We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're old enough to remember cartoons like The Jetsons, you probably remember a vision of the future where our lives are fully automated.

Alexa will soon be able to orchestrate your home's smart lights with more finesse, Amazon announced this morning. Starting today, customers in the U.S. who've connected their lights with Alexa can set ...

Set up your Amazon Echo to "see" members of your family to unlock some cool automations.

Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.