Amazon Echo Dot Kids Hits Its Lowest Price, No Prime Day Needed for This Alexa Speaker (Parental controls, Includes 1 Year of Amazon Kids+)

The Amazon Echo Dot Kids is the same hardware as the standard Echo Dot smart speaker wrapped in a kid-friendly design. Like ...
CNET

5 Surprising Amazon Echo Features You Can Use Right Now

Are you really using Alexa to its full potential when you're only calling on it for the basics? Read on for details on some ...
MUO on MSN

'Works with Alexa' doesn't mean what you think it means

Not everything works with Alexa, here's how to find the truth.
Hackaday

Python Comes To The Arduino Uno Q

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Education Week

Are Teens Just Using AI to Cheat? Well, Not Quite (If You Ask Them)

Corrected: A previous version of this story should have said that the Pew Research Center conducted the survey. There’s fear among many educators that most students are now using AI to do too much of ...
BGR

5 Things Amazon Alexa Actually Does Better Than Google Home

All smart speakers nail the basics like timers, weather forecasts, music, and voice commands, but the differences show up once a real setup starts to form across multiple rooms. Amazon Alexa and ...
ZDNet

15+ best Alexa commands to make your home work smarter (Prime not required)

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...
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‘RHOC’ alum Lynne Curtin’s daughter homeless, addicted to drugs: ‘Bad things have happened’

The youngest daughter of the “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Lynne Curtin claims she is homeless and addicted to drugs. Alexa Curtin addressed her dire circumstances while speaking with the “L ...
The Verge

The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again

Amazon’s redesign has made the shopping list feature mostly unusable, so I’ve switched to Apple’s Reminders. Amazon’s redesign has made the shopping list feature mostly unusable, so I’ve switched to ...
Digital Trends

You can now use Alexa+ for free if you’re an Amazon Prime member

Alexa+ is a rebuilt version of Amazon’s assistant, powered by large language models from Amazon Nova and Anthropic. Unlike the older Alexa, which focused on short commands, Alexa+ is designed to ...
Lifehacker

Everyone Can Now Use Alexa+, but the Full Experience Might Cost You

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...