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… Voice assistants like Alexa have a history of occasionally messing up . Earlier this year, for example, we’ve seen Alexa Plus gaslight a user after turning on a light unprompted. We now have another Alexa-based incident to add to the list, and it’s as spooky as it can get. …
… Let’s say you want Alexa to “order me a ride and text my friend.” Alexa can handle both, and you don’t have to tell the AI to do each one individually. …
… The problem started out so simply: Alexa users would ask the service to begin counting numbers. And while Alexa responded as we’d expect at first, it didn’t take long for things to go off the rails. Interspersed with the count, you can hear Alexa delivering some unnerving, guttural sounds. …
… Mobile Amazon is shoving Alexa Plus right into the site's search bar Alexa Plus and Rufus have a new home in Amazon's search bar. By • May 13, 2026 • • • Add AndroidAuthority on Google Amazon TL;DR Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus and Rufus to the search bar on its website and app. …
… Smart home Virtual assistants Alexa Plus is ready for your laziest night in with Grubhub and Uber Eats orders by voice Alexa, pizza. …
… Alexa Podcasts is available now to Alexa Plus customers in the US. …
… General technology AI Alexa’s latest AI blunder could have sent someone to the hospital Update: Amazon statement Alexa forgot the difference between 'and' and 'or' and it's a deadly mistake. …
… General technology Alexa Plus just got an 'unfiltered' personality that can sort of do swears Alexa Plus starts getting PG nasty. …
… It was only a few months ago that Amazon introduced its Echo Dot Max and Echo Studio, which are designed around Alexa+, its agentic spruce-up of the vanilla Alexa experience. …
… Aside from the basic Alexa support, this one gets access to the AI-powered Amazon Alexa Plus. …