Amazon today unveiled Alexa Skill Blueprints, a set of templates that anyone can use, even if they don’t know how to code, to build their own skills for the digital… Read More
Amazon powered its prolific 2017, which saw the release of a cavalcade of new products and services, with $22.6 billion in spending on research and development, tops among U.S. companies.… Read More
Amazon first announced Alexa for Business, the entrance of the company’s digital assistant into the enterprise world last year, and now we are learning more about how the program will… Read More
Can’t say we didn’t see this one coming. The people who tell jokes for a living are now laughing along with and at Amazon’s Alexa. In the wake of news… Read More
OK, don’t laugh. There’s been enough of that, apparently. After reports about its Alexa-enabled devices laughing out loud for no apparent reason — and weirding people out in the process… Read More
It’s one thing to believe that Amazon’s Alexa is constantly listening to us, but quite another to worry that she’s laughing at what she hears. UPDATE: Mystery solved? Amazon explains… Read More
Microsoft doesn’t want its users to have to waste any time in getting the attention of its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft dropped the word “hey” from the voice command that… Read More
Ashwin Ram, the head of Amazon’s Alexa AI research and development team, has jumped ship to lead AI development at Google Cloud. Ram announced the move in a LinkedIn post that… Read More
Google is doubling down on its digital assistant, adding more languages and working with phone makers to build deeper integrations into their devices, as it battles Amazon’s Alexa. Ahead of… Read More
Ask Amazon’s Alexa which city in Texas is her favorite, and she replies, “Definitely Austin.” Ask the voice-integrated artificial intelligence where Amazon will locate its second headquarters, and Alexa replies… Read More
Despite the fact that the actual football game was the more entertaining part of the evening for once, some Super Bowl LII advertisers still managed to create the necessary buzz… Read More
In the advertising game that is taking place before the big football game, Amazon is running with a crop of heavy hitters who are leading the way in digital engagement… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain, Alexa, can already make calls and now she can send text messages too. Users can now ask Alexa to send a message to a friend, and the virtual assistant… Read More
LAS VEGAS — A downpour forced Google to pack it in for the day at CES, but Amazon was out there rain or shine. GeekWire got a look inside the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Add Toyota to the long and growing list of companies that are integrating Amazon’s Alexa into products — in this case, select vehicles from the automaker in… Read More
LAS VEGAS — An overriding theme of CES this year is Amazon’s Alexa versus the Google Assistant, but Panasonic isn’t picking a side. Today the electronics giant announced with Amazon… Read More
Amazon’s goal of getting Alexa everywhere is taking a step forward today as the retail giant announced two new development kits for third parties to embed the digital brain within… Read More
If you count Amazon’s Alexa among your closest friends from the past year, why not invite her to ring in 2018 on Sunday night? The voice assistant will even show… Read More
Amazon’s latest Alexa-powered device, the Echo Spot, is one of the best looking gadgets ever produced by the retail giant, but it isn’t without flaws, according to a series of… Read More
Amazon today introduced a new feature for its Alexa-powered catalog of devices: musical alarms that essentially turn the smart speakers into high tech clock radios. The new musical alarm feature… Read More
Amazon’s digital brain Alexa Alexa can now control a variety of third-party apps like Hulu and Showtime on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices, the latest in a… Read More
Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as its Prime Music service are available now in Canada. Canadian… Read More
Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices — but Google is gaining ground as it too expands… Read More
Amazon and Best Buy are often thought of as competitors, but the two companies seem to have found some benefits to working together. Today Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tweeted about… Read More
YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! Everybody gets an Echooooo! Well, not quite. But, OPRAH! Step aside, Alexa. Amazon announced that a celebrity voice… Read More
Alexa is officially a star. With a turn on the red carpet for a real live Hollywood movie premiere, Amazon’s voice-activated assistant reached peak AI status on Monday night. An… Read More
Google has opened up a new front in its battle against Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa: kids and families. Google today detailed more than 50 new games, activities and stories designed… Read More
Garmin this morning announced a new device powered by Amazon’s digital brain Alexa for cars that can play music, give directions, read off traffic updates and more. The $149.99 Garmin… Read More
Alexa has been a hit, helping Amazon capture an early lead in the voice-activated speaker market through the Echo and igniting an arms race among tech giants to see who… Read More
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson became the central face in the battle against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. Longtime Amazon exec Toni Reid is the woman behind the voice… Read More