Amazon has announced Alexa+, an upgraded version of its voice assistant that offers longer conversations, more personalized ...

We don’t talk about it much anymore because of the HomePod, but there was a time when Amazon was widely praised for its Echo devices and Apple was chastised for not competing in the burgeoning smart ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, he said during Amazon’s second-quarter earnings ...

Since 2023, Amazon has been framing Alexa+ as a monumental evolution of Amazon’s voice assistant that will make it more conversational, capable, and, for Amazon, lucrative. Amazon said in a press ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

In September of 2023, Amazon announced the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition. It looked just like the regular Echo Show 8 smart display/speaker but cost $10 more. Why? Because of its ability to show photos ...

Ritz Crackers is always looking for out-of-the-box ways to connect with its customers. So when NUE Agency, which develops the music strategy behind campaigns for Ritz’s parent company Mondelez, ...

Last week, Amazon announced two new Echo Show devices during its fall hardware event. From the stage, Amazon execs repeatedly used the phrase “blend into the background.” Amazon hardware chief Panos ...