The company is giving its AI-powered assistant special shopping skills on its website and app. The company is giving its AI-powered assistant special shopping skills on its website and app. Amazon is ...

Cloud-dependent, but finally practical ...

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, ...

Would you pay more for the ‘World’s best’ personal assistant, or get by with a free one that targets you with ads? Would you pay more for the ‘World’s best’ personal assistant, or get by with a free ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon's supercharged assistant, Alexa+, is finally available to American users after almost a year of tests. Powered by Amazon's own Nova and ...

This is a major milestone in Amazon’s effort to reinvent Alexa for the age of large language models. Amazon is making its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S., ...

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) ...