At its launch in 2014, radio pinned a lot of hope on Amazon’s Alexa to bring radio back into the American home. As Alexa numbers dwindle ten years later, Amazon is planning a huge revitalization for ...

Sources told the news outlet that Amazon is planning to upgrade its generative artificial intelligence with Alexa and that to offset the cost of the upgrade, it will charge a monthly fee. It will use ...

But unlike before, when Alexa was offered for free on any Alexa-enabled devices, customers will have to pay Amazon a monthly fee of $19.99 for the revamped voice assistant, which it calls “Alexa+”.

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Alexa was one of the forerunners of digital assistants, but with the rise of generative AI, Amazon’s one-time cultural phenomenon has become less relevant. Now, however, Amazon could be preparing to ...

Amazon unveiled on Wednesday the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since it was introduced more than a decade ago, embedding it with generative artificial intelligence. The effort ...

Amazon’s AI-powered assistant now handles conversations, planning, and everyday tasks smoothly ...

Amazon’s new and improved Alexa experience, Alexa+, starts at $19.99 per month, or free for Amazon Prime subscribers. It’ll roll out in early access beginning next month in the U.S., and then will ...