Anyone can now try Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI assistant, through a free early access program at Alexa.com. The website frees the AI, which Amazon released via early access in February, from hardware and makes it as easily accessible as more established chatbots, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.

Just picked up an Amazon Echo device? Then you'll be itching to discover what it can do. Play music? Check. Answer questions? Check. But as the 30 best Alexa skills (skills being similar to apps), there is so much more available. With Alexa, you can wind ...

Aside from set-up, the Alexa app comes with plenty of features to help you control your devices and smart home in general. It can be the main point of call for your entire smart home ecosystem, and I would recommend it for that exact thing. But as with most things, it isn’t without its flaws, either.

AI is going to have a more prominent role in both current and forthcoming products from Amazon. In the words of the late-Sam Cooke — “A Change is Gonna Come.” Amazon is scheduled to hold an event on February 26th, 2025 to debut its new AI-powered ...

The convenience of having a voice-prompted assistant can't be understated. Whether you have and iPhone and engage with Siri or an Android equipped with Google Assistant that help with anything from sending texts to shouting the weather, these tools can be ...

Amazon is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct ...