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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Alexa Boss David Limp to Depart Amazon
Alexa Boss David Limp to Depart Amazon
August 15, 2023  |  Personnel

Amazon’s devices chief is planning to exit the company. David Limp, who oversees products like the company’s Alexa assistant, intends to retire in the coming months,...

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Microsoft Continues Shutting Down Cortana
Microsoft Continues Shutting Down Cortana
August 11, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Microsoft is shutting down its digital assistant app, Cortana, for Windows 11 with an update that disables it. This move comes three years after the tech...

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Amazon Faces Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe Over iRobot Acquisition
Amazon Faces Full-Scale EU Antitrust Probe Over iRobot Acquisition
June 23, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly facing a full-scale EU antitrust investigation over its $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba vacuum cleaner introduced in 2002. After...

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Why Generative AI Is a Bigger Threat to Apple Than Google or Amazon
Why Generative AI Is a Bigger Threat to Apple Than Google or Amazon
May 22, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The conversation over the last three years about the shift to digital has been largely about the share of consumers who once did most things...

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Alexa Goes Everywhere and Amazon Adds Generative AI to Marketplace Search 
Alexa Goes Everywhere and Amazon Adds Generative AI to Marketplace Search 
May 17, 2023  |  Amazon

It was only a matter of time before Amazon ramped up the race to build a better voice-driven artificial intelligence (AI) experience versus a field of...

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Amazon Taps Tech Partnerships to Enter the Restaurant Biz
Amazon Taps Tech Partnerships to Enter the Restaurant Biz
May 05, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon is quietly making its way back into the restaurant space through partnerships and investments. In recent months, the eCommerce giant has been leveraging its...

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Alexa Powers Uber Eats Delivery Updates
Alexa Powers Uber Eats Delivery Updates
May 05, 2023  |  Delivery

Consumers can now ask Alexa for the status of their Uber Eats orders. The integration of Uber Eats with Amazon Echo devices in the United States enables real-time, hands-free order tracking...

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Voice Commerce Takes Over the Restaurant Industry with Oracle, Uber
Voice Commerce Takes Over the Restaurant Industry with Oracle, Uber
May 04, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

From Oracle to Uber, major technology companies are extending voice ordering’s reach in the restaurant industry. On Thursday (May 4), voice artificial intelligence (AI) company...

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Restaurants Use Voice to Drive New Customer Experiences
Restaurants Use Voice to Drive New Customer Experiences
April 03, 2023  |  ResTech

As more consumers use voice assistants, restaurants are driving loyalty with frictionless ordering. The Context For restaurants, any ordering and payment channel that removes friction...

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