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Amazon Forms Frontier AI & Robotics Team to Revolutionise Automation
- Amazon has formed a frontier AI & robotics (FAR) team based in San Francisco and Seattle.
- The team aims to develop robotic foundation models for high-level reasoning and low-level dexterity and mobility skills.
- Other tech giants, including Meta, Apple, NVIDIA, Figure AI, Tesla, and Apptronik, are also investing in robotics.
- Amazon's FAR team is hiring for various roles in software engineering and research.
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Amazon’s smarter Alexa is finally here, but not everyone will get it for free
- Amazon has announced Alexa Plus, a next-generation AI-powered version of its voice assistant designed to be smarter and more personalized.
- Alexa Plus can remember personal details, automate tasks, and even browse the web to complete tasks independently.
- The service costs $19.99 per month but is free for Amazon Prime members, with early access rolling out in the US starting next month.
- Alexa Plus is Amazon's upgraded voice assistant with smarter features, ability to remember personal details, automate tasks, and its subscription costs $19.99 per month.
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Rebuilding Alexa: How Amazon is mixing models, agents and browser-use for smarter AI
- Amazon is retooling its flagship voice assistant, Alexa, with agentic capabilities and browser-use tasks.
- The new version, called Alexa+, combines AI agents, computer use capabilities, and knowledge from the larger Amazon ecosystem to be a more capable and smarter home voice assistant.
- Alexa+ runs on Amazon's Nova models and models from Anthropic, and it remains model agnostic to find the best one for accomplishing tasks.
- By blending AI agents, computer use capabilities, and model mixing, Amazon aims to make Alexa+ a more effective voice assistant.
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This Bestselling Screwdriver Sets Is Just $30 on Amazon Right Now, and Shoppers Say the Quality Is 'Fantastic'
- The 66-piece Sunhzmckp Magnetic Screwdriver Set is currently on sale for $30 on Amazon.
- The set includes flathead, Phillips, and Torx drivers and has received positive reviews from over 1,500 shoppers.
- It offers a wide variety of sizes and shapes, making it suitable for day-to-day tinkering and DIY projects.
- The set is well-made and offers good value for the price.
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Amazon launches Alexa+, an AI-powered rebirth of its digital assistant
- Amazon has launched Alexa+, a next-gen version of its digital assistant powered by generative AI capabilities.
- Alexa+ offers natural language capabilities, memory system, and seamless conversation transitions across devices.
- Access to Alexa+ is free for Prime subscribers and will be available through a new mobile app and web client at Alexa.com.
- The next-gen assistant can seamlessly perform tasks across various platforms like GrubHub, Yelp, Apple Music, and more.
- Alexa+ can handle tasks on different websites, order groceries, book appointments, play music, and integrate with partner services.
- It can pull real-time information from reliable sources, generate images, create music, and turn voice commands into actions and routines.
- Alexa+ acts as a smarter companion for users, offering smart home control, personalized routines, and content creation capabilities.
- The assistant provides entertainment features like playing specific movie scenes, natural language searches, and a dedicated kids' experience.
- Alexa+ has vision-based capabilities, recognizing faces, items, and enabling automation based on visual cues.
- Overall, Alexa+ represents a significant upgrade focusing on both AI advancements and practical usage for smart home control.
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A smarter Alexa? Sign me up
- The article discusses concerns and criticisms about AI technology, particularly in relation to smart assistants like Alexa.
- Despite fears about AI's impact on jobs and privacy, the author sees potential benefits in AI advancement.
- The author compares initial impressions of Siri as a gimmick to the more impressive capabilities of Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant.
- Over time, the author noticed limitations in current voice assistants, such as their inability to handle complex queries effectively.
- The article highlights the need for voice assistants to evolve and provide more intelligent responses to user queries.
- ChatGPT is presented as an example of a more capable AI assistant that can handle complex questions with ease.
- The tradeoff between privacy risks and AI capabilities is acknowledged, with the author expressing willingness to accept risks for rewards.
- The author emphasizes the importance of smart technology providing meaningful rewards to users in exchange for privacy risks.
- The potential for Alexa+ to enhance user experience by offering more intelligent and magical interactions is discussed.
- The article concludes by acknowledging differing opinions within Digital Trends on the value and future of AI-powered assistants like Alexa.
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Milwaukee's 'Excellent' 18V Cordless Router That 'Works Like a Champ' Is Over $100 Off Right Now
- Milwaukee's 18V Cordless Impact Router is on sale for $127, 45% off the original price of $233.
- Weighing only 2.95 pounds, this compact router is highly versatile and portable.
- With over 3,000 five-star ratings, it is hailed as an 'awesome' and 'champ' tool by reviewers.
- The Milwaukee Cordless Impact Router is a top-selling item on Amazon for woodworking and DIY projects.
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Amazon’s subscription-based Alexa+ looks highly capable—and questionable
- Amazon is rolling out its more capable version of Alexa, called Alexa+.
- The new version will be available for free to US Prime members and $20 per month for non-Prime subscribers.
- Alexa+ is expected to help Amazon's voice assistant business become profitable.
- The new generative AI chatbots pose a challenge to traditional voice assistants like Alexa.
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Amazon unveils Alexa+ with generative AI features and a $20 price tag
- Amazon unveiled a new version of Alexa called Alexa+ with generative AI features.
- Early Alexa+ access will start rolling out to eligible customers in late March.
- Alexa+ will be available at no additional charge to Prime subscribers, but others will need to pay $20/month to use it.
- Alexa+ offers advanced natural language understanding, control of multiple smart home appliances, and context across devices.
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Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices
- Amazon's Alexa Plus, an AI-powered upgrade, won't be supported on the majority of the company's first-generation Echo devices.
- Certain older generation Echo devices, including Echo Dot, Echo Plus, Echo Tap, Echo Spot, and Echo Show won't support Alexa Plus.
- However, early Echo devices like Echo Flex and Echo Inputs will be compatible with Alexa Plus.
- While it may be disappointing for some, older Echo devices will still be able to perform basic Alexa functions.
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Amazon debuts LLM-powered Alexa+ with expanded automation features
- Amazon has debuted Alexa+, an upgraded version of its voice assistant.
- Alexa+ uses artificial intelligence large language models (LLMs) to automate complex tasks.
- It can perform actions across tens of thousands of services and is powered by LLMs hosted in Amazon Bedrock.
- Alexa+ draws information from over 200 media outlets and can personalize its output based on user preferences.
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Amazon uses quantum “cat states” with error correction
- Amazon is using a mixed-qubit system for quantum computing hardware.
- The system involves one qubit type resistant to errors and another for error correction.
- The aim is to achieve stable quantum information and improve error correction capabilities.
- Amazon's approach is considered an important proof of principle in the quest for logical qubits for complex algorithms.
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The AeroPress Coffee Maker is only $30 today — save 25% on an editor-favorite
- The AeroPress Original Coffee and Espresso-Style Maker is currently on sale, offering a 25% discount on Amazon.
- The AeroPress is a highly regarded single-serve coffee maker that delivers a smooth brew, similar to a cross between a French press and espresso.
- With its ease of use and cleaning, many users prefer the AeroPress over more expensive coffee and espresso makers.
- The AeroPress currently has almost 17,000 five-star ratings on Amazon and is praised for its quality and affordable price of $30.
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Amazon Unveils an Agentic, Smarter and More Capable Alexa+
- Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, a revamped version of Alexa infused with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to be more capable and conversational.
- Alexa+ can order groceries, book services, send text messages, complete tasks, and perform various activities.
- It is powered by Amazon's Nova large language models and provides an improved user interface on Echo Show.
- Alexa+ is set to roll out in the US in the next few weeks and works with existing Alexa devices.
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Amazon’s New Alexa+ Knows What You Want Before You Do
- Amazon has announced Alexa+, a next-generation personal assistant powered by Anthropic Claude, which will be available for free to Prime members.
- Alexa+ is more conversational, smarter, personalised, and helps you get things done.
- It can understand and respond naturally to users, take action on behalf of users, and control smart home devices, book reservations, manage music libraries, order groceries, and track ticket sales.
- Alexa+ introduces agentic capabilities, allowing it to complete tasks independently and remember user preferences for more personalized recommendations and actions.
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