Digital assistants are quickly taking the world by storm: It seems like every time you turn around, there’s a new voice-activated device just waiting to bring more convenience to everyday life.

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The worldwide AI craze set its sights on voice assistants in 2025. This year, it arrived at both third-party and primary ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon is celebrating the seventh anniversary of Alexa, ...

Alexa brings a vast amount of skills to its Echos. Add basic home security to the list. With Alexa Guard enabled on a first-party Echo smart speaker, it can use its microphones for good. In this case, ...

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ has improved smart home controls and conversation abilities, but the Alexa app is still buggy.

Alexa has an answer for (almost) everything, but when Amazon announced earlier this year that its digital voice assistant can now field health-related queries, I was more than a little skeptical. Make ...

To some people, smart speakers have become an annoyance and potential security concern rather than a quick way to find out the weather forecast or play a song request. Alexa’s detractors might be able ...

We’ve enjoyed our time with Lenovo’s Smart Clocks, which pack nice displays and Google Assistant voice functionality into a series of cute-looking alarm clocks for your nightstand. But if you prefer ...