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 ...

Amazon might soon reveal the next generation of Alexa, one equipped with AI skills. At a press event scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26, the company reportedly will introduce the long-delayed and ...

Amazon is expected to unveil its new and improved AI-powered Alexa later this month, but it may not reach the public immediately after the event. Internal sources reveal that Amazon seems to have ...

Amazon expands Alexa Plus to the web, allowing users to manage tasks, control smart homes, plan meals and discover content ...

Amazon introduced a new AI-charged version of Alexa a few weeks ago, and as promised, has finally started rolling out early access to it. Alexa+, as the company likes to call it, is currently limited ...

With a fresh infusion of personality, smarts and expertise, a new Alexa − officially, Alexa+ − is about to transform Amazon’s smart home control center from simple command-taker to a perky and ...