Amazon announced this week that its revamped AI assistant Alexa+ is getting a brand-new personality — and this one isn’t ...

After more than ten years, Alexa is finally getting a much-needed upgrade. Alexa+ promises to make Alexa much smarter, thanks to the power of AI. However, even with Alexa getting smarter, there are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've brought an Amazon Echo device into your home, you're likely amazed by how convenient voice-activated tech can be. These smart ...

Having Alexa work off of an LLM is just not going to be particularly reliable anytime soon and is ripe with risk for consumer harm in various ways. Another massive problem that LLMs are facing for ...

On The Vergecast: making sense of Alexa’s first decade, and wondering what might become of its second. On The Vergecast: making sense of Alexa’s first decade, and wondering what might become of its ...

Amazon's strategy of setting low prices for Echo speakers and other smart devices, hoping to generate income elsewhere within the tech giant, hasn't paid off. Despite Alexa being in millions of ...

Apple and Amazon are two of the biggest players in home voice assistants (hardware and software). Both have struggled for years to develop a (arguable) compelling voice product. Each is taking a very ...