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Amazon Prime Comes With An Alexa Upgrade You Should Know About

Amazon's devices have learned some new tricks.

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Amazon's Alexa is evolving. In 2025, the conglomerate launched Alexa+, an upgraded version of its famous assistant, now powered by generative AI. Built on large language models from Anthropic and Amazon's AI suite, Amazon Nova, Amazon's latest assistant is being touted as smarter, more conversational, capable of handling more complex interactions and offering a more tailored experience than previous versions. From managing your home to acting as your personalized shopping assistant, Amazon claims Alexa+ is "able to orchestrate across tens of thousands of services and devices," which the company says, to its knowledge, "has never been done at this scale."

You can access Amazon's LLM-powered assistant through three main avenues. The first is on all Alexa-enabled devices, such as your Amazon Echo or Fire TV. The second is through Amazon's new lineup of...

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NAS vs external hard drive: What are the differences?

Network-attached storage (NAS) and external hard drives are effective ways to store and access large files on the go. Yet, many sometimes need help when choosing between NAS systems and external hard drives. You’ve arrived at the right place if you fall into this category. We've tested

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The newest AdGuard VPN update makes catching discounts and toggling connections faster than ever

* AdGuard VPN's v2.17 update improves both iOS and Android platforms simultaneously. * iOS users get revamped Shortcuts, allowing one-tap connections, Home Screen widgets, and Siri voice commands. * Android users can now spot promotional discounts directly inside the app, while both platforms benefit from expanded non-Latin script domain exclusions.

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Motorola Razr Flex Benchmarks Point To Cheaper iPhone Duo Rival

It's no secret that Motorola is preparing to make another splash in the foldable smartphone market with its upcoming wide, passport-style foldable that is tentatively called the Razr Flex 27. However, a leaked benchmark listing cements the belief that the phone won't have the newest chipset,

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Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations

Spotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists. by Emma Roth Oct 20, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much

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