent gotten a chance to fool around with it, but the early access page suggests customers can use it to order an Uber, identify objects and draft emails. Thats something, I guess. Alexa+ is included with Amazon Prime but non-members have to pony up $20 per month. It may not be accessible to everyone just yet, as availability is expanding over the coming weeks and months. Also, it only works on devices with screens. These include the Echo Show 8, 10, 15 and 21.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/alexa-is-out-but-missing-a-lot-of-features-amazon-demoed-last-month-180741504.html?src=rss
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Apple has released iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4 and visionOS 2.4, bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages. As previously announced by Apple iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 include a new Apple News+ Food section in the News app that collects recipes and food-oriented articles, including exclusive recipes for Apple News+ subscribers. The updates also introduce new emoji, AI-sorted Priority Notifications in Notification Center, new ways to filter photos in the Photos app and lossless audio on the AirPods Max. That's on top of a random assortment of other quality-of-life features like: AI-generated summaries of App Store reviews An Ambient Music tool in Control Center The ability to add and control Matter-compatible robot vacuums to the Home app New widgets for the Podcasts app A new "Sketch" style for images in Image Playground Apple The update to visionOS 2.4 will add Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Image Playground to the Vision Pro for the first time, on top of a streamlined process for sharing your headset with another person, a new Apple Vision Pro app for the iPhone to download apps and experiences to your Vision Pro remotely, and a Spatial Gallery app for the headset itself that features a rotating collection of spatial videos and photos curated by Apple. After a bit of a delay, Apple says Apple Intelligence will be available in the European Union for the first time on iPhone and iPad. The suite of AI features will now also work in several new languages "including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified) as well as localized English for Singapore and India," Apple says.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/ios-184-is-available-now-with-new-emoji-apple-news-food-and-priority-notifications-175358845.html?src=rss
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The Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme wont be rotting away in David Zaslavs basement for the next 50 years. Warner Bros. Discovery has sold the rights to the movie to Ketchup Entertainment, the same company that just released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. Ketchup ponied up around $50 million for the film and itll hit theaters in 2026, according to reporting by Deadline. Warner Bros. funded the creation of the movie but then shelved it for a tax write-off. You know the drill. Its pretty much the same thing it did with the Batgirl movie and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Nobody loves scrapping finished projects more than WB. This one, at least, has a happy ending. Coyote vs. Acme always seemed like a pretty nifty concept. It stars Will Forte and John Cena and follows Wile E. Coyote as he sues notorious manufacturer Acme after he repeatedly fails to catch his arch-nemesis, the roadrunner. Directing duties fell to Dave Green, who made Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. It was produced by Chris deFaria and James Gunn, with a screenplay by May December scribe Samy Burch. This hasnt stopped Warner Bros. Discovery from feverishly hitting the delete key. It just pulled all of the original Looney Tunes shorts from the streaming platform Max. This happened just as The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie was hitting theaters. To be fair, that film didnt exactly blow up the box office.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warner-bros-has-officially-sold-the-looney-tunes-film-coyote-vs-acme-170346994.html?src=rss
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