Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone knows Alexa, right? The smart voice assistant developed by Amazon, made to do a multitude of tasks to make our lives ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the eight years I lived (blissfully) alone in a one-bedroom apartment, I talked to myself a lot. Even now that I've gained two ...

Though it was not the first, Alexa is probably one of the best-known smart home assistants today. In the early days of these devices, the technology was novel, and our household had a lot of fun ...

If you've got an Amazon Echo speaker, you already know how much fun having Alexa at your fingertips can be despite the risk to your privacy and security. Whether playing music, answering random ...

There are tons of reasons to use a smart speaker and digital assistant, like Amazon's Alexa. Whether you're streaming music, catching up on the day's headlines or taking control of your smart home, ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), ...

The next time you ask Alexa for, say, tips on grooming your dog, the answer might come from a business hoping to entice you with its wares. At its annual Accelerate sellers conference this week, ...

Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will soon offer answers written by brands. Credit: Amazon Tired of sponsored content on every platform? Well, you'll also be getting it from Amazon's Alexa voice ...

Amazon wants Alexa owners to buy more things. That’s the clear impetus behind the new Alexa feature announced today at Amazon’s Accelerate conference, called Customers Ask Alexa, which lets brands ...

It was only a matter of time before Amazon turned Alexa into a glorified ad. Amazon revealed its new feature called Customers ask Alexa during its annual Accelerate seller conference. This feature ...