Why I'm switching from Google Assistant to Alexa, a white Echo Dot product sitting on a shelf while displaying the time Whether you have multiple smart home devices dotted around your home or just one ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), ...

From booking restaurant reservations to organizing your day, Alexa+ has a heightened level of intelligence and responsiveness ...

Amazon released its latest lineup of connected hardware at a virtual event on Thursday, and also took the opportunity to address ongoing privacy concerns about its Alexa virtual assistant. A new ...

A grounded take on home automation that cuts through the hype and highlights gear that genuinely improves comfort, security, ...

Using virtual assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant can be beneficial in so many ways. Apart from being a convenient one-stop shop for answers to any query you may have, they can be a huge time ...

Your Echo device can tip you off to deals on Amazon long before they’re available. The retail behemoth’s virtual assistant, Alexa, will now list upcoming price drops 24 hours in advance. The skill was ...

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In the future, citizens seeking government services might not flock to websites. Instead, they might ask their Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri or a text-based chatbot for help. At least, that's the plan, ...