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Google recently announced in a blog post that it’s expanding the autofill capabilities of its Chrome browser with four new features. If you’re tired of endlessly churning through form after form on websites, and if you regularly rely on autofill to speed up your day-to-day browsing, then you’re going to find these enhancements useful. Here are the autofill improvements: If you’re signed into your Google account, Chrome can now automatically pull in your name, email address, and Home/Work addresses as needed. This is great when you’re shopping or ordering a service for the first time. If you have details like loyalty card numbers, travel details, and vehicle information saved to your Google Wallet, Chrome can now pull those details automatically. When you book accommodations and rentals, save that information to your Google Wallet and Chrome will autofill for you whenever a form needs those details. The autofill interface for Chrome on Android is improved, making it easier to select between autofill suggestions. Chrome has improved its recognition for different address types around the world, resulting in more reliable autofill in different regions across the world. These changes are already rolling out to Chrome users on desktop, Android, and iPhone platforms as relevant. Read...

Ready to send Alexa+ bargain hunting with your credit card? That’s the idea behind the latest shopping feature for the revamped and AI-enhanced Alexa, who you can now snap up deals for you the moment she spots them.  Launching today, Alexa+’s new “auto-buy” feature does pretty much what it says: It gives Alexa+ permission to buy items from Amazon on its own, using your default payment method.  The way it works is simple: Just ask Alexa+ about an item available for sale on Amazon. Personally, I’m thinking about snagging a new Sonos Era 100 speaker for my new apartment, so I asked Alexa+ how much it costs. The current price: $219, quite a bit more than I’m willing to pay.  Now, if the Sonos Era 100 ever fell to $100, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. So I gave Alexa+ a little task: “Alexa, put the Sonos Era 100 on my auto-buy list for $100.” (I doubt the Sonos Era 100 would ever get a discount that steep, but you never know, right?)  “Perfect,” Alexa said, “Your auto buy has been set up successfully.”  Now, Alexa+ has permission to buy that Sonos speaker the moment its sale price drops to $100 or less, without any further input from me.  If Alexa+ goes ahead and buys something on your auto-buy list, it will use your default payment method and shipping address. Once Alexa notifies you that it’s made an auto-buy purchase, you’ll have 24 hours to cancel it. Items on your auto-buy list will stay active for 30 days; after that, you’ll need to re-add them if you want Alexa+ to keep watching for the deal.  It’s a clever feature, although it also reminds me of the old Alexa’s shopping misadventures from years past—remember the kids who convinced Alexa to spent more than $150 on a dollhouse and cookies? Hopefully the new AI-infused Alexa won’t go on any unauthorized shopping sprees like that.  Other related Alexa+ shopping features launching today include automated deal tracking (“Let me know if the Dyzon cordless vacuum drops below $300”), as well as the ability for Alexa+ to offer personalized shopping suggestions for a friend or loved one with an upcoming special event (like a birthday). Also, the Echo Show 15 and 21 are both getting a “Shopping Essentials” tool that tracks orders in real time.  This story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best smart speakers. Read...