Amazon's AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp | TechCrunch
Amazon is expanding Alexa+ with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp integrations in 2026 to enable bookings, quotes, and service scheduling via natural-language voice interactions.
Affinity's new design platform combines everything into one app
Canva relaunched Affinity as a free, all-in-one creative app for photo editing, vector illustration, and page layouts, with AI integrations and Canva export.
The CEO of corporate credit card unicorn Ramp says the company's counterintuitive secret to success is helping customers spend less | Fortune
Ramp created urgency, scaled founder-led, and reached a billion-dollar valuation rapidly while focusing on measurable cost savings and AI-driven efficiencies.
Patchworks raises 5m to power US expansion and future-proof retail technology
Patchworks raised £5 million to expand into the United States and scale AI-powered integration tools that connect ecommerce, ERP, POS, CRM, PIM and fulfilment systems.
What Is MCP? Model Context Protocol Explained [In Simple Terms] | ClickUp
MCP is an open-source JSON-RPC standard that lets compliant AI models request data, functions, and prompts from MCP servers, cutting integration complexity and improving real-time accuracy.
Embedding AI in host clients reduces integration work while wrapper apps provide full control and customizable user experiences at higher development cost.