Working from home has its upsides. My favorite part is that my little dog Pixel can climb up onto my lap and fall asleep while I'm writing. But there are also downsides as well. For me, family ...

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Amazon created the initial technical scaffolding for Alexa quickly, jumping out to an early lead in the market for smart speakers and voice assistants in the home. But nearly a decade later, Alexa is ...

I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home: There were Amazon Echos in most rooms, including an older Echo Plus in the living room, a smattering of Dots, a Spot in a bedroom, and an Echo ...

A recently uncovered Amazon patent provides critical insights into how the company is merging Alexa's voice capabilities with Rufus's product intelligence to create a more sophisticated shopping ...

Amazon Alexa, along with other voice assistants like Siri and the Google Assistant, don’t work as well as they should because early versions of their voice recognition technology were rushed to market ...

In this age of smart gadgets, it seems like everything is listening. But did you know you can put a lid on what Alexa remembers? If the thought of Alexa storing all your voice commands makes you ...

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...