Microsoft no longer views Cortana as a competitor to the Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa, and the priority has changed to make it a skill that works within other digital… 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
LAS VEGAS — Sin City has served as the backdrop to some of the most famous bouts and rematches in fighting history, and last week it was home to another.… 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
I spend a lot of time talking to my parents about the shows they’re watching on TV or the films they’re seeing at the theater. They subscribe to Netflix, they… Read More
Amazon is enlisting customers to help make its digital brain Alexa better at answering questions. The tech giant today unveiled a new invite-only program called Alexa Answers, which will allow… Read More
Amazon just made it easier for makers of bluetooth devices such as headsets and smart watches to build in the digital assistant Alexa. The new Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit, generally… Read More
Skype audio and video calling is now available on Alexa-powered devices, the latest integration to come out of the alliance between Amazon and Microsoft forged last year. The feature was… Read More
Amazon today unveiled a new Alexa for PCs app that will bring the digital assistant to a lot more Windows computers. Alexa had already been integrated into a few Windows PCs… Read More
One of these days, cute Alexa videos will probably jump the proverbial shark. We’re not there yet, because we need to squeeze in this one showcasing a little girl repeatedly… Read More
Fred Clarke was a music geek before becoming a tech geek. But now that’s he’s a tech geek at Amazon, he’s returned to being a music geek, too. “Yes, I… Read More
Amazon today unveiled 13 brand new devices, some expected, others surprising, as the tech giant continues its quest to put its digital brain Alexa everywhere. The announcements included refreshed versions… Read More
Audi just became the latest carmaker to integrate Amazon’s digital brain Alexa into its vehicles. At an event in San Francisco, the German auto giant showed off the new $74,800… Read More
Bose today showed off a new smart speaker and pair of soundbars powered by Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa as it battles other high-end speaker makers like Sonos. Bose paints the… Read More
We know kids have always said the darndest things, but in 2018, with the growing ubiquity of voice assistants in the home, they’re probably also asking the darndest things and… Read More
Students headed back to school at one university this fall will be getting to know a new kind of roommate in residence halls and student apartments — Alexa. Amazon and… Read More
Amazon’s mission to put Alexa everywhere took another step forward today with the announcement of a new set of tools to build the digital assistant into in-car entertainment systems. The… Read More
Inside its corporate headquarters in Seattle, Amazon provided NBC’s “Today” show with an exclusive look behind closed doors at the “home of the future,” where the chief occupant is Alexa,… Read More
Amazon is out with a new feature that makes it easier to control music on Echo smart speakers and other Alexa-powered devices using smartphones. Alexa Cast only works with Amazon… Read More
Amazon has added a new accessibility feature to the touchscreen smart speaker Echo Show to help customers who are deaf or have speech impediments interact with Alexa. Available starting today,… Read More
Cortana is getting serious traction in the enterprise world, according to a new study that predicts Microsoft’s digital assistant will be neck-and-neck with counterparts from Google and Amazon. A new… Read More
You might not need another smart speaker in your house, but a smart-aleck commercial about not-so-smart speakers is worth your time. The folks at Sonos are touting the new Sonos… Read More
One of Alexa’s biggest competitive advantages is its catalog of more than 40,000 skills, leveraging third-party services to provide additional capabilities to users of Amazon’s voice assistant. One of Apple’s… Read More
Amazon says it is taking steps to make sure that its Alexa-powered Echo home speaker devices do not secretly record the conversations of users after an unusual situation involving a… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa is live on a Windows 10 laptop for the first time, making its debut on a pair of Acer devices with more on the way. The announcement follows… Read More
Amazon Alexa Vice President Jim Freeman left the company for the second time to rejoin German e-commerce company Zalando. Freeman spent seven years at Amazon, working in various roles for the… Read More
Don’t ask Alexa about recent trends around the most popular baby names in the United States — Amazon’s virtual assistant might not be in much of a talking mood. University… Read More
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Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa are finally talking, fulfilling a groundbreaking promise made last year to bring the rival digital assistants together. Microsoft and Amazon officials shared the stage at… Read More
Google has kicked off a new investment program to back early-stage startups building capabilities and devices using the tech giant’s digital assistant, and a Seattle company is among the first… Read More