One year after Amazon and Google replaced their legacy voice assistants with generative AI versions, independent tests from Consumer Reports and The Vergecast's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Nilay Patel…
Amazon is making Alexa Plus available for free on all eligible Fire TV devices in the US, removing the previous requirement of an Amazon Prime membership or paid subscription. The automatic rollout co…
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Fire TV device owners in the US for free, starting today. Users with an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, Amazon Ember smart TV, or other TV with Alexa Plus built in…
Twitch confirmed on Wednesday that it is using channel content to train Amazon's AI models, with the feature automatically enabled unless creators opt out via a new setting. The company added an opt-o…
Amazon's Alexa Plus update introduces an AI developer toolkit, Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, and smart home automations that understand natural language, according to Forbes contributor Paul L…
Amazon opened Alexa.com to British Prime members on July 20, 2026, allowing access to Alexa Plus in any browser without requiring an Echo device, as the company dismantles its hardware gate to compete…
Amazon is launching an update to Alexa Plus that enables the assistant to connect with smart home devices from Bosch, Delta, Ecovacs, iRobot, Yale Home, Whirlpool, Tapo, Eufy, and others, automaticall…
Amazon's Alexa Plus introduces automated routing to specific device settings across partners including Bosch, Delta, Ecovacs, iRobot, Yale Home, Whirlpool, Tapo, and Eufy, enabling natural-language co…
Spotify is rolling out a beta AI chatbot feature called "Talk to Spotify" for Premium subscribers in the US, Ireland, and Sweden, allowing users to explore music, podcasts, and audiobooks through conv…
Google announced its first new smart speaker in six years, the $99 Google Home Speaker, which ships June 25. The device is built around Gemini for Home, but key features like Gemini Live and Home Brie…
Amazon is releasing a free software update for its Echo Hub smart display that introduces a fully customizable home screen layout and adds Ring AI's Video Search feature. The update allows users to re…
Amazon's Alexa Plus, the upgraded AI assistant, can now generate AI-powered podcasts on virtually any topic using two AI-generated hosts. Users can provide a topic, review the planned overview, and ad…