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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 Announced Layoffs in Alexa Voice Assistant Unit to Focus on Gen AI
Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence. The cuts affect several hundred employees working on Alexa, according to the email. A spokeswoman declined to elaborate on exactly how many were affected.
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Amazon To Lay Off "Several Hundred" People From Alexa Unit
Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing "shifting" business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence.
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Amazon Echo Pop With Front-Facing Speaker, Bluetooth Streaming Support Launched in India
Amazon Echo Pop has been launched by the company in India. It is equipped with Alexa for controlling music playback, setting reminders, and keeping track of sports matches. Users can also control smart home devices and smart plugs using voice commands.
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Amazon To Discontinue Alexa's Celebrity Voices Soon, Including Amitabh Bachchan's
Launched in 2019, the feature allowed users to set their favorite celebrity's voice as the voice of Alexa.
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Amazon Plans to Add ChatGPT-style Conversational Product Search to its Online Store
The e-commerce giant’s ambitions appear in recent job postings reviewed by Bloomberg News. One listing seeking a senior software development engineer says the company is “reimagining Amazon Search with an interactive conversational experience” designed to help users find answers to questions, compare products and receive personalised suggesti...
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Apple TV, Amazon’s AWS and Alexa Back Up After Thousands of Users Experience Outage
Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.
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Redmi Smart Fire TV 32 (L32R8-FVIN) HD Television Review: Mi Didn't Start the Fire
The Redmi Smart Fire TV 32 is affordably priced at Rs. 12,499 in India, and comes with one big change from what we’re used to seeing from the brand - Fire TV OS. With Alexa voice assistant support and deep integration with Prime Video and more, is this the best budget 32-inch smart TV you can buy right now? Find out in this review.
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Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) Smart Speaker Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Features
Amazon has launched the Echo Dot (5th Gen) in India, priced at Rs. 4,999 The new smart speaker is the latest in the compact product range from Amazon, and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, and access to the Alexa voice assistant and its feature set.
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Alexa Users In India To Get New Male Voice Option
Indian users, for the first time, will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new masculine sounding voice, Amazon said on Thursday as its virtual assistant completed five years in India.
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Amazon Great Republic Day 2023 Sale: The Best Deals on Echo Speakers, Fire TV Devices and Kindle EBooks
Amazon Great Republic Day 2023 Sale is currently live on the e-commerce website, bringing in massive discounts on a range of products including Echo speakers, Fire TV devices, and Kindle ebook readers. The e-commerce giant is also offering an additional 10 percent instant discount on SBI bank cards. Check out the best deals on Amazon devices here.
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Apple Wants to Drop ‘Hey’ From the ‘Hey Siri’ Wake Phrase for Voice Commands: Report
Apple is said to be working on removing ‘Hey’ from the ‘Hey Siri’ wake phrase used to invoke its default voice assistant on iPhone and audio products. This will bring it in line with Amazon’s Alexa, and make invoking the voice assistant a fair bit easier.
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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.
-
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 Announced Layoffs in Alexa Voice Assistant Unit to Focus on Gen AI
Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing shifting business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence. The cuts affect several hundred employees working on Alexa, according to the email. A spokeswoman declined to elaborate on exactly how many were affected.
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Amazon To Lay Off "Several Hundred" People From Alexa Unit
Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming jobs at its Alexa voice assistant unit, citing "shifting" business priorities and a greater focus on generative artificial intelligence.
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Amazon Echo Pop With Front-Facing Speaker, Bluetooth Streaming Support Launched in India
Amazon Echo Pop has been launched by the company in India. It is equipped with Alexa for controlling music playback, setting reminders, and keeping track of sports matches. Users can also control smart home devices and smart plugs using voice commands.
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Amazon To Discontinue Alexa's Celebrity Voices Soon, Including Amitabh Bachchan's
Launched in 2019, the feature allowed users to set their favorite celebrity's voice as the voice of Alexa.
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Amazon Plans to Add ChatGPT-style Conversational Product Search to its Online Store
The e-commerce giant’s ambitions appear in recent job postings reviewed by Bloomberg News. One listing seeking a senior software development engineer says the company is “reimagining Amazon Search with an interactive conversational experience” designed to help users find answers to questions, compare products and receive personalised suggesti...
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Apple TV, Amazon’s AWS and Alexa Back Up After Thousands of Users Experience Outage
Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.
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Redmi Smart Fire TV 32 (L32R8-FVIN) HD Television Review: Mi Didn't Start the Fire
The Redmi Smart Fire TV 32 is affordably priced at Rs. 12,499 in India, and comes with one big change from what we’re used to seeing from the brand - Fire TV OS. With Alexa voice assistant support and deep integration with Prime Video and more, is this the best budget 32-inch smart TV you can buy right now? Find out in this review.
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Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) Smart Speaker Launched in India: Price, Specifications, Features
Amazon has launched the Echo Dot (5th Gen) in India, priced at Rs. 4,999 The new smart speaker is the latest in the compact product range from Amazon, and comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, and access to the Alexa voice assistant and its feature set.
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Alexa Users In India To Get New Male Voice Option
Indian users, for the first time, will be able to switch between Alexa's original voice and a new masculine sounding voice, Amazon said on Thursday as its virtual assistant completed five years in India.
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Amazon Great Republic Day 2023 Sale: The Best Deals on Echo Speakers, Fire TV Devices and Kindle EBooks
Amazon Great Republic Day 2023 Sale is currently live on the e-commerce website, bringing in massive discounts on a range of products including Echo speakers, Fire TV devices, and Kindle ebook readers. The e-commerce giant is also offering an additional 10 percent instant discount on SBI bank cards. Check out the best deals on Amazon devices here.
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Apple Wants to Drop ‘Hey’ From the ‘Hey Siri’ Wake Phrase for Voice Commands: Report
Apple is said to be working on removing ‘Hey’ from the ‘Hey Siri’ wake phrase used to invoke its default voice assistant on iPhone and audio products. This will bring it in line with Amazon’s Alexa, and make invoking the voice assistant a fair bit easier.
