Amazon Alexa is one of the best voice assistants, apart from Google Assistant. Amazon Alexa is a smart home platform as well as a personal voice assistant that powers all Amazon smart home devices.

If you're old enough to remember cartoons like The Jetsons, you probably remember a vision of the future where our lives are fully automated. All it takes are a few verbal commands, and your whole ...

ElevenLabs is a software company that offers a range of AI voice tools. At its heart is a TTS service that will turn any text into natural-sounding speech in a wide variety of voices. It's possible to ...

You’re able to use Alexa in two main ways in-game. The first is without having to say “Alexa” before your voice prompts, and the second is by saying “Alexa” as usual. The Game Control features that do ...

From its expansive ecosystem to the dreaded ‘by the way...’ pitch, here’s everything you should know before Amazon Alexa controls your smart home. From its expansive ecosystem to the dreaded ‘by the ...

You can change Alexa's volume directly on most devices or by using your voice, but did you know you can change Alexa's speed at which the device talks to you? Say "Alexa, speak faster" or "Alexa, ...

Did you know you could use your Amazon Alexa device in case of an emergency? Plus, I have the details on Amazon's lesser-known security software that could protect your home from intruders and help ...

Alexa, like any other tech you use, needs to updated occasionally—but wherever you're using it, from Amazon's Echo speakers and displays to the Alexa app for Android or iOS, it's easy to do. How to ...

Well, no more, thanks to a new Alexa Plus feature which allows you to simply describe the scene and it will go straight to it ...

We want to hear about the creative or surprising ways your household uses digital assistants. Find Alexa creepy? Tell us about that, too. By Hanna Ingber Hanna Ingber is The Times’s personal ...

The Amazon Echo’s virtual assistant has many weird and wonderful functions, plenty of which you’ll likely find very useful, as our list of the best Alexa skills makes clear. The trouble is that Alexa ...

This article explains how to stop Amazon Alexa from listening to you through your Echo devices. It also includes instructions for disabling the microphone and preventing Alexa from storing voice ...