Alexa, Amazon and Echo

Recordings of requests to Alexa will soon go to Amazon cloud
All voice recordings of commands or queries given to Amazon voice assistant Alexa on the company’s Echo devices will go to the Amazon cloud starting March 28.
Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa requests locally
Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those voice recordings to the cloud. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the change to The Verge after a Reddit user posted a PSA about it on Friday,
Ultimate Alexa Guide: 200+ Voice Commands to Master Your Amazon Echo
With the new premium $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro, you can say "Alexa, find my remote" into any Echo device you own (or the dedicated Remote Finder button in the Fire TV app) to play a sound from your remote, making it easier to find when it's lost.
You can no longer stop Alexa from sending voice recordings to Amazon
Some Echo devices have a feature that allows you to block voice recordings from being sent to the cloud, but Amazon is killing it.
Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices
Amazon is bringing the new AI-powered Alexa Plus to a wide range of its existing Echo devices — but the upgrade will skip many of the earliest models. The majority of the company’s first-generation Echos won’t get support,
Amazon to kill Echo's local voice processing feature in favor of Voice ID
If you own an Echo smart speaker, it will soon lose a key privacy feature — and be replaced with cloud processing of all voice commands.
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa ...
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Best Amazon Echo deals: Save on Pop, Show, Dot, and Studio
we recommend sticking with one of the cheaper Echo Dot models, as this is an inexpensive way to give Alexa a spin and get a grip on all of the features. Because many households eventually buy ...
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Four places you should never put your Amazon Alexa device – and the first could result in a bank-raiding attack
AMAZON'S Alexa devices are dotted around millions of homes worldwide. But many folks could be keeping their Amazon Echo and Dot gadgets in risky positions. Experts say you should keep your ...
What is Alexa+: Amazon’s next-generation assistant is powered by generative-AI
Powered by generative AI, Alexa+ is a reinvention of Amazon ’s hugely successful voice assistant. As well as giving you ...
What Alexa’s AI upgrade means for Amazon’s business and Alexa users
Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) discuss Amazon's Alexa and Echo business, and ...
Amazon Alexa+ costs $19.99, free for Prime members
Amazon's new and improved Alexa experience, Alexa+, starts at $19.99, or free for Prime members. Amazon says that it will roll out in early access next month.