Users of the Amazon shopping platform have raised concerns about a serious issue with the Amazon Wishlist feature, which under certain circumstances could reveal the full delivery address of the person who created the wishlist. Information that had previously remained private became visible to others browsing the list, triggering concerns about safety and data protection.
Nvidia has shipped the first samples of its new AI processors based on the Vera Rubin architecture to partners, combining the 88-core Vera CPU with Rubin GPUs equipped with up to 288 GB of HBM4 memory. This marks a major milestone in the development of hardware for advanced artificial intelligence workloads and is expected to significantly outperform current Blackwell-based solutions.
Apple has announced the construction of a new factory in Houston, Texas, which from 2026 will produce, among other things, servers for artificial intelligence workloads. The project is part of the company’s largest-ever investment plan in the United States – with total commitments exceeding half a trillion dollars – and the Houston facility is expected to create thousands of new jobs.
In an unusual example of corporate use of generative AI, engineers at Uber Technologies have created an AI-powered chatbot modeled on CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that employees use to prepare presentations ahead of meetings with senior leadership. The development highlights how deeply AI is already embedded into the workflow of one of the world’s largest transportation and delivery platforms.