内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2026/geekwire-podcast-alexas-next-act-microsofts-retail-play-googles-ai-inbox-and-a-smart-bird-feeder-fail/

内容总结：

【科技前沿动态：AI助手竞赛升温，媒体行业变革引深思】

本周科技播客《GeekWire》聚焦人工智能领域的新一轮竞争：亚马逊与微软正从多战线加速布局下一代消费级AI。亚马逊试图将Alexa升级为真正的生成式AI家庭聊天机器人，同步推出新网页门户与更新版应用；微软则面向零售业推出“Copilot Checkout”功能，旨在抢占商业场景先机。

与此同时，谷歌即将为Gmail推出“AI收件箱”，其设计理念堪比用户的电子邮件“执行助理”。节目还分享了趣味实验经历——因焦距设置不当，智能喂鸟器拍出了“模糊小鸟”照片；并体验了西雅图初创公司Vercept开发的桌面AI自动化工具Vy。

值得关注的是，节目以纪录片《掩盖真相》为引，探讨传奇调查记者西摩·赫什如将手记数字化并借助AI分析可能带来的发现。由此延伸至对《匹兹堡邮报》等传统报纸衰落的感慨，亦回顾了GeekWire曾登上该报评论版的往事。

（本期节目由GeekWire联合创始人主持，编辑制作完成。）

中文翻译：

欢迎收听本期极客连线播客：亚马逊与微软正多线竞速，力图定义消费级人工智能的下一个时代。我们将探讨亚马逊如何试图将Alexa升级为真正的生成式AI家庭聊天机器人——全新网页门户与升级版Alexx应用同步登场；而微软则推出全新Copilot Checkout功能，力图赢得零售商的青睐。

此外，我们将揭秘谷歌即将为Gmail推出的"AI收件箱"，它承诺将成为您电子邮件的行政助理。我们还将分享智能喂鸟器的实验趣闻——因焦距设置不当竟拍出了"毛茸茸的鸟儿"。同时带来西雅图初创公司Vercept研发的Vy人工智能助手在Windows电脑桌面实现自动化操作的初体验。

节目最后为您推荐Netflix纪录片《掩盖》，该片讲述了传奇调查记者西摩·赫什的故事。我们不禁遐想：若将他所有笔记数字化并通过AI模型分析，将会揭示怎样的真相？

由此话题，我们痛惜《匹兹堡邮报》这份美国主流报纸的没落，并回忆起极客连线曾亮相其社论版的往事。

本期节目由极客连线联合创始人托德·毕晓普与约翰·库克主持，柯特·米尔顿剪辑制作。欢迎通过苹果播客、Spotify等平台订阅极客连线播客。

英文来源：

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon and Microsoft are racing to define the next era of consumer AI, on multiple fronts. We discuss Amazon’s attempt to upgrade Alexa into a true generative AI home chatbot — complete with a new web portal and updated Alexa app — while Microsoft tries to win over retailers with a new Copilot Checkout feature.
Plus, we explore Google’s upcoming “AI Inbox” for Gmail, which promises to act like an executive assistant for your email. We talk about our smart bird feeder experiment that resulted in “fuzzy birds,” due to improper focal length. And we share our initial experience with AI automation on the Windows PC desktop using Vy from Seattle startup Vercept.
Finally, we offer a Netflix recommendation, Cover-Up, the documentary about legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. We couldn’t help but wonder: what would uncover if he could digitize all those notes and put them through an AI model?
And on that theme, we lament the loss of a major American newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and reminisce about the time GeekWire made an appearance on its editorial page.
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With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton.