The Latest Breaking News from Alexa

Amazon to end Echo privacy setting, sending voice recordings to cloud

Some Echo users can currently opt not to send voice recordings to Amazon’s servers, instead relying on the device’s processing to interpret what is being said locally

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

Amazon is removing this privacy feature from its Echo smart speakers on March 28 — what you need to know

Amazon is removing the ability to process Alexa requests locally on your Echo smart speaker, but it only affects a handful of users.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 17, 2025

What is Alexa+: Amazon’s next-generation assistant is powered by generative-AI

Alexa+ is a more personalized assistant that allows you share data and hold conversations to discover information and complete tasks.

TechRadar · Mar 10, 2025

Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ is a lot more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Siri, and I like it

Alexa+ is the new AI-powered Alexa, and it shows you can add personality to AI.

TechRadar · Mar 1, 2025

Alexa+ – Here’s how to sign up for early access

Amazon's now letting customers in the United States sign up for early access to Alexa+. Here's how to do just that and the Echo Show device you'll need to be eligible.

TechRadar · Feb 28, 2025

Alexa+ — here's everything you need to know

Alexa Plus is Amazon's upgraded AI assistant with enhanced conversational abilities and a suite of new features aimed at integrating into users' daily lives.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 28, 2025

Amazon unveils exciting Alexa update - here’s how to get it for free

The company says Alexa+ is able to have conversations with humanlike flow and can learn more about a user

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

All your burning Alexa+ questions answered – by one of the people who built it

We asked Amazon exec Daniel Rausch all our biggest questions about Alexa+.

TechRadar · Feb 27, 2025

Amazon's upgraded Alexa+ will enable Fire TV devices to skip to a particular scene in a movie just by describing it

No more scrolling through the whole thing – Alexa, let's skip to the good bit

TechRadar · Feb 27, 2025

Sky Glass Gen 2 vs Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED: which TV should you buy?

Two of 2025's most technically advanced TVs go head-to-head in the ultimate OLED head-to-head.

What Hi-Fi? · Feb 27, 2025