She's "smarter than she's ever been" and is rolling out next month, Amazon announced today. The best part? Alexa Plus is free for Prime members. Corin Cesaric-Epple is an Editor at CNET covering home ...

Whether you’re dealing with nagging back pain or worried about your toddler’s sniffles, you can now get real-time advice from a doctor with help from Alexa. Teladoc Health just announced that it’s ...

Teladoc Health announced this week that it was partnering with Amazon to launch voice-activated virtual care on Alexa-supported Echo devices. According to the companies, U.S. customers around the ...

More than four months ago in New York City, Amazon executive Panos Panay said a new version of the Alexa virtual assistant would soon launch on the web at Alexa.com to “help you do the long-form work ...

“Reach out,” the old jingled implored. “Reach out and touch someone.” That was the 1980s, and the metaphor of physical touch helped humanize the still-nascent technology of long-distance phone calls.

Amazon Alexa owners might have noticed a new trait from their computer companion: an updated voice. Amazon Prime subscribers with Alexa virtual assistants are slowly seeing their devices update with ...

In the most recent Big Tech foray into digital healthcare, Amazon and Teladoc Health announced they will be partnering on a program to provide virtual medical care. Users of Amazon’s Alexa-enabled ...

For years, Alexa has been synonymous with virtual assistants that can interact with users and do tasks on their behalf. Now Amazon is trying to keep pace with a new wave of conversational AI tools ...

Virtual assistants are a lagniappe technology. Almost nobody actually needs them, but when they work properly they bring a little something extra to your life. But not all virtual assistants are ...

Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant will soon be able to help EV drivers find and navigate to charging stations while on the road. Amazon is teaming up with EVGo, one of the largest U.S. charging ...