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The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus
Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge's Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it's all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix it.
Further reading:
- It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains
- GTA VI leaks continue with a lengthy (and very nude) gameplay video
- GTA VI will have in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations
- Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal
- Alexa Plus is better at running my home, but it’s not ready to run my life
- Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display
- Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving customers what they were asking for’
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