Amazon is pressing ahead, though, and now you can access the Alexa+ voice assistant from the new Alexa.com website. You have to opt into Alexa+ to use it, which is free for Amazon Prime subscribers (some of which were upgraded against their will) or a $20 per month subscription.

The all-new, long-awaited Amazon Alexa rewamp is here and it’s called Alexa Plus. It will start rolling out next month but you’re unlikely to get access without signing up for it. The new generative AI-powered Amazon smart assistant costs $19.99 per ...

Early access to Amazon’s upgraded smart assistant will start in late March 2025. Early access to Amazon’s upgraded smart assistant will start in late March 2025. is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since ...

Amazon is set to release an upgraded artificial intelligence version of home assistant Alexa later this month. The update will rely heavily on generative AI, in a potentially high-risk, high-reward move from one of the industry's largest players, say Reuters.

Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, talks about Alexa+ at the launch event in New York earlier this week. At an event in New York City this week, Amazon launched the next generation of its Alexa assistant — the Alexa+ ...

You couldn’t miss the 2024 AI trends on display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, but one announcement that flew slightly under the radar was Amazon’s launch of new Alexa AI skills. Unlike self-driving concept cars ...

Amazon Alexa has been around for the better part of a decade, and can do everything from updating you on the weather, to controlling your smart home products, to allowing you to shop for essentials on Amazon, to even telling you a joke or singing you a song.

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