Amazon released its 1 millionth robot at one of its warehouses. We’ll get into the implications of that.

And yes we have to talk about that big tax and spending bill, recently passed by Congress, that consumed Washington this week. Lawmakers contended with provisions dealing with artificial intelligence and renewable energy.

Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Paresh Dave, senior writer at WIRED, to discuss all of this on this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

“Senate strikes AI regulatory ban from GOP bill after uproar from the states” – from the Associated Press

“Senators Reject 10-Year Ban on State-Level AI Regulation, In Blow to Big Tech” – from TIME

“Senate removes excise tax on renewable energy industry from Trump domestic policy bill” – from CBS News

“Republican budget bill dismantles climate law passed by Democrats” – from the Associated Press

“Amazon launches a new AI foundation model to power its robotic fleet and deploys its 1 millionth robot” – from Amazon

“Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses” – from The Wall Street Journal

“Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot, releases generative AI model” – from TechCrunch