You can also ask Alexa ridiculous questions.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes. Alexa is getting a generative AI makeover, and it could be the biggest, most ...

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) ...

You may use your Amazon Echo Dot as your primary interface for Alexa or just a music speaker, but it actually has a lot of ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and ...

Amazon Alexa is slowly becoming self-aware. Well, not really. Amazon has added some new features, including the ability to read an entire book, start your Ford Fusion (still in beta), and unlock the ...

If you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you probably already know you can ask it to make a grocery list, give a weather forecast, or ponder the meaning of life. What you might not realize is that you ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Debuted in 2014, Alexa has become one of the most popular voice assistants available today. Millions of people use Alexa every day, but most ...

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This Saturday, American AT&T mobile customers will be able to send text messages at home and in the workplace using Amazon’s cylindrical and hockey puck-shaped Echo devices. Amazon’s voice-activated ...

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 ...