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 ...

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 "teenage girl." REUTERS Hey ...

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CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The new, large language model-fueled version of Alexa is ...

Amazon released Alexa+ earlier this year via the Android and iOS platforms to give users a taste of the upgraded assistant experience that factors in generative AI, but in its latest update, the ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Inside our homes, though, Amazon Alexa has become the most popular virtual assistant in the US and around the world, as a widely adopted virtual ...

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One of the more intriguing prospects Amazon revealed at its devices and services event back in September was Alexa Home Theater, a surround sound mode for select Echo speakers. Amazon has now ...

When Amazon first launched the Echo smart home speaker and the Alexa voice assistant, I was excited beyond belief. It felt like a true evolution in tech, something straight out of the science fiction ...

There’s a lot more riding on Amazon’s latest batch of Echo hardware than usual. After all, these are the first devices arriving alongside Alexa+, the AI-powered revamp of the company’s signature voice ...

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