The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a "challenge to do". "Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs," the smart speaker said.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reaching out to news publishers for licensing their content, which would be used for the next generation of Alexa voice assistant, slated to debut next year with generative ...

You don't get any energy monitoring here, but you can see how long the plug has been active, and it works with Alexa, Google Home and (unusually) Cortana. Using the app, you can have the plug turn ...