What to Do Now That Amazon Is Killing Alexa’s IFTTT Integration Users of smart hubs like Alexa and Google Home have long enjoyed being able to use IFTTT to connect and enhance services that aren’t natively connected to each other. For instance, we recently reviewed Leviton switches, which rely on IFTTT to create automations. The upshot of these services working with IFTTT is that… Read more…

Your Amazon Alexa IFTTT automations are about to stop working Alexa won’t work with IFTTT anymore soon. | Image: Wes Davis / The VergeThe team behind IFTTT (short for “if this, then that”) wrote in a blog post that Amazon is cutting the service off from Alexa beginning October 31st. Once the integration is severed, users won’t be able to ask Alexa to trigger IFTTT applets. Certain automations will stick ar…

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Amazon Alexa Now Supports Apple Podcasts in Over 40 Countries Alexa now natively supports Apple Podcasts on Amazon Echo and Amazon Fire TV devices in over 40 countries following the latest expansion of this integration. Apple Podcasts for Alexa is now available in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ind…

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Why has Alexa Demie not been getting work compared to the rest of the Euphoria cast? Zendaya has the Dune series, starred in Malcolm and Marie and is starring in Challengers. Sydney Sweeney has a bunch of projects lined up, such as Madame Web, Anyone But You, Echo Valley, Immaculate, Americana (which is receiving great reviews) and recently released Reality, which was critically acclaimed. Jacob Elordi has upcoming projects with…

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Amazon is placing free Alexa Guard security features behind a paywall You’ll soon need to pay $6 a month to regain Guard features through the new Emergency Assist service (pictured). | Image: AmazonAmazon has announced that it’s shutting down Alexa Guard — a DIY security feature for Echo devices that listens for intruders or household alarms when you’re away from home. The free version of Alexa Guard that listens …

Alexa is the best frenemy I’ve ever had Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeBefore I received my first Alexa-enabled smart display as a Christmas gift in 2019, I was not a big fan. I just didn’t feel like I could trust an Amazon device with a camera inside of it. I’d heard about all the privacy concerns, and I was determined to avoid it like the plague. But then a plague really d…

Amazon is set to supercharge Alexa with generative AI Amazon hardware exec Dave Limp during the company’s 2023 devices showcase | Image: David PierceAmazon’s assistant now has its own Alexa LLM poised to improve the brains in your smart home thanks to its extensive knowledge of smart home APIs. Continue reading…

Amazon Announces Alexa With Generative AI, New Echo Devices, eero Max 7 With Wi-Fi 7 Support and More Amazon today hosted an event to introduce a range of new devices and services across its brands, from an updated version of the Alexa voice assistant to new Echo, Ring, and Eero products. Amazon previewed a future version of Alexa, which is based on generative AI to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing, Google’s Bard, and more. Amazo…

Amazon gives Alexa an AI facelift as it launches new smart speakers Amazon introduced new hardware and software with generative artificial intelligence features on Wednesday.

Amazon’s new Echo Frames hands-on: lighter, louder, still all Alexa They look mostly like glasses, right? That’s the idea. | Photo by David Pierce / The VergeAs soon as I put on Amazon’s new Echo Frames, I did the only thing you should do in that situation: I hit the button on the glasses’ left stem to turn the volume all the way up, and I said, “Alexa, play Taylor Swift.” A couple of seconds later, “Lavender Ha…

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