Amazon has just announced its new AI-powered Alexa Plus assistant –here's a quick primer on how it works, when it'll be available and more.

But about seven years after launching a rewards program to encourage developers to build Skills, Alexa's most preferred abilities are the basic ones, like checking the weather.

How to get early access to Alexa+ Here's the good news: If you buy or own an Echo Show 8, 10, 15, or 21, you're first in line to try out Alexa+. Amazon says all of your compatible Echo devices ...