ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If you use an Amazon Echo device, otherwise known as “Alexa,” it’s always listening. Now, some of what it hears will be saved to Amazon servers. Amazon is working ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Alexa, one of the most popular voice assistants in the U.S., can be used to connect seniors to life-saving help when they need it most. Alexa can call 911 but only ...

You can’t have a conversation about smart home devices without including Amazon’s Alexa in the picture. As of 2025, the ...

Alexa, a voice-based AI “digital assistant” that lives inside the retailer’s line of Echo home speakers, was launched in 2014 after Amazon bought a Polish speech synthesizer outfit called Ivona. Back ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- We all remember those commercials from the 1980s where someone says, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up.” While those devices still exist, many people now rely on their smartphones to ...

If you have an Amazon Echo device, you know it responds to the wake word, "Alexa." But did you know it's always listening? And now, Amazon is making changes to how those recordings are handled, ...

Amazon’s voice-powered digital assistant, Alexa, is getting an AI makeover, but the company admits that the process has been difficult and there is no definitive launch date as yet. In recent months, ...

Amazon is hosting an Alexa-focused press event in NYC on Wednesday. Considering the company hasn’t held a major device presser in nearly two years — the last one was in September 2023 — we’re ...

Overall, the devices are a significant upgrade from the last-gen Show 8 and aging Show 10. They’re sleeker, with more modern hardware, a more responsive touchscreen, and packed with radios and sensors ...

When we started with digital assistants, Microsoft potentially had the inside track. Its Cortana effort was named after the Halo AI character, which gave it far more potential than the others. Apple ...

The e-commerce and streaming giant used to have the most widely used voice-activated AI before the ChatGPT revolution, but recent company comments suggest it may be a victim of its early success. Now ...