It sounds like I’m talking to a teenage girl, wayyyy too peppy for me at 6 o’clock in the morning. Strongly debating going to a different brand entirely.”

BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it’s coming with a generative AI upgrade. Amazon said Monday that the 2026 BMW iX3 will be equipped with Alexa+, the same generative AI tech that launched in millions of the e-commerce giant’s smart devices last year.

The latest version of the Amazon Alexa voice-enabled device, complete with meal planning and shopping features, is available via browser.

Coming to its Bosch 800 Series fully automatic espresso machines, the upgrade allows Alexa users to talk with the machine via an Echo smart speaker “as naturally as speaking to a local barista — customizing drinks, routines, and preferences through conversation,” according to the company.

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and less reliable than it was in the past, to the point ...

In this age of smart gadgets, it seems like everything is listening. But did you know you can put a lid on what Alexa remembers? If the thought of Alexa storing all your voice commands makes you squirm, don't sweat it. We've got you covered with this ...

Amazon Alexa is one of the best voice assistants, apart from Google Assistant. Amazon Alexa is a smart home platform as well as a personal voice assistant that powers all Amazon smart home devices. Alexa is known to be troublesome sometimes when it doesn ...

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