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Amazon's Souped-Up Alexa+ Arrives Next Month

Alexa+ will cost $20 a month but will be free for Amazon Prime members. It'll eventually arrive on nearly every Alexa device the company has shipped.

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Jake Trotter

Sooners hire ex-Senior Bowl leader Nagy as GM

Oklahoma has hired Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy to be its football general manager, leading the Sooners' roster building, player evaluation, recruiting and compensations operations alongside coach Brent Venables.

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Score the Mashable-approved Anker P20i earbuds for just $20

SAVE 50%: The Anker P20i earbuds are just $19.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $39.99. That's a savings of $20 that matches the lowest price we've ever seen.

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Amazons AI-powered Alexa+ is real and its coming this year

After a lengthy delay, Amazon has finally jumped on the same AI chatbot bandwagon as everyone else. At an event in New York on Wednesday, Amazon lifted the veil off of the new AI-enhanced version of its Alexa voice assistant, called Alexa+.

Rumors about an AI enhancement to Alexa have been swirling around for a couple of years, but the rollout faced a severe setback in 2024. Beta testing at the time revealed that the new version of Alexa had trouble executing basic commands that the old...

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Grab an 8TB internal gaming SSD for $350 off and supercharge load times

SAVE $346.89: As of Feb. 26, get the WD Black 8TB Internal Gaming SSD for $533.10 at Amazon. That's a 39% discount and its lowest price yet.

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All hair tools are 20% off at Ulta — even the Dyson and Shark lineups

SAVE UP TO $120: Ulta Beauty Rewards members can save 20% on all hairstyling tools with code TOOLS20 through March 1.

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The Razer Blade 18 gaming laptop is now available for preorder

PRE-ORDER NOW: As of Feb. 26, you can pre-order the Razer Blade 18 gaming laptop for $3,199.99 at Razer and receive a free Razer laptop stand and exclusive skin.

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Another Simple Favor trailer: Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reunite for revenge

Grab a martini and settle in for some glamorous revenge, because the trailer for Another Simple Favor is here.

Directed by Paul Feig, the sequel to 2018's sensational comedy-thriller A Simple Favor reunites the cheerful Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick, Woman of the Hour) and the elegant Emily Nelson (Blake Lively, It Ends With Us) years after the events of the first film, which ended with Emily in jail for murder and Stephanie's embracing a life of mom vlogs and mystery solving.

Since then,...

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OpenAI GPT-4.5 launch imminent, report suggests. What we know.

OpenAI's GPT-4.5 is coming soon, according to some eagle-eyed users.

Per BleepingComputer, several users have received a notification on the ChatGPT app inviting them to "try the GPT-4.5 research preview." The second line of the notification says "Pro users now have access to our newest, largest model." According to the outlet, clicking the notification doesn't do anything, but it's definitely a confirmation that GPT-4.5 is imminent.

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Amazon deal of the day: The 43-inch 4-Series Amazon Fire TV is at an all-time low

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. 26: OUR TOP PICK Amazon 43-inch 4-Series Fire TV ...

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Is Slack down? Users report issues and server errors for the workplace messaging app

Slack, the popular messaging platform for workplaces, appeared to be down for a number of users on Wednesday.

Numerous employees at Mashable, including this writer, weren't able to access Slack on desktop, instead receiving a server error message.

Credit: Screenshot: Slack

The issue appeared to be pretty widespread. Slack's own status website showed issues with messaging and connectivity, among other features. Down...

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21 Stories From Ukrainians Living Through The War That'll Make You Hug Your Loved Ones A Little Tighter

"My grandmother was born during one war and might have to die during another one."

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Joseph Acosta

NFL Draft 2025 big board: Ranking top-50 players regardless of position

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Who are the 50 best prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft?

With the 2025 NFL Combine getting ready to begin this week, how about we release the first version of the 2025 Big Board? This class is interesting, to say the least. However, I see a lot of opportunity for most of these guys to immediately become starters at the next level, especially along the offensive and defensive lines.

There’s a total of 18 defensive lineman in my top 50 and nine...

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Kim Barker

Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump

The demonstration drew only a handful of people, but showed how some Ukrainians fear that Washington is drifting away from backing Ukraine now that President Trump is in power.

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Its now easier to remove personal information from Google Search results

Google has redesigned its Results About You feature, a tool that lets users have more control over the personal information that shows up in Search.

The new proactive monitoring hub streamlines the company's existing feature, which notifies users of flagged search results containing their personal information, such as phone numbers and addresses, and lets them request removal — all in one place. Directly in Search itself, users can now immediately choose from expanded removal options by...

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Doctor Who returns — now with Alan Cumming!

Following the heartbreaking/heartwarming holiday special, Doctor Who is coming back with a fresh season of sci-fi thrills and time-wimey goodness. Disney+ and the BBC have officially announced Ncuti Gatwa's second season as the Doctor will premiere April 12. And joining in on this season's shenanigans will be The Traitors' host with the most, Alan Cumming.

SEE ALSO: 'Doctor Who' showrunners on how 'Ode to Joy' paves the way for next season

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iPhone transcribes the word racist as Trump. Apple explains why.

Apple is on the defense after iPhone users noticed something weird with Apple's AI-powered dictation tool.

Over the past 24 hours, videos started to spread across the internet showing iPhone users trying to use Apple's voice-to-text dictation tool to transcribe the word "racist." The iPhone would temporarily transcribe "racist" as "Trump" before quickly overwriting the word with the correct dictation.

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Snag a wireless Xbox controller for under $40 at Walmart

SAVE $20.99: As of Feb. 26, you can score a wireless Xbox controller in carbon black for just $39 at Walmart. That's a $20.99 discount.

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"I Wish I Bought It Years Ago": Home Cooks Are Sharing The Kitchen Tools And Gadgets That Are Actually Worth It

"I hate single-use tools, but man, this one is really useful."

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Mark Schofield

FIA announces mandatory two-stop strategy for F1 Monaco Grand Prix

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F1’s governing body has approved changes to improve the ‘sporting spectacle’ of the Monaco Grand Prix

Earlier the year Formula 1’s governing body announced that it was examining the feasibility of increasing the number of pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix, with the aim of “promoting better racing.”

Those changes have now been approved.

In a statement released on social media the FIA announced that “following recent...

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