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What is Alexa+: Amazon’s next-generation assistant is powered by generative-AI

By David Crookes Published

Alexa+ is a more personalized assistant that allows you share data and hold conversations to discover information and complete tasks.

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Advantage, Alexa – Apple's smart home hub reportedly 'postponed' due to Siri slowdown

By Alex Blake Published

Apple’s smart home hub with AI-powered Siri has been delayed, a new report claims – and that could leave the door wide open to Amazon's Alexa+ in 2025.

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Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ is a lot more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Siri, and I like it

By Graham Barlow Published

Alexa+ is the new AI-powered Alexa, and it shows you can add personality to AI.

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Alexa+ – Here’s how to sign up for early access

By Jacob Krol Published

Amazon's now letting customers in the United States sign up for early access to Alexa+. Here's how to do just that and the Echo Show device you'll need to be eligible.

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Amazon's goal is to put an Echo screen in everyone’s house

By Jacob Krol Published

Even though much of the focus at Amazon's Feb. 26 event was on Alexa+, the Echo Show was front and center pushing the idea that you'll want a smart screen in your house.

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Amazon Alexa event as it happened - Alexa+ subscription service officially announced with ample AI features

By Josephine Watson last updated

Amazon has sent out Alexa-themed invites for the February 26 event. Read our beat-by-beat breakdown of the event as we react to the news.

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Alexa Plus subscription pricing confirmed – and it's good news for Prime members

By Mark Wilson Published

Amazon has announced the pricing for its new Alexa Plus voice assistant – and it could make a Prime subscription a no-brainer.

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Here's everything Amazon promised back when it teased the future conversational Alexa AI

By Jacob Krol Published

More intuitive, intelligent, and useful

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If Alexa 2.0 doesn’t fix these 5 problems, I might be done with my Amazon Echo devices

By Josephine Watson Published

Alexa is about to get a huge update and that might have consequences for all the original Echos.

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I love my 10-year-old Echo and am terrified Amazon's new Alexa is gonna brick it

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Alexa is about to get a huge update and that might have consequences for all the original Echos.

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