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Ask Alexa: Is Santa real?
Device skirts some kid questions
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In this Aug. 16, 2018, photo a child holds his Amazon Echo Dot in Kennesaw, Ga. Amazon updated its voice assistant with a feature that can make Alexa more kid-friendly. When the FreeTime feature is activated, Alexa answers certain questions differently. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — A version of Alexa won't tell kids where babies come from or spill the beans about Santa. It also won't explain some things kids might have heard on the news — like what Stormy Daniels does for a living.
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