Alexa, are you down right now? If she doesn't say anything, you know the answer. According to Downdetector, there were nearly 200 reports of issues with Amazon Alexa as of Tuesday evening around 6 p.m ...

If you ask Alexa if she's down, she might not answer. Because right now, Alexa is down for many. According to Downdetector, there were nearly 300 reports of issues with Amazon Alexa as of Monday ...

The podcast sector suddenly may have a big new player: Amazon‘s Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa has been answering billions of users’ queries since it was first released in 2014. Now Amazon ...

Amazon has announced a new AI-powered shopping assistant called Alexa for Shopping. The new shopping assistant can remember your preferences, track prices, and recommend products automatically. The ...

Amazon is axing its Rufus chatbot and making its Alexa assistant the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence shopping strategy. The company introduced Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can ...

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Alexa just got a little more… mouthy. Amazon announced this week that its revamped AI assistant Alexa+ is getting a brand-new personality — and this one isn’t exactly sugar and spice. The company is ...

As soon as I activated Alexa’s new and age-gated “sassy” mode, I knew the first thing I wanted to say to her: “Hey loser, let’s go shopping.” Alexa was game. “All right, let’s burn some money,” she ...

SEATTLE, Washington — Users of Amazon’s virtual assistant will soon be able to interact with Alexa in new ways after the company on Thursday introduced customizable personality styles designed to ...

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved. By Brian X. Chen Brian ...

Alexa Plus now offers three new personalities to choose from, in addition to the original tone. Brief delivers direct answers, Chill offers a more relaxed response, and Sweet gives you a warmer vibe.

Alexa responds with “All systems operational” in the new Brief personality mode on an Echo Show. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Tired of Alexa’s constant chatter? Wish Amazon’s voice assistant would ...