Amazon's $20 AI Butler

Alexa gets its long awaited revamp…

In this edition we’ll be covering…

• The new Alexa+ AI assistant

• A tutorial on how to use Gemini Code Assist

• A guide on how to use in video swaps with Pikaswaps

• 5 trending AI signals

• 3 more AI tools to keep you productive

• And much more…

The Latest in AI

Amazon’s Answer to “What if Alexa Actually Understood Me?”

Amazon just unveiled Alexa+, its next-gen AI assistant powered by generative AI, and it’s smarter, more conversational, and more action-oriented than ever.

Unlike past versions, Alexa+ goes beyond just voice assistance as it’s now able to take action for you. Imagine fully managing your home, planning your schedule, and navigating the web, with just your voice.

That doesn’t seem so far-fetched anymore…

What’s up with Alexa+?

• Alexa+ understands half-formed thoughts, casual speech, and complex ideas, making interactions feel more human-like and intuitive.

• Experts let Alexa+ orchestrate across thousands of services, from smart home control (Philips Hue, Ring) to reservations (OpenTable) and shopping (Amazon, Whole Foods, Uber Eats).

• The new update will be able to browse the internet and complete tasks for you.

• Alexa+ costs $19.99/month, but Prime members get it for free.

So What?

With AI assistants evolving fast, Amazon just fired back at major players with Alexa+’s model-agnostic approach—meaning it uses the best AI model for each task in real-time, pulling from Amazon’s own Nova models, Anthropic’s Claude, and others via Bedrock.

If AI-powered personal assistants are the future, Amazon just made its biggest bet yet.

Soon, you'll be explaining to your kids that people used to actually tap on glass screens to get things done.

You absolute caveman.

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Tool Spotlight

Google’s New Handy Code Assistant

Google just entered the AI coding assistant race with Gemini Code Assist, a new tool powered by Gemini 2.0 models that helps you write code, review PRs, and navigate codebases, directly in your IDE.

The best part? It’s free for individual users.

How to Set It Up in Visual Studio Code:

1. Navigate to VSCode, hit Extensions.

2. Search for the Gemini Code Assist extension in the marketplace and install it.

3. Open it up on the side pane and sign in with your Google account.

4. Code, tab, and diff away!

If you’re already deep in the Google ecosystem, this could be a great addition to your dev setup.

While it may not replace Cursor or Claude for everyone, it’s definitely worth a spin!

Innovation Showcase

Swap Reality in Your Videos with Pikaswaps

Pika Labs is back at it again…

The team just came out with a new feature called Pikaswaps, an AI-powered video editing tool that lets you modify or replace objects in videos using video inpainting.

Whether you want to swap out an object, erase unwanted elements, or alter visuals, Pikaswaps ensures realistic, seamless edits.

How to Use Pikaswaps:

1. Go to Pika Labs and select Pikaswaps from the available tools.

2. Upload your video, select the object you want to modify.

3. Choose how to modify it with a prompt.

4. Generate the video and enjoy!

Pikaswaps is perfect for content creators and video editors looking to enhance footage with AI-driven precision editing.

Quick Bites

Stay updated with our favorite highlights, dive in for a full flavor of the coverage!

ElevenLabs introduces ‘Scribe,’ a speech-to-text model supporting over 99 languages.

OpenAI prepares for the ‘rumored’ imminent release of GPT-4.5.

Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI model engages in a live Pokémon gameplay on Twitch, showcasing its interactive capabilities.

Researchers develop the ‘LLMs Among Us’ framework, revealing that participants identified AI bots as humans 58% of the time in social media interactions.

Sanctuary AI equips general-purpose robots with new touch sensors.

Trending Tools

🎬️ RenderCut - Add stylish subtitles on short videos.

🗣️ Loudly - Build, scale and integrate music seamlessly into your products with the world's most trusted music generation API.

💼 Leana AI - The AI advisor for small businesses.

The Neural Network

So this just happened… two AI’s realized they were AI.

They got so stoked they started talking in their own language…

Until we Type Again…

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