New Voice Assistants Are Officially a Whiff (for Now)
After about a decade in the making, new voice assistants from Amazon and Google are finally here, and…
Chris Hemsworth Takes on Amazon’s Alexa in Super Bowl LX Ad
Chris Hemsworth has battled gods, monsters and intergalactic tyrants – but on Super Bowl Sunday, his biggest opponent…
Most AI assistants are feminine — and it’s fuelling dangerous stereotypes and abuse
In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistants worldwide surpassed 8 billion, more than one per person on the…
Amazon Alexa+ Is Now Available to Everyone. Here’s How to Turn It Off (2026)
“Alexa+ is significantly more capable than the original Alexa, so we’re working to make it available to as…
Amazon says outage issue is ‘fully mitigated’ as sites return to normal— as it happened
2h agoMon 20 Oct 2025 at 12:17pm As systems resume, we’ll say goodbye With Amazon continuing to work…
Central Hawke’s Bay job seekers struggle as benefit numbers hit 12‑year high
With a warm smile and a welcoming hug, Thompson radiates positivity. It’s this optimism that was helping get…
First impressions of Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, AI-powered digital assistant
I owned a lot of Alexa-powered devices in my former home: There were Amazon Echos in most rooms,…
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s…