I pretty much rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell me the weather for the day, read some headlines and play a little music. This week, the digital voice assistant provided… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has a new trick: transmitting secure patient information between patients and caregivers. Developers can now use the Alexa Skills Kit to build HIPAA-compliant apps, opening the… Read More
If you’re used to just talking at the radio on Saturday mornings and playing along with NPR’s weekly news quiz show “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” now you can… Read More
Just in time for the NFL Playoffs, which kick off this weekend, casual football fans can learn the difference between a tight end and a wide receiver, or what the… Read More
Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and Cortana can now control Xbox devices as new ‘skill’ for… Read More
There’s something comforting about a familiar voice sharing the news — it’s what has always made television news anchors feel like a part of the family. Could former Vice President… Read More
It is becoming more common to control smart lights around the home or office with voice commands, by connecting those lights to devices using Amazon’s Alexa or other virtual assistants.… Read More
Alexa’s very special set of skills now numbers more than 12,000. Amazon announced the increased skill count in its quarterly earnings report. That includes more than 300 smart home skills… Read More
If you want to clean up before ordering in some food, or you need to clean up after eating that food, new Amazon Alexa skills for Roomba and Grubhub could… Read More
Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is getting more skillful by the day. The brain behind Amazon’s Echo speakers has topped 7,000 skills, Amazon’s vice president of Echo, Alexa and app store… Read More