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Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Play Music For More Than 500 Requests
Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Play Music For More Than 500 Requests
August 04, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced news its voice-activated assistant Alexa can now provide music for specific activities such as running, napping or meditating, among others. Amazon editors...

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Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
August 02, 2017  |  Amazon

The conspiracy theorists may be right this time: Cybercriminals could use the Amazon Echo to spy on them. A British security researcher demonstrated how he...

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Amazon Acquires Startup Graphiq To Help Improve Alexa
Amazon Acquires Startup Graphiq To Help Improve Alexa
July 21, 2017  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon has acquired Graphiq, Inc., a data analysis and search engine startup, to help improve its Alexa virtual assistant and other services. The Los Angeles Times...

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Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
July 17, 2017  |  Personnel

Alexa, how should one enjoy retirement? News came Friday that Amazon VP Mike George — one of the driving forces behind Alexa, the voice assistant, and...

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Amazon Is Overhauling The Echo To Steal HomePod Thunder
Amazon Is Overhauling The Echo To Steal HomePod Thunder
July 14, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon’s Echo is getting an overhaul for the first time in more than two years since the voice-activated speaker powered by virtual assistant Alexa hit...

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Today in Data: Amazon’s Prime Day
Today in Data: Amazon’s Prime Day
July 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Amazon Prime Day is here, and that means there are a lot of new developments coming from the eCommerce giant. As it prepares its Amazon...

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Echo, Echo Dot Deep Discounts Part Of Amazon Prime Day
Echo, Echo Dot Deep Discounts Part Of Amazon Prime Day
July 11, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s Prime Day 2017, which promises deep discounts every five minutes for 30 hours, will include big savings on its Echo and Echo Dot devices....

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