16 common Amazon Echo problems (and how to fix them)

The Amazon Echo can be a handy accessory to have in your home, but there are common problems that can pop up. Here's how to ...
InfoWorld

Reader picks: The most popular Python stories of 2025

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.14 Released in October 2025, the latest edition of Python makes free-threaded ...
CNN

The most asked questions of Alexa in 2025

There is certainly some irony in one of the questions most commonly posed to Alexa this year: “What does AI mean?” Amazon’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant has become a regular feature in 21st ...
Forbes

Amazon Alexa Vs. Google Home: Which Smart Ecosystem Is Best?

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...
SlashGear

5 Alexa Automations You're Not Using – But Definitely Should Be

If you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you probably already know you can ask it to make a grocery list, give a weather forecast, or ponder the meaning of life. What you might not realize is that you ...
PC Magazine

I Tried Amazon's New Alexa Home Theater—and It Might Be the Soundbar Killer No One Saw Coming

Amazon showed me its new Alexa Home Theater surround sound system, which synchronizes and automatically configures multiple Echo Dot Max or Echo Studio speakers to work with your TV. I’m PCMag’s home ...
Engadget

Alexa Home Theater will let you use Amazon's Echo speakers for surround sound

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...
The Verge

Alexa Plus is smarter — but it’s not yet smart enough

As Amazon prepares to launch new hardware this week, it needs to push Alexa to the next level. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. To fix ...
GeekWire

Alexa+ in the real world: How I’m using Amazon’s new assistant, and where it could still improve

A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street pole — an example of the real-world data I’ve been feeding into Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) ...
The New York Times

Alexa Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. How Smart Is It Now?

It took Amazon several years to overcome technical hurdles as it remade its voice assistant with new artificial intelligence technology. the shift It took Amazon several years to overcome technical ...
Wired

I Lived With Alexa+ for a Week. Here’s How It Went

I've had Alexa, Amazon's cloud-based voice service, in my house for the better part of a decade. I had the original rounded tower in my first post-grad apartment, and now the second-generation Echo ...