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24 alternatives to Alexa, WTF Just Happened Today?

Alexa is reciting the daily shock & awe in politics.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alexa, WTF Just Happened Today? launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Alexa, WTF just happened?▲161

   An Amazon Alexa skill for What The F**k Just Happened Today.

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WTF Just Happened, Today?▲110

   Logging the daily shock and awe

   2017 · whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NPR One for Alexa▲81

   News + personalized flow of thoughtfully curated stories

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   News Feed Alexa Skill▲121

   Get the latest news from top audio sources in realtime

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Oversubscribed #13: Disney, Chatbots, and WTF Presidential Politics▲67

   Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Skills.wtf▲214

   A site to find all the best Alexa Skills

   2017 · skills.wtf · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Talking With Alexa - Presidential Elections▲53

   A podcast co-hosted by Amazon's Alexa

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Inspire Me▲67

   Start your day with inspirational audio from Alexa

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BuzzBot▲84

    BuzzFeed's latest (political) news bot

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bytes - "Hey Siri, what's the Amazon Echo?"▲58

    Chatting AI in the home, FB at work & Snap IPO

    2016 · media.fireside.fm · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WTF is that?▲226

    Send any picture and it will tell you what it is!

    2016 · wtfitbot.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Drumpfinator #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain▲210

    Replace all instances of "Trump" with "Drumpf."

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WTF Is My Bot Strategy?▲139

    Need an idea for the next hot new bot startup? Click here.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Information's 411 - A cat and Mouse Game▲62

    A discussion of what a Trump Presidency could mean for tech

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Guardian Chatbot▲86

    Get your morning briefing when you want it

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Next Bot▲128

    Everyday news about Bots, AI, development and best practices

    2016 · thenextbot.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    USA Today Alexa Skill▲16

    Keeping you informed 24/7 with the latest headlines

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Echo Podcasts▲174

    A community for discovering podcasts and favorite episodes 🎙

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

    A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ExponentFM - 081: We Have Always Been at War with Amazon▲67

    Why Alexa is an even bigger deal than it seems

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Amazon Tap▲192

    Alexa-enabled portable speaker

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Exponent – Episode 070 — Is That an Echo?▲83

    Ben and James discuss the Amazon Echo.

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wonk▲111

    Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

    2016 · its alternatives →

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