Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it "challenged" a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug. The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Amazon has added plenty of features to its smart assistant over the years. However ...

Amazon has fixed an 'error' after its Alexa devices were shown to have given biased answers about former President Donald ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

A man afflicted with ALS has become the first person in the world to control an Amazon Alexa digital assistant through his thoughts — thanks to a brain implant created by a New York-based ...

When Amazon launched the Echo smart home devices with its Alexa voice assistant in 2014, it pulled a page from shaving giant ...

You need to set a pasta timer. What do you do? If your answer involves Alexa, then you’re not alone. A voice assistant can be a useful addition to any home. Not only can they help with cooking ...

She is based out of Los Angeles, CA. Curious about the best Amazon Alexa devices of 2024? You’re in good company: Over 400 million smart home devices are connected to Alexa. The best Amazon ...

Amazon designed Alexa with voice control in mind, but thanks to a recent innovation, people can also control it with their minds. Synchron, the same company that recently worked to let a man ...

The setup guide is highly visual, which is always a perk. To begin, you have to download the Alexa app and sign in. No, you don't need to have a Prime account to use an Amazon smart device (though ...