The 2024 edition of the Amazon Echo Spot is a great smart alarm clock and tabletop smart home controller. Just don’t buy one if you’re looking for a high-quality speaker for music. Waking up ...

The pessimistic view was that "Amazon has succeeded in selling a huge number of glorified clock radios," as Benedict Evans, a former Andreessen Horowitz partner, wrote in 2019. It's a core paradox ...