We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa can be too talkative for its own good at times, which can be a bit overwhelming for users constantly telling ...

Those of us with Echo devices are used to saying “Alexa” whenever we want to speak with Amazon’s voice assistant, but now there’s a way for you and anyone nearby to chat up Alexa without repeatedly ...

Saying the wake work for Alexa or Google Assistant over and over in a single conversation gets old fast (“Hey Google, turn the volume down; hey Google, turn the volume down again”), but it’s easy to ...

Voice assistants are becoming more and more ubiquitous, but the popular Amazon Alexa assistant has a wordiness problem. Frequently, she’ll repeat questions back at you or be unnecessarily detailed ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Amazon Alexa is full of little tricks and secrets, whether or not you’re using it as the foundation of a smart home. Some are genuinely useful, while others are there purely for your amusement. Super ...