Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at ...

Amazon Echo owners can teach the Alexa virtual assistant many new skills beyond playing music, including calling an Uber car and keeping track of hours worked. Find My Phone helps users find their ...

Alexa can order your groceries, hail you a ride and tell you how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon (it's three). Now, the Amazon virtual assistant can also give you medical advice and look up and ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most ...

Virtual assistants are a lagniappe technology. Almost nobody actually needs them, but when they work properly they bring a little something extra to your life. Even though they’re heavily flawed and a ...

Whether you’re dealing with nagging back pain or worried about your toddler’s sniffles, you can now get real-time advice from a doctor with help from Alexa. Teladoc Health just announced that it’s ...

With the arrival of the Tap and Echo Dot, WSJ's Geoffrey A. Fowler revisits Amazon's talking virtual assistant. She's come a long way, but she's still far from perfect. Photo: Joshua Scott for The ...

Amazon’s virtual assistant, which powers the company’s Echo devices, is predicting a Falcons victory in today’s Super Bowl — despite Atlanta being a 3-point underdog to New England. If you own an Echo ...

Alexa, which debuted on select Windows 10 laptops earlier this year is now available for download on all compatible devices, building Amazon's push into the enterprise. Alexa debuted on select Windows ...

The first Alexa-powered speaker with a touch screen and camera built in is a countertop TV, a videoconferencing terminal and a chef’s assistant. WSJ Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler ...