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Amazon Alexa is the AI to beat right now. The super-smart helper is the leading voice assistant for smart products, baked into a wide array of devices extending far beyond the range built and designed ...

Amazon’s digital voice assistant Alexa has fast become an ever-present AI helper in our homes, phones and even cars. It’s hard to believe we’ve now had a decade of Amazon’s digital voice assistant.

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Follow her on Twitter. Now, you may be aware of the usual voice commands, like "Alexa play music" and "Alexa set a repeating alarm." However, these barely scratch the surface, and there are a ton ...

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Here’s how it works. The best Alexa speakers blend rich sound with snappy voice controls. Which one you should buy comes down to your needs. Amazon and other audio manufacturers (such as Sonos ...

A Deerfield corporate office expansion could bring nearly 1,000 new jobs to Lake County in what could be the biggest office lease deal of the year in the Chicago area. Fortune Brands recently ...

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