Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
December 21, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon veteran Dave Limp is going from Alexa to outer space. Limp, who led the company’s devices unit, was chosen by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...

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Amazon Adds Favorites and Shortcuts to Alexa App
Amazon Adds Favorites and Shortcuts to Alexa App
December 01, 2023  |  Alexa

Amazon has unveiled a redesigned Alexa app, offering users an enhanced experience in managing their smart home devices. The updated app has new customization options...

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Amazon Puts Alexa in the Driver’s Seat, Walmart Revs Up Package Delivery
Amazon Puts Alexa in the Driver’s Seat, Walmart Revs Up Package Delivery
November 24, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart are revving up their engines with initiatives set to hit consumers by the year’s end or the start of 2024. The projects...

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With Hyundai Deal, Alexa Helps Amazon Link Commerce to Connected Cars
With Hyundai Deal, Alexa Helps Amazon Link Commerce to Connected Cars
November 22, 2023  |  Amazon

With the recent news that Amazon is partnering with Hyundai, the conventional wisdom might be to say: Amazon sells pretty much everything else across its platform,...

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Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?
Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?
September 29, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Big Tech’s artificial intelligence (AI) arms race shows no signs of slowing to a cold war. At least not any time soon, while there are...

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Amazon’s Bid to Get Smart Glasses Right
Amazon’s Bid to Get Smart Glasses Right
September 26, 2023  |  Amazon

Smart glasses have long been the stuff of science fiction dreams, promising a future where we can seamlessly integrate digital information and augmented reality into...

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This Week in AI: Interactive Evolutions, Enterprise Wins, Biometric Payments
This Week in AI: Interactive Evolutions, Enterprise Wins, Biometric Payments
September 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) hasn’t even celebrated its first birthday yet.  But the innovative technology continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. Another...

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Amazon Makes Alexa More Human-Like to Increase VoiceTech Adoption 
Amazon Makes Alexa More Human-Like to Increase VoiceTech Adoption 
September 20, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon aspires for Alexa to be an integral part of the consumer’s household.   During its product launch on Wednesday (Sept 20), Amazon unveiled enhancements to...

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Amazon Unveils Upgraded Devices With Gen AI-Powered Features
Amazon Unveils Upgraded Devices With Gen AI-Powered Features
September 20, 2023  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon unveiled new Echo devices, Fire TV technology and eero Wi-Fi system. Among the upgrades added to some of the devices introduced Wednesday (Sept. 20) are...

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