🚀 RELEASES & LAUNCHES
- Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
Amazon launched Alexa+ in India with Hindi and English support in early access.- Alexa+ is available to all customers in India during early access, supporting Hindi and English.
- The assistant maintains conversation context, switches languages mid-sentence, and handles multi-step tasks such as grocery orders and smart-home controls.
- Alexa+ integrates with Swiggy, District, TripAdvisor, MakeMyTrip, EazyDiner, Amazon Music, and JioSaavn.
- After early access, Alexa+ will be free for Prime customers and cost ₹2,000 per month for non-Prime customers, targeting India’s more than 600 million Hindi speakers.
Sources 📎 Coverage: techcrunch.com · 👁 via TechCrunch AI
💰 BUSINESS & FUNDING
- Mistral and Mozilla bring private AI browsing to Firefox
Mistral models now power Mozilla’s Firefox Smart Window beta.- Firefox users in France and North America can use Smart Window, with the UK and Germany expected later in 2026.
- Smart Window helps users understand searches, recall clicked content, and source information across browser tabs.
- Conversations are not saved on Mozilla’s servers by default, and Mistral commits to zero data retention.
- The partnership brings open, multilingual AI and privacy controls into web browsing.
Sources 📎 Coverage: mistral.ai · 👁 via Mistral AI News