Anyone can now try Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI assistant, through a free early access program at Alexa.com. The website frees the AI, which Amazon released via early access in February, from ...

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets.

More than four months ago in New York City, Amazon executive Panos Panay said a new version of the Alexa virtual assistant would soon launch on the web at Alexa.com to “help you do the long-form work ...

Amazon’s latest hardware won’t begin shipping until mid-October, but you can preorder most devices starting today. Amazon’s latest hardware won’t begin shipping until mid-October, but you can preorder ...

Amazon doesn’t just want Alexa to know you. It wants her to remember things about you, like a close friend or family member would. That’s the driving philosophy behind the vision for Alexa’s future, ...

I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home: There were Amazon Echos in most rooms, including an older Echo Plus in the living room, a smattering of Dots, a Spot in a bedroom, and an Echo ...

Amazon Expands Alexa+ AI Assistant to All US Users After Yearlong Rollout Your email has been sent Amazon is making its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S., nearly ...

In brief: After revealing the all-new version of Alexa, called Alexa+, back in January, Amazon started rolling out an early access program for the generative AI-driven digital assistant to select ...

Amazon released Alexa+ earlier this year via the Android and iOS platforms to give users a taste of the upgraded assistant experience that factors in generative AI, but in its latest update, the ...

A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street pole — an example of the real-world data I’ve been feeding into Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) ...