The voice actor behind Amazon's Alexa has explained what happened when she tries to speak with the virtual assistant ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most ...

Amazon Alexa is already a solid smart assistant, but a few clever tweaks and lesser-known features can take your experience to the next level. Here's how to make the most of it.

In late 2024, Amazon introduced Rufus, a generative AI chatbot that helps people shop. It was a curious move for Amazon since ...

For years, Alexa has been synonymous with virtual assistants that can interact with users and do tasks on their behalf. Now Amazon is trying to keep pace with a new wave of conversational AI tools ...

I vividly remember testing the first Echo Studio. Even though that was nearly six years ago, I can clearly recall my surprise ...

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Amazon Alexa has been going strong as a virtual assistant for a good while now. Today, Amazon announced a few new key developments for Alexa such as a big push for integrating Matter for easier smart ...

Google Assistant has been one of the primary virtual helpers saturating the landscape. Alongside it has long been Amazon Alexa, and now, the company is beating Google to the punch in revamping its ...

Apple and Amazon simply won’t be able to compete with Google’s virtual assistant over the next few years. Apple’s Siri virtual assistant is the best-known out there. Amazon dominates the home ...