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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Wants to Place Advertisements in Multiturn Conversations With Alexa+
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared plans to introduce advertisements when users chat with Alexa+. The Seattle-based tech giant unveiled the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered version of Alexa voice assistant in February, which comes with several new capabilities. Currently available in the US, the company claims it has been rolled out to and is being u...
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Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) With 5.5-Inch Display, Alexa Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) was launched in India on Tuesday. It features a 5.5-inch display with an inbuilt camera. It is powered by the Alexa voice assistant. It runs on the AZ2 Neural Edge processor. The new model is an upgrade to the Amazon Echo Show 5 (Second Generation). The new Amazon Echo Show is launched in two colour options, and it feat...
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Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit
Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,
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Amazon Scraps Privacy Feature, Sending Alexa Voice Recordings To Cloud
While the voice recordings will be processed in the cloud, the email added that "they will be deleted" after Alexa had processed the requests.
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
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Amazon Reportedly Working On a Reasoning-Focused AI Model, Could Offer ‘Hybrid Intelligence’
Amazon is reportedly working on a reasoning-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model. As per the report, this model will be released as part of the company's Nova family of AI models. This will likely be an enterprise offering via Amazon Bedrock and Azure AI Foundry, instead of being a consumer-focused product.
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
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Amazon Introduces AI-Powered Alexa+ With Upgraded Capabilities, to Roll Out Next Month
Amazon finally introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) version of its voice assistant on Wednesday. Dubbed Alexa+, it now comes with contextual understanding, can better control smart home appliances, is personalised to a user’s behaviour, and also gets agentic capabilities. Alexa+ will be available as a standalone service as well as bundled ...
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Amazon Set to Release Long-Delayed Alexa Generative AI Revamp
Amazon is gearing up to launch its Alexa generative AI voice service. The company on Wednesday sent out press invites to an event to be held on February 26 in New York featuring the head of its devices and services team, Panos Panay. A spokesperson said the event is Alexa-focused, while declining to elaborate.Â
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Amazon Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock With Alexa Voice Assistant Launched: Price, Specifications
Amazon Echo Spot was launched in India on Wednesday. It becomes the latest device to join Amazon’s lineup of Alexa-enabled Echo devices. The smart alarm clock boasts features such as colourful displays, customised clock faces, and newly added alarm sounds. Echo Spot has a front-firing directional speaker which enables users to play their preferre...
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Cricket Scores to Recipes, Here Is What Indian Users Asked Alexa in 2024
Amazon has revealed the most popular Alexa questions that Indian users asked the voice assistant this year. In 2024, the tech giant said cricket queries took the number one spot followed by details about celebrities from various fields.
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Amazon Said to Plan Up to $10 Monthly Price Tag for Unprofitable Alexa Service, AI Revamp
Amazon is planning an overhaul of is unprofitable Alexa service as part of a new project called Banyan that is said to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service. The company is also planning to charge a monthly fee of around $5 to access the revamped version of Alexa, the company's voice assistant used on its Echo smart speak...
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Woman Confuses Amazon's Alexa, What The Virtual Assistant Replied
A woman in the video boldly introduces herself as "Alexa," starting a funny conversation with the virtual assistant.
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Amazon to Introduce Improved AI-Powered Alexa, But It Might Be Behind a Paywall: Report
Amazon is reportedly working on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within its cloud-based voice assistant, Alexa, but users might have to pay more before they can avail of its services. The Seattle-based tech giant has been planning to enhance the capabilities of its virtual voice assistant since 2023, likely to not fall behind t...
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"Alexa, Bark": How UP Teen Saved Herself, Toddler From Monkey Attack
A 13-year-old girl's wit saved her and a toddler from a monkey attack in UP's Basti district. The girl commanded Alexa, Amazon's virtual voice assistant, to bark to scare away a monkey that had entered her sister's home.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Wants to Place Advertisements in Multiturn Conversations With Alexa+
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared plans to introduce advertisements when users chat with Alexa+. The Seattle-based tech giant unveiled the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered version of Alexa voice assistant in February, which comes with several new capabilities. Currently available in the US, the company claims it has been rolled out to and is being u...
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Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) With 5.5-Inch Display, Alexa Launched in India: Price, Specifications
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) was launched in India on Tuesday. It features a 5.5-inch display with an inbuilt camera. It is powered by the Alexa voice assistant. It runs on the AZ2 Neural Edge processor. The new model is an upgrade to the Amazon Echo Show 5 (Second Generation). The new Amazon Echo Show is launched in two colour options, and it feat...
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Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit
Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,
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Amazon Scraps Privacy Feature, Sending Alexa Voice Recordings To Cloud
While the voice recordings will be processed in the cloud, the email added that "they will be deleted" after Alexa had processed the requests.
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
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Amazon Reportedly Working On a Reasoning-Focused AI Model, Could Offer ‘Hybrid Intelligence’
Amazon is reportedly working on a reasoning-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model. As per the report, this model will be released as part of the company's Nova family of AI models. This will likely be an enterprise offering via Amazon Bedrock and Azure AI Foundry, instead of being a consumer-focused product.
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
-
Amazon Introduces AI-Powered Alexa+ With Upgraded Capabilities, to Roll Out Next Month
Amazon finally introduced the artificial intelligence (AI) version of its voice assistant on Wednesday. Dubbed Alexa+, it now comes with contextual understanding, can better control smart home appliances, is personalised to a user’s behaviour, and also gets agentic capabilities. Alexa+ will be available as a standalone service as well as bundled ...
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Amazon Set to Release Long-Delayed Alexa Generative AI Revamp
Amazon is gearing up to launch its Alexa generative AI voice service. The company on Wednesday sent out press invites to an event to be held on February 26 in New York featuring the head of its devices and services team, Panos Panay. A spokesperson said the event is Alexa-focused, while declining to elaborate.Â
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Amazon Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock With Alexa Voice Assistant Launched: Price, Specifications
Amazon Echo Spot was launched in India on Wednesday. It becomes the latest device to join Amazon’s lineup of Alexa-enabled Echo devices. The smart alarm clock boasts features such as colourful displays, customised clock faces, and newly added alarm sounds. Echo Spot has a front-firing directional speaker which enables users to play their preferre...
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Cricket Scores to Recipes, Here Is What Indian Users Asked Alexa in 2024
Amazon has revealed the most popular Alexa questions that Indian users asked the voice assistant this year. In 2024, the tech giant said cricket queries took the number one spot followed by details about celebrities from various fields.
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Amazon Said to Plan Up to $10 Monthly Price Tag for Unprofitable Alexa Service, AI Revamp
Amazon is planning an overhaul of is unprofitable Alexa service as part of a new project called Banyan that is said to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service. The company is also planning to charge a monthly fee of around $5 to access the revamped version of Alexa, the company's voice assistant used on its Echo smart speak...
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Woman Confuses Amazon's Alexa, What The Virtual Assistant Replied
A woman in the video boldly introduces herself as "Alexa," starting a funny conversation with the virtual assistant.
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Amazon to Introduce Improved AI-Powered Alexa, But It Might Be Behind a Paywall: Report
Amazon is reportedly working on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within its cloud-based voice assistant, Alexa, but users might have to pay more before they can avail of its services. The Seattle-based tech giant has been planning to enhance the capabilities of its virtual voice assistant since 2023, likely to not fall behind t...
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"Alexa, Bark": How UP Teen Saved Herself, Toddler From Monkey Attack
A 13-year-old girl's wit saved her and a toddler from a monkey attack in UP's Basti district. The girl commanded Alexa, Amazon's virtual voice assistant, to bark to scare away a monkey that had entered her sister's home.
