Amazon finally updated Alexa with generative AI. It’s called Alexa+ and it can do plenty of neat things, but unless you’re a Prime subscriber, it’s gonna cost ya. DeepSeek is rushing its next AI model to press its momentum. Zuck wants to build a $200B AI datacenter. And how the SteamDeck has created a whole new category in gaming.

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Links:

• Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus (The Verge)
• Amazon unveils a new and improved Alexa, Alexa+ (TechCrunch)
• DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in (Reuters)
• Meta Discusses AI Data Center Project That Could Cost $200 Billion (The Information)
• How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history (ArsTechnica)
• Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming (The Verge)

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