“Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes,” I say in the kitchen as I’m putting a pot of water on a burner, followed by “Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes” as I pop some lasagne in the oven for reheating.

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One of Alexa's more practical, everyday uses is setting timers - helpful when cooking, remembering to perform some task, or alerting kids it's bedtime, among other things. Today, Amazon is improving ...

Alexa now supports multiple, named timers after a recent update. Here's how to create and manage multiple timers with your Alexa speakers. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six ...