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This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Amazon has announced a significant AI update for Alexa Plus, designed to boost its ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chai Atreya, a 44-year-old chief product and technology officer at ActiveCampaign, who lives in Los Gatos, California. It has been edited for ...

A lineup of Amazon Alexa devices in front of the Alexa logo on a screen - PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock Alexa is one of the most popular and feature-rich smart assistants around, and Amazon has done a ...

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Amazon is reportedly developing Moonraker, an advanced AI agent that could make Alexa much more capable. Unlike Alexa Plus, Moonraker can complete multiple connected tasks from a single request. The ...

Amazon Alexa devices are surprisingly secure as of 2026, even though they're always listening for their wake word. There are no widely known, unpatched exploits that allow attackers to remotely take ...

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Time is of the essence when it comes to Amazon Prime Day. Snooze on a great deal, and it’ll probably be gone before you can toss it in your shopping cart. Your best bet for using AI to scour Amazon ...

The best Prime Day deals are out there during Amazon's June Prime Day sale this week. To help you out even more, Alexa+ can also help you maximize your savings during this summer sale event. Amazon's ...

Alexa, buy me the pizza I just saw in that commercial. Amazon will harness agentic AI, which can determine the steps needed to solve a problem or come up with a solution, to create a new ad format for ...

Amazon's Alexa+ offers several new features designed to save users time and money. Users can request free product samples by voice command through the "Send Me a Sample" feature. The AI assistant can ...