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’s Retail Staff Cuts May Hand Walmart an Omnichannel Edge  
Amazon’s Retail Staff Cuts May Hand Walmart an Omnichannel Edge  
November 14, 2022  |  Amazon

Unconfirmed reports Monday that said Amazon is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs could give Walmart an opportunity to retake some market share from...

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Amazon Puts Alexa Under Microscope in Cost-Cutting Review
Amazon Puts Alexa Under Microscope in Cost-Cutting Review
November 10, 2022  |  Retail

Amazon is evaluating its Alexa business as the company joins other Big Tech firms in making cost-cutting measures in the face of an economic downturn....

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Amazon Gives Alexa a New Voice to Grow User Base
Amazon Gives Alexa a New Voice to Grow User Base
November 09, 2022  |  Retail

In a bid to capture the voice commerce users of tomorrow, Amazon has rolled out a suite of new features in its Alexa ecosystem, including...

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Amazon Beefs Up Tech Stable and Digital Ecosystem Ahead of Holiday Sales Event
Amazon Beefs Up Tech Stable and Digital Ecosystem Ahead of Holiday Sales Event
September 28, 2022  |  Amazon

In a flurry of announcements ahead of its upcoming Prime Early Access Sale, eCommerce giant Amazon made clear that its second sales event of the...

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Amazon, Google Hear Consumers, Crank Up Volume of Voice Commerce Touchpoints
Amazon, Google Hear Consumers, Crank Up Volume of Voice Commerce Touchpoints
September 19, 2022  |  Retail

The chorus supporting expansion of voice commerce and smart home applications has gotten considerably louder in 2022 as Amazon specifically brings Alexa deeper into connecting...

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Alexa Developer’s Venture, Unlikely AI, Raises $20M in Seed Round
Alexa Developer’s Venture, Unlikely AI, Raises $20M in Seed Round
September 12, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Unlikely AI has closed a seed round for $20 million which will go toward developing its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and adding employees, a...

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Amazon Boosts Alexa Device Features, Capabilities to Improve Connected Commerce
Amazon Boosts Alexa Device Features, Capabilities to Improve Connected Commerce
August 31, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon released a series of instruction manuals Wednesday (Aug. 31) designed to help users set up their Alexa Echo devices and turn their homes into...

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Amazon Rebuts Alexa Eavesdropping ‘Myths’ as It Scales Device Ecosystem 
Amazon Rebuts Alexa Eavesdropping ‘Myths’ as It Scales Device Ecosystem 
June 30, 2022  |  Retail

In a year that has seen Amazon blog about its voice-powered Alexa device 28 different times as part of its effort to grow its overall ecosystem...

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Amazon Promotes Alexa to Companion From Simple Servant’s Role
Amazon Promotes Alexa to Companion From Simple Servant’s Role
June 24, 2022  |  Amazon

Seeing eventual limitations to simply giving Alexa commands — “Alexa, buy milk,” “Alexa, turn the AC down,” — Amazon’s engineers believe the voice recognition AI needs...

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