ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Alexa, one of the most popular voice assistants in the U.S., can be used to connect seniors to life-saving help when they need it most. Alexa can call 911 but only ...

Hot take: A smart speaker is the single best tech tool to help seniors stay safe, entertained and productive. Think about it: With a simple voice command, you can get a weather report, adjust the ...

When Amazon launched the Alexa virtual assistant nine years ago, its ability to decode voice commands to set a timer or play a song seemed almost magical. Today, the bar for impressive language skills ...

Amazon could charge you a monthly subscription fee to use Alexa in future. As the voice assistant becomes more intelligent thanks to generative AI, the company claims that it also becomes more costly ...

Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa will shortly be boasting a more human-like voice and more natural conversational tone, due to an integration with its very own generative AI large language model (LLM).