Amazon announced its long-awaited generative AI-powered Alexa Plus today, and it’s one of the biggest updates in the history of voice assistants. It can generate responses instead of simply repeating ...

A year in, Alexa Plus is the best smart home assistant I’ve tested: It’s easy to talk to, handles routines and multistep commands, and helps in the kitchen. But Amazon’s attempts to stretch it into a ...

Amazon’s new line of Echo devices, launched at its event in New York City, will feature Alexa Plus integration, upgraded functionality and sound quality. The lineup includes four speakers: the Echo ...

It’s a strange world when companies put their AI units into a subscription-based platform to give consumers a bit of an “edge” over free users and access to capabilities that others may not have.

Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its AI-enhanced version of Alexa, called Alexa Plus. The new version of Alexa is powered by a mixture of LLMs and integrations that reach across news partners ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Amazon Alexa+ was first announced, the presentation made it clear the virtual assistant would incorporate AI functionality, making the ...

The physical AUX inputs continue to work, so users can still listen to audio from a device connected to an Echo’s 3.5 mm port. They can also continue to use the Alexa app to enable or disable a ...