Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 24, #593

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She's "smarter than she's ever been" and rolling out next month, Amazon announced today. The best part? Alexa Plus is free for Prime members. https://www.cnet.com/news/i-saw-a-live-demo-of-alexas-big-

It's not just you who can't chat to your coworkers right now. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/slack-outage-workplace-messaging-app-experiencing-connectivity-issues/#ftag=CADf328eec

You'll know longer need to pay $200 a month to access the intensive research tool. Plus: a version of Advanced Voice Mode for users of ChatGPT's free version. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-so

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