DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 

FATTY FOODS MAY WORSEN ANXIETY

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• University of Colorado, Boulder scientists indicate that turning to junk food when we're anxious makes matters worse.  Here's what we know:
• Experiments on animals found that fatty foods disrupt gut bacteria
• Fatty foods alter behavior and influence brain chemicals to fuel anxiety
• Little did I know that the junk food that I thought was giving me solace during anxious moments was actually making me more nervous
• Next time I get the jitters, instead of reaching for goodies...I'll go out for a run.

ALEXA IS GETTING A LOT SMARTER

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• Amazon is giving its smart assistant Alexa a big intelligence boost with upgraded AI.  Here's what we know:
• Alexa is being upgraded with powerful generative AI capabilities
• She'll be able to respond faster and in a very conversational way to complicated questions and requests
• Inside Amazon, it's being called "Remarkable Alexa"
• This will be the 1st major upgrade since Alexa was introduced in 2014
• Targeted for release later this year
• Will require a $5 monthly fee to access the enhanced AI capabilities
• Considered a major move by Amazon to compete against generative AI capabilities of Google, Microsoft and OpenAI
• Also, it's a major move to make Alexa profitable for the first time.

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