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- 1Alexa+ Rolls Out to Fire TV Across DevicesโผAlexa+ is making Fire TV smarter, from your TV to your phone
Amazon says Alexa+, its upgraded AI assistant, is being integrated into Fire TV, making the platform smarter on both television screens and phones. The company highlights features that let users control and discover content through more natural conversation, with the experience carrying over from TV to mobile devices.
- 2First-gen Amazon Echo Spot jailbroken to run custom AndroidโAlexa who? This jailbroken Echo Spot runs a custom Android skin and reports to a PC Have a first-gen Echo Spot? You can
Tinkerers have jailbroken the first-generation Amazon Echo Spot, replacing its firmware with a custom Android skin and setting it up to report back to a PC. The modification turns Amazon's smart display into a general-purpose Android device, free of Alexa. Owners of the original model can reportedly replicate the process on their own hardware.
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Attention is turning to Brazil's energy portfolio after reports that businessman Cesar Vorcaro met Justice Minister Dias Toffoli twelve times during a process involving hydroelectric power plants. The revelations have put pressure on the government's energy leadership, including Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, as opposition voices question improper influence in decisions over the plants.
- 4Alexandria business leaders meet as AEDP reviews ALX Forward resultsโAlexandria's business community gathers as AEDP tallies first results of ALX Forward
Alexandria's business community gathered for an event where the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership presented its first results from the ALX Forward initiative. Attendees heard initial tallies of the economic development program's early outcomes, offering a first look at how the city's business growth strategy is performing since its launch.
- 5Teresa Bejan presents First Among Equals at Johns HopkinsโAlexander Grass Humanities Institute hosts Teresa Bejan for book lunch on First Among Equals
Teresa Bejan joined the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University for a book lunch discussing her work First Among Equals. The event gave students and faculty the chance to hear Bejan speak about her book in an informal setting and take part in discussion with the author.
- 6Alexandra Eala embraces top seed status at 2026 Asian GamesโAsian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026: Alexandra Eala embracing being No. 1 seed - "It's kind of cool"
Filipina tennis player Alexandra Eala says she is embracing the pressure of entering the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as the No. 1 seed in the women's tennis event. The 20-year-old, who has risen rapidly up the WTA rankings, called the status "kind of cool" as she prepares to lead the Philippines' campaign in Japan next year.