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Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access to all users through a new web interface on Alexa.com and now allows users to upload documents, emails and images (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

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Fun to speak and manage requests in several stages, but it is Buggy, unreliable and worse in certain basic tasks than the original Alexa (Kevin Roose / New York Times)

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A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices and services in Amazon, which reduced new versions to focus on the development of products like Alexa + before deployment (Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 7, 2025

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:: A profile of Panos Panay, responsible for devices and services in Amazon, which reduced…

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The developers are concerned about the future monetization of the vocal experiences of Alexa, while Amazon is preparing to launch Alexa + without many current skills of Alexa (Janko Roettgers / Lowpass)

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After technological companies like Amazon and Microsoft made huge bets on the AI, the gadget boom that started with the launch of Alexa in 2014 has largely gassed (Matt Day / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 11, 2025

Matt Day / Bloomberg:: After technological companies like Amazon and Microsoft made huge bets on AI, the gadget boom that…

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Meta announces deal to use “tens of millions” of Amazon’s Graviton chips to help deliver its next generation of AI models, amid Nvidia chip shortage (Ina Fried/Axios)

Norway plans to ban children from using social media until age 16; government says it will present bill to parliament by end of 2026 (Terje Solsvik/Reuters)

EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

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Browsing: Alexa

Amazon launches Alexa+ in early access to all users through a new web interface on Alexa.com and now allows users to upload documents, emails and images (Terrence O’Brien/The Verge)

Fun to speak and manage requests in several stages, but it is Buggy, unreliable and worse in certain basic tasks than the original Alexa (Kevin Roose / New York Times)

A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices and services in Amazon, which reduced new versions to focus on the development of products like Alexa + before deployment (Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal)

The developers are concerned about the future monetization of the vocal experiences of Alexa, while Amazon is preparing to launch Alexa + without many current skills of Alexa (Janko Roettgers / Lowpass)

After technological companies like Amazon and Microsoft made huge bets on the AI, the gadget boom that started with the launch of Alexa in 2014 has largely gassed (Matt Day / Bloomberg)