Saying the wake work for Alexa or Google Assistant over and over in a single conversation gets old fast (“Hey Google, turn the volume down; hey Google, turn the volume down again”), but it’s easy to ...

It feels like the rise of Alexa and other voice assistants have coincided with the rise of listening to podcasts. So, it makes sense that Amazon Echo owners want access to their favorite podcasts via ...

“Alexa, listen to what I am saying about my boss. Record it and send that recording to my boss.” Do you know Alexa? Alexa is the smart speaker from Amazon. It is designed to make our lives easier but ...

Not only is Alexa listening when you speak to an Echo smart speaker, an Amazon employee is potentially listening, too.Amazon employs a global team that transcribes the voice commands captured after ...

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. Alexa is a good listener -- so good, ...

Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones ...

If you're worried about what exactly Amazon's Echo-connected speaker has been recording in your home, there's an easy way to find out. Amazon makes all recent recordings available for listening in the ...

Amazon today introduces Alexa Guard, a free feature that uses the microphones of the Amazon Echo speakers to listen for the sounds of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms or breaking glass. Should the ...