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Alexa Plus attempts to gaslight user while turning the snark dial up to 11 (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-20 | get Smart Speaker → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, assistant

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Giving university exams in the age of chatbots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-20 | get Chatbot → | tags: chatbot, chatbots, exam

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Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-20 | get Chatbot → | tags: chatbot, chatbots, exam

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Nanolang: A tiny experimental language designed to be targeted by coding LLMs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | get Nanolang → | tags: examples, hello, language

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What came first: the CNAME or the A record? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-19 | get DNS Record → | tags: cdn example, cname, example

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Consent-O-Matic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Smartphone → | tags: action, consent, example

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What we can learn about U.S. disaster response—a year after the Los Angeles wildfires (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-17 | get Disaster Response System → | tags: book, book firestorm, crisis

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What we can learn about U.S. disaster response—a year after the L.A. wildfires (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-17 | get Disaster Response System → | tags: book, book firestorm, efforts

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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-16 | get Chatbot → | tags: advertising, chatgpt, example

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Show HN: Hc: an agentless, multi-tenant shell history sink (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-16 | get History → | tags: api key, example, export

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Python: Tprof, a Targeting Profiler (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get Targeting Profiler → | tags: code, example, function

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Why the Mini LED TV I recommend to most people in 2026 isn't made by TCL or Samsung (zdnet.com)

2026-01-13 | by Maria Diaz | get Mini LED TV → | tags: alexa, amazon, omni

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Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-12 | get Virtual Reality → | tags: advantage, advantage zuckerberg, ai infrastructure

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Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-12 | by Sarah Perez | get Amazon Wearable → | tags: alexa, amazon, lourdes

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Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+ (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-12 | by Sarah Perez | get Echo → | tags: access, alexa, amazon

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Amazon is forcibly upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus, and some users are not happy (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-12 | get Amazon Echo Plus → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, amazon

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Amazon is forcibly upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus, and users are not happy (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-12 | get Amazon Echo Plus → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, amazon

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Amazon has started automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus (theverge.com)

2026-01-12 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Amazon Echo → | tags: alexa, alexa plus, amazon

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More US States Are Preparing Age-Verification Laws for App Stores (slashdot.org)

2026-01-10 | by Posted | get Google Play Store → | tags: age verification, app stores, states

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Embassy: Modern embedded framework, using Rust and async (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Rust Framework → | tags: async, embassy, examples

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Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-08 | get Smartphone → | tags: consumers, court, order

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Samsung Hit with Restraining Order Over Smart TV Surveillance Tech in Texas (slashdot.org)

2026-01-08 | by Posted | get Smart TV → | tags: attorney, attorney general, samsung

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Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-08 | get Smartphone → | tags: consumers, court, order

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Texas court blocks Samsung from collecting smart TV viewing data (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-08 | get Smart TV → | tags: consumers, order, samsung

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I've studied AI for decades - why you must be polite to chatbots (and it's not for the AI's sake) (zdnet.com)

2026-01-07 | by David Gewirtz | get Chatbot → | tags: alexa, behave, polite

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Emma Stone Is Indignant You Would Think She Dared to Play Miss Piggy in the New ‘Muppets’ Movie (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-07 | get Kodak Camera → | tags: answer, answer asked, asked

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Alexa+ users can chat with Amazon's AI assistant on the web now - here's how and where (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by Maria Diaz | get Echo → | tags: access, alexa, amazon

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Amazon updates Fire TV with a cleaner UI, 20 app pins, and Alexa+ (techspot.com)

2026-01-06 | get Fire TV → | tags: alexa, alexa experience, amazon

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Being rude to ChatGPT changes you - and maybe even your relationships (zdnet.com)

2026-01-06 | by David Gewirtz | get Language → | tags: alexa, behave, online

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Amazon's AI Assistant Comes To the Web With Alexa.com (slashdot.org)

2026-01-05 | get Amazon Echo → | tags: alexa, amazon, customers using