How to make your own Alexa skills
Learn how to build your own Alexa skills with Amazon's tools. You can even share your new skills with friends or publish them to the Alexa Skills Store......»»
Alexa tells 10-year-old child to perform a deadly "challenge"
Echo owner Kristin Livdahl took to Twitter on Sunday to share an odd story with the world: that very day, her 10-year-old child asked Alexa for a challenge to perform. Instead of suggesting something relatively-harmless, like answering a riddle, solv.....»»
Amazon Echo Show 15 review: Alexa on the big screen
Size and versatility make the Echo Show 15 a sensible organization hub for tech-savvy families. Enlarge / Amazon's Echo Show 15 is about the largest smart display you can find. (credit: Scharon Harding) When getting a display.....»»
Alexa suggests 10-year-old put a penny on partially exposed plug
"Alexa: Stop recommending stupid and dangerous things." Enlarge (credit: WichienTep | Getty Images) A 10-year-old girl and her mother got a lesson about the utility of voice assistants after Amazon's Alexa suggested the girl t.....»»
Amazon"s Alexa Tells 10-year-old Girl To Put Penny in Plug Socket
Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it "challenged" a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug. From a report: The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a "challenge to do". "Plug in a phone charg.....»»
Amazon has a serious Alexa user retention issue
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Amazon has a dirty little secret that it has been contending with for years......»»
How to set up an Amazon Echo
Learn how to set up your Amazon Echo and get started with Alexa. We show you how to customize and make the most of voice commands......»»
Amazon"s Alexa Stalled With Users as Interest Faded, Documents Show
Bloomberg Businessweek: Each holiday season since 2015, Amazon.com has counted on selling a lot of its Alexa voice-controlled smart speakers. For almost as long, it's known that the devices have had trouble holding customers' attention even into Janu.....»»
How to talk to Samuel L. Jackson using Alexa
The Samuel L. Jackson voice is a fun skill for your Alexa-enabled devices. We show you how to get this skill on your Echo device and customize the options......»»
How to secure your Alexa device
Alexa devices in your home have microphones to listen to what you say and cameras to record you. Use caution......»»
How to talk to Santa with Alexa and Google Assistant
Who says you need to go to a mall to see Santa? Why not chat with Kris Kringle from your cozy home, using a smart speaker or digital assistant device......»»
Boston Dynamics" Spot celebrates the holidays with a Solid Snake impression
Boston Dynamics likes to show off videos of its robots’ various skills, from parkour and gymnastics to cleaning and gardening. But judging from the several dancing videos it has put out over the years, the robots’ most practical use will be appea.....»»
How to have Alexa listen for running water and beeping appliances
With Alexa's Sound Detectors, the voice assistant can now listen for the sounds of running water and beeping appliances in your home. Here's how to configure......»»
A pioneering visual system for assessment of student competencies
When a student obtains a university qualification, they are deemed to have acquired with a set of skills, abilities and knowledge learned throughout the courses and years. But what exactly do they know? What competencies lie behind that qualification.....»»
Taking swine medicine education into the virtual world
Faculty at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine are laying the groundwork to teach students swine-medicine skills using virtual telehealth technology, a method that could reinforce biosecurity while allowing students to see more cas.....»»
Best pressure cooker deals for December 2021
Whether you're looking for a way to simplify meal preparation or you want to expand your repertoire of cooking skills, a new pressure cooker may be the answer......»»
The best Apple HomeKit-compatible devices
Amazon Alexa devices are not the only choice in home automation. Apple HomeKit-enabled devices are increasing by leaps and bounds. Here are our favorites......»»
Amazon is shutting down one of the oldest staples on the internet
It's the end of an era.Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down Alexa.No, Amazon isn't shuttering the popular voice assistant found in its home technology products such Echo Dot. The ecommerce giant is closing down Alexa.com, an online serv.....»»
Study compares natural and artificial environment effects on memory and reasoning skills
Attention Restoration Theory (ART) suggests that directed attention is subject to fatigue, and the presence of nature and natural environments allows recovery from that fatigue, consequently improving cognitive function......»»
Alexa.com Is "Retiring"
Alexa.com, the internet company that provides web traffic data, global rankings, and other information on over 30 million websites, is being retired on May 1, 2022. The announcement was brief and didn't explain what was behind the decision. The Alexa.....»»
Biodiversity collections enable foundational and data skills
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills and knowledge. Writing in B.....»»