Alexa Will Now Act Like a Friend Recommending Movies and Shows...
It's Amazon Fire TV's 10th anniversary, and to commemorate Amazon announced on Thursday a new AI-powered search function that tailors show and movie recommendations using requested topics, genres, actors or quotes.The search uses an Amazon-built large language model, or LLM, that works with natural language and phrases. If, for example, you tell Alexa, "Find me…
Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens
Enlarge / The 4th-gen Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker.Amazon Alexa hasn't worked out the way Amazon originally planned. There was a time when it thought that Alexa would yield a robust ecosystem of apps, or Alexa Skills, that would make the voice assistant an integral part of users' lives. Amazon envisioned tens of thousands of…
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd gen) review: A compact smart display...
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more When it comes to furnishing a smart home, Amazon's latest Echo Show 5 is a handy alternative to a typical smart speaker. It carries over many of the Alexa functions that you get on a regular Echo or Echo Dot…
BMW showed off hallucination-free AI at CES 2024
BMW The wave of AI hysteria at the 2024 CES in Las Vegas was predictable in many ways. It is, after all, the single biggest tech trend of the moment, and what startup wouldn't want to be part of that buzzy zeitgeist? To me, the widespread embrace by car manufacturers is a little more surprising.…
Best Cheap Alexa Devices of 2024 –...
Updated Dec. 31, 2023 9:35 p.m. PT Written by David Priest Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement David Priest Former editor David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who…
6 Amazon Alexa Settings to Change for a Personalized Smart Home...
Configuring Alexa and becoming familiar with the basics is pretty easy once you get an Amazon Echo. You can quickly learn how to use your Echo to call someone, how to connect Alexa to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and even how to use Alexa in the kitchen. But there are other Alexa settings you'll want to explore for a…
Amazon Echo buying guide: Every smart speaker explained to help find...
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreAmazon's Alexa-enabled smart speakers offer a convenient way to upgrade your living space. They're available at a wide range of price points with different features, from the basic Echo Dot to the high-end Echo Studio. Not only do they serve as Bluetooth and…
Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice-assistant boom gives way...
Enlarge / Amazon's third-gen Echo Show 5.Amazon Amazon is going through yet another round of layoffs, reports Computerworld, and once again the company’s devices-and-services division appears to be bearing the brunt of it. The layoffs will primarily affect the team working on Alexa, the Amazon voice assistant that drives the company's Echo smart speakers and…
Alexa just cost Amazon another $46.7 million
Enlarge / The first Amazon Echo speaker.Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images A Delaware federal court has ordered Amazon to pay $46.7 million for infringing on four patents belonging to VB Assets with Amazon's Echo smart speakers and Alexa virtual assistant. A lawsuit from Nuance Communications-owned VB Assets, previously known as VoiceBox Technologies, claimed to have…
Woot Has Refurbished Blink and Ring Security Cameras for up to...
Early Black Friday deals are in full swing: Target, Best Buy, and Walmart all have their deals live already, and Amazon just put out their Black Friday plans (with some deals available now). But if you’re looking for even better deals on Blink and Ring security cameras—and some other Amazon devices—it’s Woot you want to check…
