Relay announced its shutdown this week. The startup had promised a Chrome extension that would let users harness AI while they browsed. Jacob Bank, the founder and CEO, told staff, "We have some really ambitious plans…

Reddit began a limited rollout of video and audio versions of popular submissions. Users can now watch a clip or listen to a story instead of scrolling through text. The feature mirrors the short‑form video format tha…

Amazon disclosed that it is destroying rare books to train its large language models. The company treats the volumes as raw material for AI, arguing that the texts improve model quality. TechCrunch noted that the book…

The three moves share a common thread: AI teams are racing to control both the data that trains models and the formats that deliver output. Browser extensions like Relay aim to embed generative tools directly into the…