Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia.

Amazon is no longer content with Alexa as a polite voice in the corner of the living room. It is rebuilding the assistant as a generative AI system that remembers what people tell it, follows them ...

Amazon doesn’t just want Alexa to know you. It wants her to remember things about you, like a close friend or family member would. That’s the driving philosophy behind the vision for Alexa’s future, ...

The initiative comes at a time when large technology firms are racing to integrate advanced AI into consumer devices, ...

Amazon’s new Alexa.com portal brings the AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser. Amazon is quietly rolling out the last big pillar of its AI-powered Alexa+ vision: the Alexa.com website, ...

Google Home narrowly follows Alexa, gathering 22 data points, which comprise a variety of user information such as search ...

The Sounding Board team from the University of Washington won first place in the inaugural Alexa Prize competition last year. From left to right: Hao Cheng; Maarten Sap; Elizabeth Clark; Ari Holtzman; ...

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 Expands Alexa+ AI Assistant to All US Users After Yearlong Rollout Your email has been sent Amazon is making its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S., nearly ...

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 ...