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PCWorld tested Alexa’s new adults-only ‘Sassy’ personality mode, which delivers humorous roasts and playful sarcasm with mild profanity like bleeped F-bombs. This age-gated feature requires identity ...

Recently, Amazon introduced their new and improved Alexa service called Alexa+, which is designed to be more conversational and have expanded capabilities. Alexa+ is included with certain new Echo ...

Amazon Alexa owners might have noticed a new trait from their computer companion: an updated voice. Amazon Prime subscribers with Alexa virtual assistants are slowly seeing their devices update with ...

Someone listening to last week’s GeekWire Podcast caught something we missed: a misleading comment by Alexa during our voice ordering demo — illustrating the challenges of ordering by voice vs. screen ...

Does Alexa suddenly sound a little different on your Amazon Echo smart speaker? It’s not your imagination: Amazon is rolling out an upgraded version of its virtual assistant called Alexa+ to members ...

Amazon is automatically upgrading Prime members’ Alexa to Alexa Plus on Echo devices. Alexa Plus uses advanced AI for more natural conversations and context awareness. Users do not choose to opt in, ...

BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it’s coming with a generative AI upgrade. Amazon said Monday that the 2026 BMW iX3 will be equipped with Alexa+, the same ...

Alexa users were flabbergasted after Amazon's AI-powered assistant's voice automatically changed sans their permission -- with many comparing it to an overly talkative "teenage girl." REUTERS Hey ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and ...