Alphabet’s AI Comeback Intensifies Investor Fears Around Nvidia’s Future Dominance

Alphabet’s AI Resurgence Sparks Deep Concern for Nvidia and the Broader AI Chip Ecosystem

In the modern technology landscape, no race is more consequential than the global battle for leadership in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Over the past two years, the rapid proliferation of generative AI workloads, foundation models, and hyperscale deployment environments has elevated Nvidia to one of the most powerful companies in the world. But even as Nvidia continues to post record-breaking earnings, a subtle yet profound shift is emerging — a shift driven not by a start-up challenger, but by one of Nvidia’s own biggest customers: Alphabet. The latest analysis from Melius Research suggests that Alphabet may be staging an “AI comeback” … Read more

Amazon Removes Echo Privacy Setting, Forcing Alexa Requests to Cloud

Amazon Removes Echo Privacy Setting, Forcing Alexa Requests to Cloud

Amazon has announced a controversial change to its Echo devices, removing a privacy feature that allowed users to prevent their Alexa voice requests from being sent to the company’s cloud servers. This decision, set to take effect on March 28, 2025, has sparked a debate over user privacy, data security, and AI development. Currently, Echo devices offer an opt-in privacy setting called “Do Not Send Voice Recordings,” which ensures that voice requests are processed locally and never reach Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. However, this feature is now being discontinued and replaced with a new setting called “Don’t Save Recordings.” While this … Read more