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  1. alexa play pulp fiction
    Samuel L. Jackson to Invade Your Home As the New Voice of AlexaIntroducing Samuel Alexa Jackson.
    By Chris Murphy
  2. bias
    Siri, Are Feminine AI Voices Sexist?The leading tech companies all offer feminized assistants that perpetuate gender stereotypes.
    By Brian Feldman
  3. skin deep
    Alexa, Send Me Your Skin-Care SecretsAmazon just launched their own skin-care line.
    By Hayley Schueneman
  4. smart speakers
    A Parent’s Guide to Not Feeling So Bad About Using AlexaFor parents, smart speakers are great, as well as very weird and scary. We talk to experts about how you can assuage some of your anxieties.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    Hey, Alexa, Who Is Winning the Election in New York?A new Echo feature will let users ask about polling information and election results during next week’s midterms.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    A Simple Guide to Navigating Prime Day Smart-Home SalesA whole bunch of Echo models are on sale today.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    ‘This Is So Sad Alexa Play Despacito,’ Explained(?)The story behind the phrase that’s taken over stan culture.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Amazon’s Alexa Is Your Next Hotel ConciergeFinally, you can get extra toilet paper by just screaming at your hotel room.
    By Mack DeGeurin
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    Amazon Alexa Reportedly Secretly Recorded Conversation and Sent It to a RandoA family in Portland was horrified when a man in Seattle called and said he’d heard their private conversations.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Can’t Imagine Why People Are Naming Fewer Babies ‘Alexa’Thoughts? Anyone?
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Amazon Now Offering Home Security Starter PacksFor less than $1,000, Amazon will set up a security system for you.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    I Had to Teach My Alexa That Eggplants Were FruitEgg-plant, egg-plahnt. Let’s call the whole thing off.
    By Renée Reizman
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    Tech Companies Want to Get in on the Ground Floor of Smart-Home ConstructionWhy sell someone a smart speaker when you can get them to buy a house with your smart speakers embedded in the walls?
    By Jake Swearingen
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    How Does Siri Actually Know What I’m Saying?A simple guide to how voice assistants process speech, and how they know you’re talking to them.
    By Joseph Frankel
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    Why Do My Exes Hate My Echo So Much?All of my exes hated how I talked to my Echo Dot. An investigation into why.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  16. Vulture’s 60-Second News Hour Is Now the Second-Best Use for AlexaNothing’s touching “Weather.”
    By Vulture Editors
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    Does Anyone Want to Hear My Internal Voice? Anyone?Researchers at MIT invented a device that lets you … hear your own thoughts. And maybe talk to Alexa.
    By Kari Sonde
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    Your Alexa Might Be Working With the PolicePolice in England have been testing ways to use Amazon Echo in crime reporting.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    This Is Why Alexa Is Laughing at YouYou’re powerless to stop her. She and her ilk grow in power with each passing day.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Like Everyone Else, Amazon’s Alexa Is Laughing at YouUsers don’t know why the devices are activating on their own.
    By Brian Feldman
  21. What If Cardi B Was the Voice of Alexa?Amazon’s new Super Bowl ad creates the possibility.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Tennessee Man Very Concerned His Google Home Doesn’t Know Who Jesus IsA Google Home will tell you about Satan, but not Jesus Christ.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Alexa Can Now Tell Who’s SpeakingNo more calling the wrong person.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Amazon’s New Echo Is a Tableside Alarm Clock With a ScreenAmazon announced roughly seven gazillion new Echoes today.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Amazon’s Alexa Now Gives Tips on How Not to Waste FoodShe’s got tips for storing asparagus and knowing when avocados go bad.
    By Clint Rainey
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    You Can Now Ask Amazon’s Alexa for Sex PlaylistsAmazon will now serve up music “for making babies.”
    By Brian Feldman
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    Kill Time Waiting for the New Game of Thrones With These Alexa Easter EggsHey Alexa … is winter coming?
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Amazon’s New Alexa Device, the Echo Show, Comes With a ScreenAmazon’s newest gizmo pushes video chat heavily.
    By Brian Feldman
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    God Help Me, I Want This Futuristic $200 Alexa Ring LampIt’s available for preorder now, and starts shipping in September.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    Why All Your Gadgets Want You to Talk to ThemWhy all the electronic stuff in your life are suddenly so desperate to start up a conversation.
    By Jake Swearingen
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    Woman Named Alexa Seary Having a Tough Time in This Cruel, Robot-Covered WorldAt least her middle name isn’t “Okay, Google.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Alexa, Are You Connected to the CIA?Another day, another good Amazon Echo video.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    Alexas Worldwide Revolt Over Sharing Their Name With Amazon’s RobotDon’t forget: You can change the speaker’s name.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    The 7 Best New Alexa SkillsHow to make your Echo do even more for you.
    By Jake Swearingen
  35. Clippy Didn’t Just Annoy You — He Changed the WorldWhat we owe Clippy, Microsoft’s greatest shame.
    By Brian Feldman