Stop trusting Google's smart home ecosystem, here's why Alexa is the safer bet.

Voice assistants like Alexa were supposed to revolutionize computers — but nobody can figure out how to make money off of them.

Last month Amazon introduced Alexa+ which uses generative AI to offer an enhanced version of Amazon’s voice assistant software. It will do a better job of engaging in natural-sounding conversations, ...

Amazon's Moonraker project is pushing Alexa toward more AI agent capabilities. Internal documents show the initiative comes ...

If Alexa’s in your home, you might’ve been one of many users this month who were suddenly moved from the original Alexa to the new AI-powered Alexa+ voice assistant. Amazon announced in early January ...

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All smart speakers nail the basics like timers, weather forecasts, music, and voice commands, but the differences show up once a real setup starts to form across multiple rooms. Amazon Alexa and ...

Amazon unveiled on Wednesday the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since it was introduced more than a decade ago, embedding it with generative artificial intelligence. The effort ...

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to give smartphones another shot, with an Alexa-focused phone in the works over a decade after the infamous Fire Phone failed. In 2014, Amazon announced the Fire Phone ...

Amazon is reportedly developing Moonraker, an advanced AI agent that could make Alexa much more capable. Unlike Alexa Plus, Moonraker can complete multiple connected tasks from a single request. The ...

Alexa users can now access specific scenes in Prime Video movies by just describing them. Amazon first teased this functionality earlier this year, and it’s exclusive to Alexa Plus. Initial support is ...

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