Jeff Bezos Once Told Alexa to "Shoot Yourself" Out of Frustration

When your smart assistant gets a command wrong for the third time in a row, it can be easy to wonder what on Earth the developers were thinking. Fortunately, you’re not alone; even Jeff Bezos has had his fair share of assistant-related rage when he once told an Amazon Alexa to “shoot yourself in the […]

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7 Ways Alexa Can Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

When New Year approaches, people prepare to greet it by making resolutions. They list goals, hopes, and dreams for the coming months, hoping to make the most of it. Once the clock strikes midnight, the saying “New year, new me,” starts making the rounds. But it’s not easy to reinvent yourself or change your routine. […]

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What’s the Difference Between Alexa and Echo?

Smart homes are the future. A virtual assistant available at your beck and call seems like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, except it isn’t. The future is already here, and its name is Alexa. But why do we keep calling it Echo? At the forefront of commercially available AI ecosystems is Amazon. Released […]

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8 Ways Alexa Can Help You This Christmas | MakeUseOf

We all have those moments of excitement when we consider the joyous occasions of bringing families together for Christmas Day. However, many of us would be lying if we didn’t have the slight of what could go wrong. Step in Alexa, to make sure your back is always covered: We all have those moments of […]

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The No Voice Assistant: You Can Now Text Alexa | MakeUseOf

Amazon has rolled out an update to the iOS Alexa app allowing users to send text messages to Alexa-equipped devices. The new feature, which is in public preview and only available to a select few US users, will likely roll out to all iOS users soon. Alexa Has Entered the Chat The new messaging service, […]

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