I stopped yelling at my smart home assistant by enabling an obscure Amazon Echo feature

After yelling at Alexa like a crazy person for the third or fourth time in one day, I figured something had to change. It was the same pattern every time. I'd say the wake word, give a command, get it ...
Will Cogley on MSNOpinion

Python and Arduino animatronic speech tutorial

Learn how to program speech synthesis for an animatronic mouth using Python and Arduino. Discover how to synchronize speech ...
PCMag

The 10 Most Frustrating Things About Amazon's Alexa and the Fixes That Work

Amazon's AI isn't perfect, even with the recent Alexa+ upgrade. Here's how to make it more responsive and useful, from voice ...
BGR

8 Amazon Alexa Gadgets Actually Worth Buying In 2026

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon Alexa continues to be one of the most mature and widely supported smart home platforms in 2026. Since it was launched back in 2014, the ...
Techno-Science.net

How to Use Alexa Podcasts to Generate Instant Podcasts on Any Topic

Alexa Podcasts in Alexa+ lets you generate instant AI-powered podcasts on virtually any topic using a simple voice prompt. Alexa researches the subject, creates an outline, writes the script, adds AI ...
Variety

YouTube Will Start Automatically Tagging Videos That Make ‘Significant’ Use of AI, and It’s Making Labels for AI-Generated Content More Prominent

Is that YouTube video clip you’re watching real or was it made with AI? YouTube wants to make it easier for viewers to know when content on its platform is AI-generated. In 2024, it started labeling ...
Techlicious

Alexa for Shopping can now auto-buy items when prices drop

Amazon has a new AI shopping assistant called Alexa for Shopping, and it can do more than just help you find products. The tool can track prices, compare products side by side, auto-buy items when ...
AOL

10 Lesser Known Alexa Commands You Should Be Using

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Using Alexa with your Echo devices or other smart home appliances is a good way to keep everything interconnected. You can use Alexa for a ...
Variety

Amazon’s Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated ‘Podcasts’ Featuring Chats Between Two Robot ‘Co-Hosts’

The podcast sector suddenly may have a big new player: Amazon‘s Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa has been answering billions of users’ queries since it was first released in 2014. Now Amazon ...
Harvard Business Review

Should Your Subscription Business Use Auto-Renew?

The subscription economy is one of the most significant business model transformations of the past two decades. It spans media, software, food and beverages, health and wellness, e-commerce, and ...
Android Authority

Android Auto beta is suddenly open again, but you'll need to be quick

Google has reopened the Android Auto beta program and is currently accepting new testers. The beta program is usually full because Google keeps a strict limit on the number of participants. Interested ...