Alexa+ is getting customizable chat styles that change how the assistant talks to you, including a new Sassy personality with humor, sarcasm and censored profanity.

With zero coding skills, I was able to quickly assemble camera feeds from around the world into a single view. Here's how I did it, and why it's both promising and terrifying for all of us.

What Amazon records, who can hear it, and where your Alexa data actually goes Amazon's virtual assistant allows you to control your smart home with voice commands, but is Alexa safe to use? Learn ...

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The 2026 Super Bowl is almost here, with the Seattle Seahawks set to face off against the New England Patriots on February 8 at Levi's Stadium in California. But it is not just the game that will draw ...

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The grocery store chain Wegmans, among other retailers, is using face recognition on its customers — and scanning their faces for resemblance not only to accused shoplifters but also to people whose ...

The three-year pilot program did not deliver the results hoped for, the health minister said. It had allowed drug users to avoid criminal charges for possessing small amounts of illegal substances. By ...

Over the past couple of weeks, users on the r/alexa subreddit have reported getting automatically upgraded to Alexa Plus as a perk for their Prime memberships. The update doesn’t appear to be opt-in, ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Amazon is rolling out an automatic upgrade of Alexa+ to some Prime members, and not everyone who's getting the upgrade is happy about it. Amazon says that Alexa+ gives users a ...