Amazon started the Alexa Fund in 2015 to back early-stage voice startups. With the advent of large language models and Amazon launching Gen AI-powered Alexa+, along with a family of multimodal AI ...

In the decade-plus since Amazon introduced its line of Echo smart speakers, we've been using "Alexa" to address them. It's the default wake word, and soon, as Alexa+, will be the name that marks ...

An account with OpenAI to grab one of its API keys, and an Amazon Developer account to set up the Alexa integration using an Alexa Skill. You can set up an Amazon developer account at this URL.

According to images seen by The Verge, Amazon is testing changing the name of its Echo smart speakers and smart displays to Alexa. We saw two separate instances of Amazon.com landing pages ...

NVIDIA provided hardware for Echo devices prior to 2021. Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon introduced a next-gen voice assistant called Alexa+ earlier this year. The new avatar of Amazon's in-house virtual assistant is ...

Do you own an Amazon Alexa? The company has announced major changes to the security of these devices, limiting users’ ability to control their personal data. Amazon explained that this change is ...

A new app center gives access to a range of third-party apps, and the system now has integrated Amazon Alexa as a voice assistant. The Bose and Burmester premium sound systems also gain Dolby ...

We recently published a list of 10 Best Stocks to Buy According to Billionaire Steve Cohen. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stands against ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, about how markets are reacting to the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs. People listening to NPR ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep pays a visit to hear how merchants in China are responding to U.S. tariffs. NPR's Steve Inskeep checks back in with Tsinghua University Professor Da Wei, who says President ...

From what we've learned, this change is in preparation for Amazon's launch of its huge AI upgrade to Alexa called Alexa Plus. Based on what Amazon has said, no Echo owner will have a choice with ...