Is Alexa about to get a new voice? In a teaser video posted over the weekend the popular digital assistant appears to have "lost her voice," news that shocks the world as well as Amazon founder/world's richest man/actor Jeff Bezos. "How is that even possible?" The employees try to calm their leader by saying that they have replacements ready, but Bezos, demonstrating his acting range, does not appear convinced. The teaser then fades to the trademark Amazon "smile" and the date "2.4.18" when the full ad, and the answer to this giant question, will be revealed.

How well does Face ID work? We let USA TODAY newsroom staffers test Apple's new facial recognition system. Crowds gather at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store ahead of the iPhone X launch. The iPhone still draws a crowd. A full day before the iPhone X was to go on sale at the Apple Store on New York's Fifth Avenue at 8 a.m.

If you're looking for a good deal, we're here to help. A piñata in the Amazon conference room where Prime Day coordinators gathered in 2015 to oversee the company's first Prime Day sale. The original event was code-named piñata. SEATTLE--At Amazon headquarters here, two floors of conference rooms are outfitted as war rooms, the better to absorb the crushing blow of 85 million Prime shoppers feverishly tapping on the best slow cooker deals. Prime Day (or Prime Day plus six hours) is almost here.

A sign used in Fremont, Calif. to warn drivers that no left turns will be allowed from 3:00 - 7:00 pm, to keep people from taking shortcuts through the town. It warns people not to trust their mapping apps. Smartphone apps like Waze, a godsend for some road warriors because they shave minutes and even hours off their commutes with their creative detours off main highways, are causing headaches for city planners. Using crosswalks, wider sidewalks and traffic lights, these transportation engineers aim to make neighborhood traffic slow, safe, and friendly for pedestrians -- not send frustrated commuters barreling down side roads. But the GPS-enabled computer programs often don't know that, or care.