While new gadgets tend to dominate Amazon's annual Devices and Services Event, the company still has a few upgrades planned for its ubiquitous digital assistant. So here are all the fresh features and ...

Search for Amazon Alexa and you should see the Ask Alexa widget. If you don't, open the Alexa app and let it run in the background for this step. To use the Ask Alexa widget, simply tap the widget and ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amazon’s Alexa+ service is rolling out on March 28, and with it ...

Using Amazon’s Alexa+ with real-world tasks, from event flyers to school emails, shows both promise and shortcomings.

Last week, at Amazon’s annual Fall hardware event, executive David Limp revealed the company would soon be upgrading the capabilities of its well-known voice assistant, Alexa, using the supposedly ...

Alexa has evolved far beyond its origins as a simple voice assistant for setting reminders and playing music. After 11 years, ...

From writing code to testing the new Alexa+, Amazon engineers used generative AI throughout the build process. We talk to Amazon's Daniel Rausch about the next version of the voice assistant. How did ...