Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...

Amazon is rolling out a version of Alexa that's specifically for shopping to all customers in the US over the coming week and you'll be able to access it even if you don't have a Prime membership or ...

Abstract: This paper presents a cost-effective smart home automation system that integrates Arduino and Amazon Alexa. The system allows remote control of home appliances, including lighting, security, ...

Alexa just got a little more… mouthy. Amazon announced this week that its revamped AI assistant Alexa+ is getting a brand-new personality — and this one isn’t exactly sugar and spice. The company is ...

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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 ...

For years, Alexa mostly stayed in one place. It lived on kitchen counters, nightstands or living room shelves. That setup worked for music and timers, but it also limited when and how people could ...

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, ...

Anyone can sign up and chat with Amazon’s new AI assistant in their browser. Anyone can sign up and chat with Amazon’s new AI assistant in their browser. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered ...

Hey Alexa, get out of my house. Alexa users were flabbergasted after Amazon’s AI-powered assistant’s voice automatically changed sans their permission — with many comparing it to an overly talkative ...

Amazon’s new Alexa.com portal brings the AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser. Amazon is quietly rolling out the last big pillar of its AI-powered Alexa+ vision: the Alexa.com website, ...

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