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Jay Peters

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    Another way to flex your Wordle score.

    The NYT Games app is getting leaderboards for Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, and the Mini Crossword, according to a press release. The rollout of the leaderboards will take place “over the next few weeks.”

    A photo of the new NYT Games leaderboards.
    Image: The New York Times
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    Jay Peters
    Jeff Bezos is set to sell billions in Amazon stock.

    He is planning to sell up to 25,000,000 Amazon shares over a period ending May 29th, 2026, according to an SEC filing. (Perfect timing to be able to afford GTA VI.) The shares are worth up to $4.75 billion, The Guardian reports.

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    Jay Peters
    The NotebookLM app is nearly here.

    You can now pre-register to get the app on the App Store and on Google Play. The App Store version is expected to release on May 20th, and I’d guess the same applies for the Google Play version.

    ‎NotebookLM

    [apps.apple.com]

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    Jay Peters
    The dawn rises on Nightreign.

    An overview trailer for Elden Ring Nightreign will debut at 10AM ET on Friday, according to the official Elden Ring X account. The game launches in less than a month, on May 30th.

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    Jay Peters
    Alexa Plus now has more than 100,000 users.

    CEO Andy Jassy shared the stat on today’s earnings call, reports TechCrunch. Given how many Alexa-enabled devices are out there, though, that’s still probably a pretty low number, relatively.

    The AI-powered assistant officially launched to a “small number” of customers at the end of March.

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    Jay Peters
    Microsoft’s Surface account on X is teasing “something new.”

    Something Copilot Plus PC-related will be revealed on May 6th, apparently.