Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

What Amazon records, who can hear it, and where your Alexa data actually goes Amazon's virtual assistant allows you to control your smart home with voice commands, but is Alexa safe to use? Learn ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amazon’s revamped AI-powered assistant is now available to everyone in the US, with new tiers that include a free ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart home gadgets have become so common that you or someone you know must own at least a few of these. It could be something as small as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amazon is making a serious push to be your personal AI assistant across every device you use. At CES 2026, the company announced Alexa.com, bringing its AI assistant directly to web browsers.

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Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of a new ...

Amazon's new Echo Studio is one of two speakers that allow you to use Alexa Home Theater to its full potential. (Billy Steele for Engadget) When Amazon’s latest Echo speakers arrived in October, a ...

You can use Alexa on PC to control apps, create reminders, play music, and manage smart home devices using voice commands. This guide shows you how to install the app ...