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  
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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