Voice assistants are a path to efficiency, accessibility, and quick access to information—but first, you have to choose the right one for your household. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about ...

This time last year, I was about to move into a new house, and I made the decision to say goodbye to Google Assistant and hello to Amazon Alexa for all my smart home duties. Now, almost a year later, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. AI has made virtual assistants a big deal again. So far, it looks like ChatGPT, Siri, Alexa, and the rest are all ...

Alexa often asks me, unprompted, if I’d like it to give me a heads-up when snow is forecasted. It’s an unexpectedly proactive gesture. Except here in the San Francisco Bay Area, snow is never in the ...

Last month Amazon introduced Alexa+ which uses generative AI to offer an enhanced version of Amazon’s voice assistant software. It will do a better job of engaging in natural-sounding conversations, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. With the powers of context and conversation, Siri and Alexa could one day be totally amazing instead of vaguely ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Several companies have taken shots at Sonos over the years when it comes to multi-room audio and self-tuning speakers with built-in voice ...

This is what you get when the smart home is decoupled from commercial interests ...