OWNERS of Alexa powered speakers have suddenly woken up to an unexpected new voice – and not everyone is happy about it. Last ...

Amazon Alexa+ beta testing revealed major issues, with users calling it 'unbearably erratic' and blaming failures for real-world problems before launch.

Amazon employees beta-testing Alexa+ vented frustrations on an internal Slack, highlight the continuing headaches behind ...

Sure, Apple and Google's smart speakers have beautiful aesthetics compared to the Amazon Echo Dot. But walk into any store selling smart home gear and check the box. "Works with Alexa" appears on ...

As Amazon launches AI-driven “agentic commerce,” payment leaders Visa and Mastercard prepare for a future where bots handle ...

Amazon's Alexa is learning more about you than you might expect. Here's how to access and listen to the recordings it's keeping of your voice.

SoundHound, which went public in 2021, primarily worked in the automotive and restaurant industries before taking a significant step forward in 2024 with its $80 million acquisition of Amelia AI, an ...

Home assistants from Google and Apple offer similar commands groups. It can really save you some time if you dive into some ...

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ has improved smart home controls and conversation abilities, but the Alexa app is still buggy.

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...

Amazon has quietly started rolling out Alexa.com, bringing its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser for the first time and completing a long-missing piece of its consumer AI strategy.