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Amazon Alexa event as it happened - Alexa Plus subscription service officially announced with ample AI features Alexa Plus is coming soon Amazon  just hosted its first Amazon Devices event since 2023, and as we'd expected, it served as the launching pad for a new, AI-enhanced Alexa Plus service. After announcing Alexa 2.0 alongside an array of hardware launches back in 2023, all has been relatively quiet from Amazon regarding the future of the LLM (large language model)-boosted smart assistant. Elsewhere, however, rumors have spelled a  challenging road to release for Alexa 2.0 , including recent concerns that  there may be further delays even with its unveiling on the horizon . Now we finally have had a first glimpse at Alexa Plus, and confirmation that it will indeed be a subscription service, priced at $19.99 per month, or free for existing Prime members. As of right now, Amazon has confirmed rollout is exclusive to the US and will begin "in the next few weeks", priori...

  The best laptop 2025: top portable picks for all budgets We've reviewed hundreds of laptops from all brands, all shapes and sizes and all price points, so that we can bring you our definitive list of the best laptops you can buy in 2025. Want to know what the best laptops of 2025 are? Then you're in luck, as on this page you'll get our expert and unbiased buy advice on laptops, MacBooks and Chromebooks for every use case and budget. This year is shaping up to be an extremely exciting one for laptops, as we're beginning to see devices packed with the latest mobile technology that were shown off at the  CES 2025  tech show hit retailers. PC gamers will be particularly interested in the next generation of gaming laptops that are expected to launch throughout February (and the rest of the year) with  Nvidia 's incredibly powerful RTX 5000 GPUs. With all these choice, cutting through the jargon and hype can be difficult, and buying a new laptop can be a big investment,...