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The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus

Vergecast by Vox Media Podcast Network

Oct 8, 202634:51Technology

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...

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