We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 2021, Amazon rolled out a feature for its Alexa and Echo devices that shared your internet connection with neighbors via a service called ...

Imagine talking to your Echo speaker, and it engages with a proper memory and information about your calendar and inbox. It helps plan and buy presents for the next party. Search through connected ...

Amazon doesn’t just want Alexa to know you. It wants her to remember things about you, like a close friend or family member would. That’s the driving philosophy behind the vision for Alexa’s future, ...

This is a major milestone in Amazon’s effort to reinvent Alexa for the age of large language models. Amazon is making its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S., ...

I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home: There were Amazon Echos in most rooms, including an older Echo Plus in the living room, a smattering of Dots, a Spot in a bedroom, and an Echo ...

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets.

A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street pole — an example of the real-world data I’ve been feeding into Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) ...

Today in at an event in New York, Amazon announced new Kindle e-readers, Fire TV televisions and streaming sticks, Echo speakers, Ring and Blink cameras and lots of Alexa and AI services. We've ...