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The Alexa+ rollout is finally happening – here's what early testers love and hate about it

By Rowan Davies Published

The Alexa+ rollout continues, and it's now reached 1 million test users – garnering mixed reactions.

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The curious case of the missing Alexa+ users – many are still waiting for 'early access'

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published

Amazon's Alexa+ rollout appears to be happening far slower than anticipated.

AI Platforms & Assistants
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Alexa+ rollout hits major milestone, but Amazon warns the technology is currently still ‘primitive’

By Alex Blake Published

Amazon’s Alexa+ AI has now rolled out to 100,000 people, but is still facing some technological hurdles.

AI Platforms & Assistants
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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from your LG becoming an Xbox to the new Insta360 X5 camera

By Hamish Hector Published

The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Insta360, LG, Xbox, Alexa+, and more for April 26, 2025.

Tech
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Alexa+ early adopter gives their thoughts: "Old Alexa was hot garbage but this new one was a pleasant surprise"

By Cat Ellis Published

The AI assistant handles natural speech well, but it's still being used as a fancy egg timer.

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Alexa AI
Alexa Plus has started rolling out to users, but it’s missing these 5 useful features

By Rowan Davies Published

Amazon is launching Alexa+ in early access for certain users, but it's missing a handful of features that were showcased at its big launch.

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Amazon is experimenting with renaming Echo speakers to Alexa speakers, and it's about time

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Amazon is experimenting with a different Echo name, and it's one that's so perfect I wish they'd just do it today.

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Alexa privacy
Amazon's big Alexa voice processing change may not be the privacy nightmare you think it is

By Lance Ulanoff Published

It's not what you think

Smart Home
Panos Panay and Alexa Plus
Amazon's Panos Panay teases future Alexa+ devices from speakers to possible wearables

By Jacob Krol Published

Panos wants “perfection in every single product that we ship."

Smart Home
AI fashion
I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Siri what to wear, and only one really helped me look my best

By Lance Ulanoff Published

I wanted to see if LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini could help me get dressed.

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