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  1. Come on #PCWorld, the same title on two stories? Please spend a few dollars and have a human do the editing. #AI #Fail

  2. Come on #PCWorld, the same title on two stories? Please spend a few dollars and have a human do the editing. #AI #Fail

  3. You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web – PCWorld

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    You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web

    The just-launched website lets you share files with Alexa+, manage shopping lists and to-do items, control smart home devices, and more.

    By Ben Patterson, Senior Writer, TechHive, Dec 17, 2025 7:57 am PST

    Image: Ben Patterson / Foundry

    Summary created by Smart Answers AI

    In summary:

    • Amazon has launched a web portal for Alexa+ at Alexa.com, providing early access users with a ChatGPT-like interface featuring suggested prompts and easy text copying capabilities.
    • PCWorld reports the portal allows file uploads for document analysis and offers improved usability compared to previous voice-only interactions with Amazon’s AI assistant.
    • Alexa+ remains free during early access, with future plans to offer it free to Prime members while charging non-Prime users a monthly fee.

    It’s been nearly a year since Amazon first launched the new, AI-enhanced Alexa+, but until now, a key feature has been missing: the ability to access and chat with Alexa+ on the web. 

    Now it appears Amazon has fulfilled that promise, with an Alexa+ web portal finally going live—for at least some Alexa+ early access users, anyway—at Alexa.com. 

    The new Alexa+ web portal will look familiar to anyone who’s accessed ChatGPT or Google Gemini on the web. A big chatbox sits front and center, with a friendly “Hello Ben, how can I help?” heading, along with buttons that reveal suggested prompts (“Create a plan for my next getaway,” “Teach me a surprising fun fact,” “Add an event to my calendar,” “Create an image of a dinosaur,” “Book a table at a nearby restaurant”) on mouse rollover. 

    On the left side of the screen are shortcuts to your Alexa+ chat history (good for revisiting Alexa+ discussions you’ve had on an Echo speaker), smart home controls (just basic ones, mind you), your calendar, lists, reminders, and uploaded files. 

    That last feature—the ability to upload files to Alexa+—is a big one, as it allows you to do things like upload resumes for Alexa to tinker with, or any other documents you’d like Alexa to analyze.  

    Just for fun, I uploaded a configuration file for the Jellyfin media player installation on my Raspberry Pi, and Alexa+ did a reasonably good job of sifting through the code and offering optimization suggestions. (Alexa+ gets a decent chunk of its AI smarts courtesy of Anthropic’s Claude.) I then picked up the conversation on an Echo speaker, allowing Alexa and me to continue batting around Jellyfin ideas. 

    Another nifty thing about the new Alexa+ web portal is that it makes Alexa+’s ability to compose letters and other documents a lot more useful. Before, if you asked Alexa+ to write (for example) a thank-you letter to a friend, there was no easy way to grab the text and put it into a text editor for fine-tuning. (It’s possible to access Alexa+ chats in the Alexa app, but it’s a tedious process.) With the web portal, you can just click the Copy button beneath any Alexa+ response, just as you can with ChatGPT or Gemini. 

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web | PCWorld

    #Alex #AlexaPlus #Amazon #BenPatterson #Chat #Enhanced #LikeChatGPT #OnTheWeb #PCWorld #WorldWideWeb #WWW
  4. You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web – PCWorld

    1. Home
    2. News
    3. Streaming News

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    You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web

    The just-launched website lets you share files with Alexa+, manage shopping lists and to-do items, control smart home devices, and more.

    By Ben Patterson, Senior Writer, TechHive, Dec 17, 2025 7:57 am PST

    Image: Ben Patterson / Foundry

    Summary created by Smart Answers AI

    In summary:

    • Amazon has launched a web portal for Alexa+ at Alexa.com, providing early access users with a ChatGPT-like interface featuring suggested prompts and easy text copying capabilities.
    • PCWorld reports the portal allows file uploads for document analysis and offers improved usability compared to previous voice-only interactions with Amazon’s AI assistant.
    • Alexa+ remains free during early access, with future plans to offer it free to Prime members while charging non-Prime users a monthly fee.

    It’s been nearly a year since Amazon first launched the new, AI-enhanced Alexa+, but until now, a key feature has been missing: the ability to access and chat with Alexa+ on the web. 

    Now it appears Amazon has fulfilled that promise, with an Alexa+ web portal finally going live—for at least some Alexa+ early access users, anyway—at Alexa.com. 

    The new Alexa+ web portal will look familiar to anyone who’s accessed ChatGPT or Google Gemini on the web. A big chatbox sits front and center, with a friendly “Hello Ben, how can I help?” heading, along with buttons that reveal suggested prompts (“Create a plan for my next getaway,” “Teach me a surprising fun fact,” “Add an event to my calendar,” “Create an image of a dinosaur,” “Book a table at a nearby restaurant”) on mouse rollover. 

    On the left side of the screen are shortcuts to your Alexa+ chat history (good for revisiting Alexa+ discussions you’ve had on an Echo speaker), smart home controls (just basic ones, mind you), your calendar, lists, reminders, and uploaded files. 

    That last feature—the ability to upload files to Alexa+—is a big one, as it allows you to do things like upload resumes for Alexa to tinker with, or any other documents you’d like Alexa to analyze.  

    Just for fun, I uploaded a configuration file for the Jellyfin media player installation on my Raspberry Pi, and Alexa+ did a reasonably good job of sifting through the code and offering optimization suggestions. (Alexa+ gets a decent chunk of its AI smarts courtesy of Anthropic’s Claude.) I then picked up the conversation on an Echo speaker, allowing Alexa and me to continue batting around Jellyfin ideas. 

    Another nifty thing about the new Alexa+ web portal is that it makes Alexa+’s ability to compose letters and other documents a lot more useful. Before, if you asked Alexa+ to write (for example) a thank-you letter to a friend, there was no easy way to grab the text and put it into a text editor for fine-tuning. (It’s possible to access Alexa+ chats in the Alexa app, but it’s a tedious process.) With the web portal, you can just click the Copy button beneath any Alexa+ response, just as you can with ChatGPT or Gemini. 

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: You can finally chat with Amazon’s AI-enhanced Alexa+ on the web | PCWorld

    #Alex #AlexaPlus #Amazon #BenPatterson #Chat #Enhanced #LikeChatGPT #OnTheWeb #PCWorld #WorldWideWeb #WWW
  5. Samsung is holding a mirror to its own #reflection, wondering why it can't afford itself 🤔💸. Meanwhile, #PCWorld remains an all-you-can-click #buffet of categories nobody asked for 🤷‍♂️💻.
    pcworld.com/article/2998935/ra #Samsung #TechNews #💸🤔 #HackerNews #ngated

  6. Samsung is holding a mirror to its own #reflection, wondering why it can't afford itself 🤔💸. Meanwhile, #PCWorld remains an all-you-can-click #buffet of categories nobody asked for 🤷‍♂️💻.
    pcworld.com/article/2998935/ra #Samsung #TechNews #💸🤔 #HackerNews #ngated

  7. Samsung is holding a mirror to its own #reflection, wondering why it can't afford itself 🤔💸. Meanwhile, #PCWorld remains an all-you-can-click #buffet of categories nobody asked for 🤷‍♂️💻.
    pcworld.com/article/2998935/ra #Samsung #TechNews #💸🤔 #HackerNews #ngated

  8. Samsung is holding a mirror to its own #reflection, wondering why it can't afford itself 🤔💸. Meanwhile, #PCWorld remains an all-you-can-click #buffet of categories nobody asked for 🤷‍♂️💻.
    pcworld.com/article/2998935/ra #Samsung #TechNews #💸🤔 #HackerNews #ngated

  9. Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed.

    I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center

    At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux?

    @linuxmint @kde @gnome

    youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44

    #Linux #MicroCenter #PCWorld #Tech #Rohit #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #CAD #KDE #TheFullNerdPodcast #AdamPMurray

  10. Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed.

    I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center

    At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux?

    @linuxmint @kde @gnome

    youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44

    #Linux #MicroCenter #PCWorld #Tech #Rohit #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #CAD #KDE #TheFullNerdPodcast #AdamPMurray

  11. Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed.

    I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center

    At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux?

    @linuxmint @kde @gnome

    youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44

    #Linux #MicroCenter #PCWorld #Tech #Rohit #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #CAD #KDE #TheFullNerdPodcast #AdamPMurray

  12. Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed.

    I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center

    At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux?

    @linuxmint @kde @gnome

    youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44

    #Linux #MicroCenter #PCWorld #Tech #Rohit #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #CAD #KDE #TheFullNerdPodcast #AdamPMurray

  13. Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed.

    I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center

    At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux?

    @linuxmint @kde @gnome

    youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44

    #Linux #MicroCenter #PCWorld #Tech #Rohit #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #CAD #KDE #TheFullNerdPodcast #AdamPMurray

  14. Reading a November 2001 issue of #PCWorld discussing the upgrade experience for #Windows XP and its surprising reviewers back then were recommending only PC's less than 2 years old should upgrade. Yet, #Windows11 supports some 7th generation processors which date back to 9 years ago. Say what you will, but I think #Microsoft's compatibility cut off in 2025 is somewhat reasonable. But the issue is, PC's last longer and requirements for #Windows10 are the same as #WindowsVista 18 years ago.

  15. Reading a November 2001 issue of #PCWorld discussing the upgrade experience for #Windows XP and its surprising reviewers back then were recommending only PC's less than 2 years old should upgrade. Yet, #Windows11 supports some 7th generation processors which date back to 9 years ago. Say what you will, but I think #Microsoft's compatibility cut off in 2025 is somewhat reasonable. But the issue is, PC's last longer and requirements for #Windows10 are the same as #WindowsVista 18 years ago.

  16. Reading a November 2001 issue of #PCWorld discussing the upgrade experience for #Windows XP and its surprising reviewers back then were recommending only PC's less than 2 years old should upgrade. Yet, #Windows11 supports some 7th generation processors which date back to 9 years ago. Say what you will, but I think #Microsoft's compatibility cut off in 2025 is somewhat reasonable. But the issue is, PC's last longer and requirements for #Windows10 are the same as #WindowsVista 18 years ago.

  17. Reading a November 2001 issue of #PCWorld discussing the upgrade experience for #Windows XP and its surprising reviewers back then were recommending only PC's less than 2 years old should upgrade. Yet, #Windows11 supports some 7th generation processors which date back to 9 years ago. Say what you will, but I think #Microsoft's compatibility cut off in 2025 is somewhat reasonable. But the issue is, PC's last longer and requirements for #Windows10 are the same as #WindowsVista 18 years ago.

  18. Reading a November 2001 issue of #PCWorld discussing the upgrade experience for #Windows XP and its surprising reviewers back then were recommending only PC's less than 2 years old should upgrade. Yet, #Windows11 supports some 7th generation processors which date back to 9 years ago. Say what you will, but I think #Microsoft's compatibility cut off in 2025 is somewhat reasonable. But the issue is, PC's last longer and requirements for #Windows10 are the same as #WindowsVista 18 years ago.

  19. One of the early articles in #PCWorld that got interested in the #Mac from 2000. Seeing the early Aqua UI for what become OS X. archive.org/details/pcworld181

  20. A true hardware guru has logged off for the last time 💻 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld editor and host of The Full Nerd, leaves behind 25+ years of benchmark-setting tech journalism. His contributions to PC knowledge will remain in the system registry of our hearts. #TechJournalism #PCWorld

    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/12/24/0156244/gordon-mah-ung-pcworld-editor-and-renowned-hardware-journalist-dies-at-58

  21. A true hardware guru has logged off for the last time 💻 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld editor and host of The Full Nerd, leaves behind 25+ years of benchmark-setting tech journalism. His contributions to PC knowledge will remain in the system registry of our hearts. #TechJournalism #PCWorld

    https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/12/24/0156244/gordon-mah-ung-pcworld-editor-and-renowned-hardware-journalist-dies-at-58

  22. Four security researchers managed to get near-total control of cars using the Kia Connect system.

    They built a phone app that can scan the license plate of any car with Kia Connect functionality to gain almost total remote access to it.

    Here's a video of using the Kiatool:

    Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan - PC World
    pcworld.com/article/2471499/ha

    #kia #hack #pcworld #cybersecurity

  23. Four security researchers managed to get near-total control of cars using the Kia Connect system.

    They built a phone app that can scan the license plate of any car with Kia Connect functionality to gain almost total remote access to it.

    Here's a video of using the Kiatool:

    Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan - PC World
    pcworld.com/article/2471499/ha

    #kia #hack #pcworld #cybersecurity

  24. Four security researchers managed to get near-total control of cars using the Kia Connect system.

    They built a phone app that can scan the license plate of any car with Kia Connect functionality to gain almost total remote access to it.

    Here's a video of using the Kiatool:

    Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan - PC World
    pcworld.com/article/2471499/ha

    #kia #hack #pcworld #cybersecurity

  25. Four security researchers managed to get near-total control of cars using the Kia Connect system.

    They built a phone app that can scan the license plate of any car with Kia Connect functionality to gain almost total remote access to it.

    Here's a video of using the Kiatool:

    Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan - PC World
    pcworld.com/article/2471499/ha

    #kia #hack #pcworld #cybersecurity

  26. Four security researchers managed to get near-total control of cars using the Kia Connect system.

    They built a phone app that can scan the license plate of any car with Kia Connect functionality to gain almost total remote access to it.

    Here's a video of using the Kiatool:

    Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan - PC World
    pcworld.com/article/2471499/ha

    #kia #hack #pcworld #cybersecurity

  27. @chancehmiller Its the continual evolution of media, went from biblesque publications like #Macworld, #PCMag #PCWorld #Byte to online web publishing. What happened along the way is many of these once dominant publications never adapted to the streaming media revolution, in particular #YouTube. A combination of reasons, not comfortable in front of a camera or just didn't invest in it.

  28. I am annoyed at the laziness of this #PCWorld article.
    1.) Apply Windows updates
    2.) Update your router to secure your home
    5.) Check and see if your hard drive/SSD is full
    6.) Eliminate massive files by backing up, then deleting
    7.) Turn on Storage Sense
    10.) Secure your online life

    Yes, Number 10 has an affiliate link to Dashlane.

  29. I am annoyed at the laziness of this article.
    1.) Apply Windows updates
    2.) Update your router to secure your home
    5.) Check and see if your hard drive/SSD is full
    6.) Eliminate massive files by backing up, then deleting
    7.) Turn on Storage Sense
    10.) Secure your online life

    Yes, Number 10 has an affiliate link to Dashlane.

  30. I am annoyed at the laziness of this #PCWorld article.
    1.) Apply Windows updates
    2.) Update your router to secure your home
    5.) Check and see if your hard drive/SSD is full
    6.) Eliminate massive files by backing up, then deleting
    7.) Turn on Storage Sense
    10.) Secure your online life

    Yes, Number 10 has an affiliate link to Dashlane.

  31. I Have A Question Dept : Letza say ya pulled trigger on the 32 gig upgrade O' faster than hellstorm #RAM but didn't press all dem pins/edges in all the way. R you going to be tipped off by severe system fartiness 1st or possibly the system not reporting the new 16 gig add at all...OR DO YA NEED farking BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE MOTHERBOARD SIGNALING UR DRUNK DUMB ASS hasn't PUSHED THE NEW RAM IN ATW ?
    pcworld.com/article/2196839/th
    #PCWorld comedy

  32. I Have A Question Dept : Letza say ya pulled trigger on the 32 gig upgrade O' faster than hellstorm #RAM but didn't press all dem pins/edges in all the way. R you going to be tipped off by severe system fartiness 1st or possibly the system not reporting the new 16 gig add at all...OR DO YA NEED farking BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE MOTHERBOARD SIGNALING UR DRUNK DUMB ASS hasn't PUSHED THE NEW RAM IN ATW ?
    pcworld.com/article/2196839/th
    #PCWorld comedy

  33. I Have A Question Dept : Letza say ya pulled trigger on the 32 gig upgrade O' faster than hellstorm #RAM but didn't press all dem pins/edges in all the way. R you going to be tipped off by severe system fartiness 1st or possibly the system not reporting the new 16 gig add at all...OR DO YA NEED farking BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE MOTHERBOARD SIGNALING UR DRUNK DUMB ASS hasn't PUSHED THE NEW RAM IN ATW ?
    pcworld.com/article/2196839/th
    #PCWorld comedy

  34. #Windows10 was supposed to be the last, and after it there is 11 and as you can see there will also be 12... It promises to be more cloud solutions and based on #AI and in my opinion it can cause an outflow of users, not an increase in their number as some predict.
    ———
    #Intel says a big #Windows update is coming in 2024 | #PCWorld #TDBNews
    pcworld.com/article/2096750/in

  35. #Windows10 was supposed to be the last, and after it there is 11 and as you can see there will also be 12... It promises to be more cloud solutions and based on #AI and in my opinion it can cause an outflow of users, not an increase in their number as some predict.
    ———
    #Intel says a big #Windows update is coming in 2024 | #PCWorld #TDBNews
    pcworld.com/article/2096750/in

  36. #Windows10 was supposed to be the last, and after it there is 11 and as you can see there will also be 12... It promises to be more cloud solutions and based on #AI and in my opinion it can cause an outflow of users, not an increase in their number as some predict.
    ———
    #Intel says a big #Windows update is coming in 2024 | #PCWorld #TDBNews
    pcworld.com/article/2096750/in

  37. #Windows10 was supposed to be the last, and after it there is 11 and as you can see there will also be 12... It promises to be more cloud solutions and based on #AI and in my opinion it can cause an outflow of users, not an increase in their number as some predict.
    ———
    #Intel says a big #Windows update is coming in 2024 | #PCWorld #TDBNews
    pcworld.com/article/2096750/in

  38. #Windows10 was supposed to be the last, and after it there is 11 and as you can see there will also be 12... It promises to be more cloud solutions and based on #AI and in my opinion it can cause an outflow of users, not an increase in their number as some predict.
    ———
    #Intel says a big #Windows update is coming in 2024 | #PCWorld #TDBNews
    pcworld.com/article/2096750/in