Alexa

The initiative has been rolled out in partnership with United Way Bengaluru and is supported by CSR funds from State Street

Amazon Alexa event 2025: Alexa+ unveiled with generative AI support, contextual understanding and more

Amazon has introduced Alexa+ with generative AI support, improved conversational capabilities, kids features and more.

Amazon unveils Echo Spot alarm clock with Alexa support ahead of Prime Day sale: All the details

The Echo Spot will be available in select countries during the Amazon Prime Day sale and is available for a discounted price of $45.

Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp: Report

Amazon has pushed workers towards a deadline of August to prepare the newest version of Alexa, three of the people said, noting that CEO Andy Jassy has taken a personal interest in seeing Alexa reinvigorated.

Amazon Alexa, Google Home top privacy concern chart of home devices, according to a new study

Amazon’s Alexa collected sensitive data on 28 out of 32 possible data points, including address, location, photos, videos, and browsing history, and Google Home was next with 22 data points.

Amazon to launch AI-overhauled Alexa with paid plans, CNBC reports

The company said in September it was working on a generative AI-powered version of Alexa, amid growing competition from chatbots made by OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google.

Anand Mahindra offers job to UP teen who saved toddler from monkey attack using Alexa. See post

Anand Mahindra shared a post on X in which he praised Nikita and described her thinking as 'extraordinary'. He also offered a job to the teen at the Mahindra Group if she ever decided to work in the corporate world.

‘Alexa, bark like a dog’: How quick-thinking UP teen saved toddler from monkey attack

When 13-year-old Nikita saw monkeys vandalising the kitchen, she displayed remarkable presence of mind by asking Amazon Alexa to bark like a dog - a sound that scared the monkeys away.

Entertainment roundup: Deepika-Ranveer pregnancy; Virushka's 2nd child; Ameen Sayani's death; Netflix's new titles & March releases

The month of February saw a whirl of celebrity news, from Bollywood weddings, deaths and births, and quirky collaborations. March will see sizzling releases and actors turning directors. Stay tuned for more roundups from the world of the shimmer and glimmer entertainment.

Alexa, how to make tea? What recipes Indians searched most in 2023

Biryani, butter chicken and pizza were some of the other recipes requested in the food and beverage category.

Naatu Naatu, Kaavaalaa, Khalasi among top 10 most-searched regional songs on Alexa

A report released by the virtual assistant technology brand revealed that the RRR song was the most requested regional song in the last one year.

What India asked Alexa in 2023: 'India vs Australia score, best football player...'

In 2023, Indians used Alexa to know a wide range of information and sports was one of the topics that users constantly asked the technology and in particular, cricket score and predictions for an upcoming match, Amazon's virtual assistant wing said.

What is the net worth of Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Taylor Swift? Questions India asked Alexa in 2023

Alexa saw a 37 per cent increase in requests for information about topics such as Bollywood, sports, festivals and business among users in India in 2023.

Woman throws out Alexa for trying to speak to her husband: 'Super weird'

In a TikTok video, the woman, identified as Jess, narrated the incident in which she said that Alexa kept speaking to her husband while she was away and he found the behavior 'super, super weird'

Tata Motors ties up with Amazon to bring Alexa to new range of SUVs

The integration will allow Nexon.ev, Harrier, and Safari customers to access additional functionality in their vehicles with voice commands, the company has said

Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera

Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring.

Amitabh Bachchan’s voice no longer available on Alexa as Amazon discontinues celebrity feature

Amazon has confirmed it will discontinue its celebrity voice feature for Alexa devices.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says voice assistants Siri, Alexa, Cortana are 'dumb as a rock'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, 'Whether it's Cortana or Alexa or Google Assistant or Siri, all these just don't work.'

Alexa, will you ever make money?

When it comes to scale and popularity, the speaker’s digital assistant Alexa has been a tremendous success. But the snark at the start of Alexa’s life was partly right. Financially it’s been a flop.

Amazon Alexa credited with saving lives after alerting family to house fire

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue in Maryland said that six members of the family were saved when Amazon’s virtual assistant alerted them to smoke inside their house

Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone's voice

The online retailer is developing a system to let Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio, said Rohit Prasad, an Amazon senior vice president, at a conference the company held in Las Vegas Wednesday.

Alexa can read your mind? Jeff Bezos shares Scarlett Johansson video

Starring Hollywood royalty Scarlett Johansson and her husband actor-writer Colin Jost, the ad starts with virtual assistant Alexa setting things up ahead of the Super Bowl for the couple at their house.

Alexa Down? Amazon smart voice assistant users experience outage worldwide

Following the outage, #AlexaDown started trending on Twitter.

Amazon's Alexa asks 10-year-old to touch live plug with penny

The mother posted the screenshot of the response received on her twitter profile.