Amazon just killed two Alexa privacy controls. It has been widely reported that Amazon is making changes to Alexa as the online shopping and cloud technology behemoth prepares to release a new AI ...

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Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices.

If you interact with Alexa in any meaningful way (or even in non-meaningful ways), then Amazon holds information on you, from the conversations you've had with Alexa to the skills you've installed, ...

Amazon is making a huge overhaul to its Echo devices, but it's not what the users are expecting. Starting March 28, the feature that keeps Alexa voice recordings away from Amazon's cloud will be gone.

If you have an Amazon Echo device, you know it responds to the wake word, "Alexa." But did you know it's always listening? And now, Amazon is making changes to how those recordings are handled, ...

Amazon recently launched Alexa Plus, a major AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. This new version brings significantly ...