Google started out as a search engine, so nobody ever expected it to be directly competing with Amazon, an online retailer, in the smart home market.

Alexa will soon be able to orchestrate your home's smart lights with more finesse, Amazon announced this morning. Starting today, customers in the U.S. who've connected their lights with Alexa can set ...

Amazon Alexa owners might have noticed a new trait from their computer companion: an updated voice. Amazon Prime subscribers with Alexa virtual assistants are slowly seeing their devices update with ...

At its fall event, Amazon announced a bevy of new devices, including a new range of Echo devices focused on supporting Alexa+. While its next-generation AI assistant is still in Early Access, I've ...

Alexa Plus has launched in early access for a small number of users. The AI-powered assistant is missing a few of its promised features. The delayed features reportedly don’t live up to Amazon’s ...

Amazon, the leading investor in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, is relying on that company's AI models to power the most advanced capabilities in new Alexa devices, according to two people ...

The latest version of the Amazon Alexa voice-enabled device, complete with meal planning and shopping features, is available via browser. A navigation sidebar keeps the most-used Alexa features ...

(BPT) – This year, more Americans are providing ongoing caregiving, with many having started their role as caregiver since the COVID-19 outbreak or providing care specifically because of the pandemic.

We all remember those commercials from the 1980s where someone says, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” While those devices still exist, many people now rely on their smartphones to call for help. But ...