Amazon’s new Proteus robot takes plain-language orders, headed to Europe in 2027
Amazon’s new Proteus robot takes plain-language orders, headed to Europe in 2027

The pitch for Amazon’s new warehouse robot is that you talk to it. At its “Delivering the Future” event at the Dartford fulfilment centre east of London on 4 June, Amazon unveiled a next-generation Proteus that takes instructions in plain language, no …

Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to
Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to

Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will interact using language instead of code. The expanded capabilities come as part of a growing pivot toward automation as the e-commerce giant replaces its human workers with robots. Amazon says the AI-powered upgrade means its human employees can assign the […]

Amazon’s latest visual search update brings Lens Live and Circle to Search feature to your app

Amazon has rolled out eight new visual search features including Lens Live, Circle to Search, Visual Suggestions, and real-time AI-generated images in the search bar, with all features available on iOS and Android

Amazon app now takes you shopping straight from the iPhone’s lock screen

Amazon now lets you search for products by pointing your iPhone’s lock screen camera at anything in the real world.

Amazon’s search bar now generates AI product images while you type your query

Amazon has updated its search bar to generate AI product images in real time as you type, while also adding a Shop by Style feature with shoppable AI outfit collages.

Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy

Amazon’s updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI images of clothing and home goods, allowing you to tap on the image that best matches what you’re looking for and search for similar-looking items. In a blog post, Amazon positions […]

Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason

Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature

The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring’s Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.

Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26

Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year’s deals event.

Amazon’s Ring is sued over its Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature
Amazon’s Ring is sued over its Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature

mazon was sued on Monday over the facial-recognition feature it recently added to its Ring doorbells, in a complaint that turns on a familiar asymmetry: the person who buys the camera consents to it, and the person walking past the camera does not. Cha…