The next time you shout at the TV, it might just listen. Amazon is preparing to send out an update that will allow its Fire TV devices — including the Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Edition televisions — to work with its Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show or whatever other Alexa-powered device …

Roku may soon be streaming across a stock market ticker. The maker of set-top streaming boxes and software is preparing for an initial public offering before the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Los Gatos, California-based company recently hired Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Allen & Co. as underwriters on the IPO and is seeking a …

Sen. Al Franken wants to make sure that deep-pocketed broadband companies can’t hijack the internet. That’s the message the Minnesota Democrat has been delivering in a series of videos, tweets and Facebook posts in support of the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules. Franken, along with several other Democrats in the Senate, have been turning up the pressure on the FCC …

Using your penis as your password isn’t new (you can already do it on an iPhone), but one porn site wants to make it standard practice for members.  On Thursday, live-cam site CamSoda launched “Dick-ometrics,” a stand-up new way to log in to your account. (CamSoda assured us this is not a belated April Fools’ joke.)  CamSoda has a history …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook rumored to release a wireless Oculus headset 1:32 If cables and mobile phones are cramping your virtual reality experience, Oculus might soon be able to set you free. According to reporting from Bloomberg, Oculus has plans to release a $200 virtual reality headset in 2018 that doesn’t require a phone or PC to run. The …

Things just keep getting smarter. “Smart” doorbells, phones, speakers, cars — even forks. But how do you know what’s really the smartest stuff? What things inspire a sense of wonder, change our perceptions or make a difference in the way we live and work? And who are the people working on the future, today? We wanted to find out. So …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to crack down on unwanted “robocalls” and is looking at ways to help consumers block them. The FCC wants to put an end to annoying unwanted robocalls. Detroit Free Press On Thursday, the commission voted unanimously to evaluate a system that would allow phone companies to check if a number calling you is legit. The …

Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest videos to end up online. This time, we looked around the web to find great new content to watch. HBO Now will have the newest installment of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday, July 16. If for some reason you’re not all caught up, you can watch every episode on HBO’s streaming service …

Apparently, supporters for net neutrality have spoken. Fight for the Future, a nonprofit activist group that helped organize Wednesday’s “Day of Action” online protest, said Thursday the Federal Communications Commission received more than 2 million comments urging to keep a free and open internet. That total nearly triples a similar action protesters took during an “Internet Slow Down Day” in Sept. …

It’s safe to say Whistle’s office in San Francisco is one of the most dog-friendly workplaces you’ll ever see. Whistle makes an activity monitor and GPS device for dogs. Development takes place at the company’s San Francisco office where they have several tools — including a machine called RoboDog — to stress test the device. There are multiple ways to …