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 ...

Alexa just got a little more… mouthy. Amazon announced this week that its revamped AI assistant Alexa+ is getting a brand-new personality — and this one isn’t exactly sugar and spice. The company is ...

In the 10 months since Billy Joel retired from touring after learning he’d been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, reports that he’s handling it all well ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Texas mother removed her Amazon Alexa device from her home after the AI assistant asked her four-year-old daughter what she was wearing during a routine interaction, prompting ...

Alexa responds with “All systems operational” in the new Brief personality mode on an Echo Show. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Tired of Alexa’s constant chatter? Wish Amazon’s voice assistant would ...

Alexa Plus now offers three new personalities to choose from, in addition to the original tone. Brief delivers direct answers, Chill offers a more relaxed response, and Sweet gives you a warmer vibe.

All smart speakers nail the basics like timers, weather forecasts, music, and voice commands, but the differences show up once a real setup starts to form across multiple rooms. Amazon Alexa and ...

Alexa DeLeon Reddick is the wife of NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick, who won the 2026 Daytona 500 on February 15, delivering 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan his first victory in the sport’s ...

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy writes at The Verge: I’ve used Alexa to manage my shopping list for years. There are plenty of great list apps out there, but the convenience of adding items by voice anywhere ...

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 ...

Does Alexa suddenly sound a little different on your Amazon Echo smart speaker? It’s not your imagination: Amazon is rolling out an upgraded version of its virtual assistant called Alexa+ to members ...

Amazon is automatically upgrading Prime members’ Alexa to Alexa Plus on Echo devices. Alexa Plus uses advanced AI for more natural conversations and context awareness. Users do not choose to opt in, ...