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Up close with Alexa Plus – this may finally be the Echo upgrade I’ve been waiting for
I don’t want to overstate things but, between us, Alexa Plus may be the Alexa you’ve been waiting for. Amazon unveiled its massive digital assistant overhaul, which makes the platform smarter, more conversational, more personal, proactive, and a true doer. I might’ve considered this all a bit of hype if…
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Alexa Plus explained: 9 things you need to know about Amazon’s new AI-powered assistant
So, it’s finally here – just over 11 years since Amazon‘s Alexa voice assistant sparked a new (and eventually underwhelming) age of voice assistants, it’s just been given a major AI brain transplant. The new Alexa Plus is rolling out soon in the US, with international availability still unknown. But…
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Amazon Alexa event as it happened – Alexa Plus subscription service officially announced with ample AI features
Refresh 2025-02-26T19:56:23.144Z Now, as the news peters out, my watch has ended. It’s been a real one. To close us out, here’s the official trailer for Alexa Plus. It’s really interesting how many of the AI service trailers opt for the same approach here; an intrepid tech explorer gingerly dipping…
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Amazon Alexa event live – Alexa Plus subscription service officially announced with ample AI features
Refresh 2025-02-26T17:13:11.921Z I blogged about this moment earier; here’s when Panos Panay asked Alexa to analyse the sentiment of the crowd to see how “pumped” they were; a fun demo that shows how much more Alexa can make out of its camera-equipped devices. @techradar ♬ original sound – TechRadar 2025-02-26T17:05:21.941Z…
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Amazon Alexa event live – Alexa Plus officially announced, with more news still to come
Refresh 2025-02-26T16:11:43.242Z There are some further features possible thanks to these third-party services, too. Rausch says Alexa Plus will work with Suno to make music based off of prompts, for example. The demo gave some insights into Rausch’s music taste, at least; he asked for a “reluctant love song about…
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Amazon Alexa event live – latest news and rumors ahead of the suspected AI-enhanced Alexa 2.0 unveiling
Refresh 2025-02-26T15:12:34.177Z As interesting as it is to hear about how Amazon is using AI across its enterprise services and e-commerce platform, we’re ten minutes in and thus far Jassy is mostly talking about things that have nothing to do with Alexa. I’m calling fake news on those Alexa-themed invites…
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