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Amazon unveils revamped Alexa with AI features for $19.99 per month, free for Prime members

Amazon has been working for years to overhaul Alexa with generative AI features as it faced rising competition from OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots.

CNBC - 2d

Amazon's most powerful new Alexa features being powered by Anthropic's AI, sources say

Anthropic's Claude large language model is powering the majority of complex tasks for Amazon's new Alexa+, sources tell CNBC.

CNBC - 11h

The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug

A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.

Wired - Feb. 20

Alexa relaunched with ambition to be 'your best digital friend'

It is available from March and included in a Prime subscription - or $19.99 to non-members.

BBC News - 2d

Amazon's Souped-Up Alexa+ Arrives Next Month

Alexa+ will cost $20 a month but will be free for Amazon Prime members. It'll eventually arrive on nearly every Alexa device the company has shipped.

Wired - 2d

Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.

The New York Times - 2d

Apple unveils child privacy feature

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Apple unveils ‘age assurance’ technology Apple will introduce technology to boost children’s privacy and ...

The Hill - 10h

Amazon Debuts New Alexa Voice Assistant With AI Overhaul

It’s called Alexa+, and the idea behind it is that generative AI can take the voice assistant to the next level.

Inc. - 2d

Here’s how the new Alexa+ could change the price of Amazon Prime

Amazon revealed its $19.99 Alexa+ service, which will tap generative AI to perform more advanced tasks. Prime members won’t have to pay extra for it — for now.

MarketWatch - 2d

With Its AI-Powered Alexa+, Amazon Just Put Apple on Notice

Amazon just showed off the AI future everyone is promising—including Apple.

Inc. - 2d

Apple Pulls iPhone Security Feature in UK

Law enforcement in the country was pressuring the company to create a tool that would act like a back door into customers’ data.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’

The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.

The New York Times - 3d

EA Teases New College Football 26 Features

EA Sports College Football 25 was a huge success for the company, and the franchise is coming back this year with potentially even more features that the studio didn't get into 2024's game.. EA ...

GameSpot - 1d

FA Cup fifth round to feature Ramadan breaks

The FA Cup matches taking place this week will briefly pause to allow Muslim players to break their fast for Ramadan.

ESPN - 13h

Rebuilding Alexa: How Amazon is mixing models, agents and browser-use for smarter AI

In rearchitecting the upgraded Alexa voice assistant, Amazon turned to model mixing to bring agentic capabilities to devices.

VentureBeat - 2d

Apple Unveils Lower-Priced iPhone 16e With A.I. Features

The iPhone 16e is the first update to the company’s most affordable model since 2022, but carries a higher price tag of $599.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Olympians A'ja Wilson, Jordan Chiles featured on Time 'Women of the Year' cover

A'ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles were named among Time's 13 "Women of the Year," announced on Thursday.

ESPN - Feb. 21

BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister

Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming. A BBC documentary about Gaza has been pulled from its iPlayer service ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Kinzinger: Musk's chainsaw moment will feature in Democratic attack ads

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s recent moment with a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will be featured in Democratic ...

The Hill - 5d

U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees

A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”

The New York Times - 2d

Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit. The majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of ...

The Guardian - 1d

OpenAI Says ChatGPT-4.5 Comes With a Killer Feature: Emotional Intelligence

The new version ‘feels more natural,’ and that’s a bigger deal than you might think.

Inc. - 1d

Diablo 4 Season 8 Delayed, But Will Feature Return Of An Old "Friend"

Diablo 4 Season 8 will release "a couple of weeks" later than originally planned, but will feature the return of a familiar "friend." That's all according to Diablo franchise general manager Rod ...

GameSpot - 15h

Bill Belichick, North Carolina to reportedly be featured on offseason version of 'Hard Knocks'

NFL Films reportedly could not find an NFL team that wanted to participate.

Yahoo Sports - 14h

After 18 Years, Apple Just Killed Off 1 of Its Most Iconic iPhone Features. It’s the End of an Era

The all-new iPhone 16e ditches the Home Button for good.

Inc. - Feb. 19

NFL scouting combine features plenty of debate over top players at multiple positions

The hopes of many NFL teams will start taking shape this week as the league’s annual scouting combine begins in Indianapolis

ABC News - 4d

Each team's most pivotal player for 2025, featuring those who could shake up the Fantasy Baseball world

So much hinges on the way things shake out for these 30 players in particular

CBS Sports - 3d

Apple says a bug caused iPhone voice-to-text feature to write 'Trump' when a user says 'racist'

Apple said it is working on repairing a glitch after some iPhone users noticed that speaking the word “racist” into the voice-to-text feature causes it to write “Trump” before quickly switching to ...

NBC News - 3d

Dynasty Fantasy Football 2025 Rookie Rankings: Pre-Combine top 12 features a talented crop of running backs

Ranking the top 12 rookies for Fantasy Football before the NFL Combine

CBS Sports - 2d

More than half of books banned last year featured LGBTQ characters or people of color, report finds

More than half of books banned during the last school year featured or were about people of color or members of the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Thursday.

NBC News - 1d

North Carolina in line to be featured on 'Hard Knocks' amid Bill Belichick's first season as college coach

'Hard Knocks' will follow Belichick and the Tar Heels as part of an offseason series

CBS Sports - 15h

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