Alexa now speaks Spanish, including in multi-lingual mode
At Amazon’s hardware event last month in Seattle, the company announced plans to launch multi-lingual modes for its Alexa devices in the U.S., Canada, and India, […]
Alexa gets an improved voice and can now sound like Samuel L. Jackson, too
At its hardware event in Seattle, Amazon today announced that it is launching a new Neural Text to Speech model for its Alexa personal assistant. This […]
Amazon might reveal fitness-tracking Alexa wireless earbuds, Echo with better sound this week
Amazon is building wireless earbuds that offer Alexa voice assistant access, and fitness tracking for use during activities, according to a new report from CNBC. These […]
Amazon’s lead EU data regulator is asking questions about Alexa privacy
Amazon’s lead data regulator in Europe, Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection, has raised privacy concerns about its use of manual human reviews of Alexa AI […]
Amazon quietly adds ‘no human review’ option to Alexa settings as voice AIs face privacy scrutiny
Amazon has tweaked the settings for its Alexa voice AI to allow users to opt out of their voice recordings being manually reviewed by the company’s […]
Alexa, does the Echo Dot Kids protect children’s privacy?
A coalition of child protection and privacy groups has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate a kid-focused edition of […]
Alexa for Windows 10 PCs goes hands-free
In November, Amazon launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs that allowed PC owners to speak to Alexa in order to set reminders, timers and […]
Audible now offers live customer service through Alexa devices
Alexa devices just got a new use case: live customer service help. This morning, Amazon’s e-book company Audible announced the first live customer service experience on […]
Amazon launches a certification program for Alexa skill developers
Developers building voice-enabled applications for Amazon Echo and other Alexa-powered devices will now have a new way to validate their abilities, with Amazon’s launch of a […]
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