David Priest
Content Producer and Storyteller at Amazon Web Services
Content Producer & Storyteller @awscloud. Award-winning journalist. Researching "The Cloud," whatever that is. (views my own, etc.)
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | David Priest
As the weather warms up, it's natural to start spending more time outdoors. Hiking, camping, or even just spending a few minutes each day tending to your garden. Along with birds, bees and other critters, as the weather heats up, ticks reappear once again. Ticks can show up as early as March if its warm enough, and have been known to persist until the end of November, but May-July is the peak season for these tiny-problem pests.
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2 months ago |
cnet.com | Nelson Aguilar |David Priest
Amazon's voice assistant Alexa is much more than just a talking tablet. In fact, like Siri on your iPhone, Alexa can do way more than you probably realize. Playing your go-to Spotify playlist or checking the weather forecast is just the tip of the iceberg. With simple voice commands, Alexa can control your Fire TV devices, streamline your daily routines, and turn your home into a fully automated smart haven. Want to try something with Alexa?
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2 months ago |
cnet.com | David Priest |Macy Meyer |Chris Wedel
We tested out dozens of products to compile this list of the very best home devices that are Alexa-compatible.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | David Priest
Amazon Alexa is a versatile voice assistant that can help you better harness the power of your smart home devices with over 200 voice commands. You can control everything you want, like smart lights, thermostats and more with simple voice commands and even automate certain actions. Alexa can even help you out in the kitchen or join your family game night. There are quite a few such options in the market, and we've rounded up a list of the best Alexa devices to make the decision easy for you.
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Jan 25, 2025 |
cnet.com | Nelson Aguilar |David Priest
Alexa, Amazon's smart assistant, is capable of doing a lot more than you think. Sure, it can play your favorite New Year's Eve hype song on Spotify or get you the weather forecast for Valentine's Day, but that's just the beginning. You can also use simple voice commands to control your Fire TV devices, set up daily routines and make your smart home even smarter. Want to try something with Alexa? You probably can -- you just need to know the right words to say.
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Can generative AI really only get better from here? When it comes to hardware and software, sure. When it comes to data, the story gets a little more complicated. Read about model collapse, error propagation, and more, here. https://t.co/41vprugsBy
My wife's wonderful poem, "Mother-Dictionary, Son-Thesaurus" finds itself in great company in this issue. Highly, highly recommend. Especially love the first two poems.
Happy #NaPoMo everyone! Please enjoy our latest National Poetry Month issue, featuring a wide range of incredible work—including Shelly Cato's award-winning piece "I Will Carry Her Home." You can read the whole thing right now, for free, at https://t.co/g9vix3mtGX https://t.co/vbBgF0x6gl
RT @David_P_Priest: So @banjtheman just made 14 LLMs play each other in Street Fighter 3 to see which one is the best. It's one of the cool…