UC Santa Cruz’s team of computer science and engineering (CSE) Ph.D. students came out victorious by a generous margin during the public benchmark phase of the first-ever Amazon Alexa Prize SimBot ...

Last fall, an interdisciplinary team from the University at Buffalo embarked on what would become a nearly yearlong, life-changing journey. Under the direction of computer science and engineering ...

Recode is reporting that Amazon is planning upgrades that would allow Alexa-powered devices to initiate phone calls using voice commands. This new communication functionality would extend to other ...

The Internet of Things might see better conversations between humans and devices, thanks to a new competition, with agency executives saying there is opportunity for brands in this space. Amazon ...