Amazon, Sonos, Home Assistant, and Google independently adopted the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for smart home agents within six weeks, starting with Amazon Alexa+ in July and ending with Google Home…
Amazon launched its next-generation AI voice assistant Alexa+ in India on September 16, 2026, as an opt-in Early Access feature on screen-equipped Echo Show devices with support for English, Hindi, an…
Amazon has made Alexa+, its generative AI assistant, free for all U.S. Prime members starting September 1, 2026. Shoppers who tried Alexa+ were more than 25 percent more likely to sign up for a Prime …
Hisense showcased an AI-managed home at IFA 2026, linking refrigerators, ovens, wine storage, dishwashers, laundry appliances, air conditioners, and energy controls through its ConnectLife platform, a…
A wave of vulnerabilities in smart home networking hardware is undermining the security of AI agents, with VulnCheck discovering a factory-installed backdoor in over 20 Zbtlink router models affecting…
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ to compatible Fire TV devices across the U.S. at no additional cost, with no Prime membership or app download required, automatically upgrading eligible devices. Amazon sa…
Amazon has made Alexa+ free on Fire TV for all US users, expanding the audience for Alexa+ developers and making content discovery easier for Fire TV developers. Alexa+ add-ons can now process payment…
Amazon is making its AI-powered assistant, Alexa+, available for free on all eligible Fire TV devices in the US, even without a Prime subscription. The upgraded assistant can pull relevant recommendat…
Amazon is making Alexa+ free on Fire TV devices for US customers, eliminating the need for a Prime or Alexa+ subscription to access the AI assistant. The update, rolling out automatically to supported…
On August 19, 2026, Amazon announced it is dropping the $19.99 monthly fee for its Alexa+ AI assistant on compatible Fire TV devices, making the upgrade automatic for current-gen Fire TV Sticks, Fire …
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will offer Alexa+ for free on compatible Fire TV devices, including current-generation Fire TV Sticks, Fire TV Cube, Amazon Ember smart TVs, and select Panasonic …
Amazon announced on Wednesday that Alexa+, its AI assistant, is now included at no cost with every Fire TV device, including current-generation Fire TV Sticks, Fire TV Cube, Amazon Ember smart TVs, an…
Amazon has made its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free for Prime members on Fire TV devices, with non-Prime users paying $19.99 per month. The upgrade, which rolls out automatically to eligib…
Amazon announced that its AI assistant Alexa+ will be rolled out to all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S. for free, with no Prime subscription required, removing the previous $19.99 monthly fee f…
Amazon launched its paid Alexa+ voice assistant in Australia at $29.99 per month (free with Prime), 18 months after its U.S. unveiling, and will allow developers to access China's DeepSeek AI model vi…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on the company's second-quarter earnings call that Sponsored Products remains Amazon Ads' largest offering and a key growth driver, with shoppers who click a Sponsored Promp…
Corporate America is routing AI tasks to the least expensive model capable of doing them well enough, a practice called tokenomics that threatens to commoditize frontier AI labs. Amazon, according to …
The AI industry is shifting its focus from raw model intelligence to 'intelligence per dollar,' as many models become good enough for business tasks and buyers prioritize cost efficiency. Amazon's reb…
Amazon is expanding Alexa+ with a Smart Home AI Toolkit that lets device makers connect natural-language requests to specialized appliance functions, naming 14 initial brands including Bosch, Ecovacs,…
Google's new Home Speaker, launched in June 2026, is the only smart speaker worth buying from the company, replacing both the Nest Audio and Nest Mini. The speaker features a 58-mm full-range driver, …