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Amazon’s Alexa Gets Smarter: AI-Powered Alexa+ Launches in Australia

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Amazon has officially launched Alexa+ in Australia, bringing its generative AI-powered virtual assistant to local Echo devices. Moving beyond basic voice triggers, setting kitchen timers, and answering surface-level queries, Alexa+ represents a complete overhaul aimed at making smart home interaction far more natural, intuitive, and action-oriented. Powered by Amazon Bedrock and advanced large language models (LLMs), Alexa+ is designed to behave less like a command-line interface and more like a conversational assistant.  * Natural Conversation & Context Tracking: You no longer need to speak in rigid, robotic phrases. Alexa+ can process mid-sentence pauses, stumbles, and multi-step requests without requiring a repeated wake word for every follow-up question.  * Localised Australian Personality: Tailored specifically for Aussie households, the local engineering and linguistics teams trained Alexa+ to understand Aussie slang, idioms (from "arvo" to "snags...
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Reboot your PC on a schedule with Task Scheduler

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1. Open Task Scheduler


Press the Windows key, type Task Scheduler, then hit Enter.

  1. Create a New Basic Task

    • In Task Scheduler, select Create Basic Task on the right side.
    • Give it a name, like “Daily Reboot,” and click Next.

  2. Choose Trigger

    • Set the task to run Daily.
    • Pick the time you want your computer to reboot every day, then click Next.

  3. Choose Action

    • Select Start a program and click Next.

  4. Program/Script Details

    • In the “Program/Script” field, type: 
      shutdown.exe
    • In the “Add arguments” field, type: 
      /r /f /t 0
      The /r option reboots, /f forces programs to close, and /t 0 sets it to happen immediately.

  5. Finish

    • Click Next to review the settings, and finally click Finish.

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