Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I, like many people, prefer texting to calling. So why does Apple ...

Alexa often asks me, unprompted, if I’d like it to give me a heads-up when snow is forecasted. It’s an unexpectedly proactive gesture. Except here in the San Francisco Bay Area, snow is never in the ...

“I was inspired by AI voices like Alexa and Siri,” Lupita Nyong’o joked during her session for The Wild Robot this morning at Deadline’s Contenders London. In the animated film, which is an adaptation ...

Meet Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated virtual assistant who lives in the $200 Echo smart speaker. Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler puts her in the interview chair to find out what she can do.

For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR ...