A Texas mother removed her Amazon Alexa device from her home after the AI assistant asked her 4-year-old daughter what she was wearing during a routine interaction.

The first wave of voice assistants plateaued with basic functions and user frustration. Now, AI like Alexa+ and Gemini could deliver the truly conversational, context-aware home assistant we've been w ...

If you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you probably already know you can ask it to make a grocery list, give a weather forecast, or ponder the meaning of life. What you might not realize is that you ...

Southern California faces a record-breaking winter heat wave with temperatures surging 20 to 30 degrees above seasonal norms, bringing high risks for millions of residents through Friday.

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting ...

As temperatures climb aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting thermal discomfort significantly increases a new study has found ...

Amazon's Fire TV includes a special feature called Ambient Experience. You can optimize the setting to feature your favorite photos, widgets, and more.

I donned my robe and blue banya hat, a traditional sauna cap, and joined dozens of New Yorkers eager to sweat and socialize against the backdrop of the Williamsburg Bridge. On the short walk from the ...

With a narrow victory over top-seed Red Wing in the Section 1-2A championship, No. 2 Lourdes is heading to the Class 2A state tournament for the first time since 2024 and the 22nd overall.

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the name “Melissa” after the deadly 2025 storm killed over 90 in Jamaica.

A Times reporter and a photojournalist traveled above the Arctic Circle to retrace the footsteps of scientists who studied auroras over a century ago.

Matteo Guidicelli, Sarah Geronimo, and Solenn Heussaff, the secret to layering in the Philippine heat lies in choosing smart fabrics, opting for breezy silhouettes, and styling each look with ...