Chai Atreya worked as a software development manager at Amazon from 2012 to 2015. He left to apply what he learned from Jeff ...

There are 600 million active Alexa devices.

Amazon unveiled on Wednesday the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since it was introduced more than a decade ago, embedding it with generative artificial intelligence. The effort ...

Amazon's best-sounding Echo speaker got a redesign, better smart home features, and stronger performance. Here's everything ...

Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO, speaks during the Alexa+ unveiling event. Ten years after Amazon debuted its virtual assistant, Alexa is finally being upgraded for the generative AI age. The new Alexa+, ...

NEW YORK — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative AI-infused Alexa voice assistant that it says will have more personality and be able to check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates. But ...

William Tunstall-Pedoe co-founded Evi, which became Amazon Alexa. Here's why he decided to leave the tech giant and launch a ...

Amazon's Moonraker project is pushing Alexa toward more AI agent capabilities. Internal documents show the initiative comes ...

Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its AI-enhanced version of Alexa, called Alexa Plus. The new version of Alexa is powered by a mixture of LLMs and integrations that reach across news partners ...

Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, generative AI-powered version of its Alexa assistant, is available to all U.S. customers as of Wednesday. The company said that the AI feature will be free to Prime members ...

Amazon is hosting an Alexa-focused press event in NYC on Wednesday. Considering the company hasn’t held a major device presser in nearly two years — the last one was in September 2023 — we’re ...

The table is set for Alexa’s big AI reveal, with Amazon holding a long-delayed “devices and services” event in New York City this Wednesday, February 26. So, what’s on the menu? Good question. For its ...