Tag: Alexa
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Thank Your Amazon Delivery Driver. It Could Win Them $25,000
Amazon will give thousands of dollars to its most thanked delivery drivers this holiday season. The top five drivers will win $25,000 for themselves and an additional matching donation from Amazon to give to the charity of their choice. Thanking your delivery driver enters them into a contest that runs from December 12 through the…
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Amazon Quietly Launched an Alexa Feature That Asks You Random Questions
Has your Echo Show ever randomly asked you whether you prefer summer or winter? Or ketchup vs. mayo? The questions show up as two images on the smart display that you have to decide between. Answer it, and you get the results from everyone else that participated. Don’t worry, it’s not a sinister plan to…
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Amazon Has 8 Useful Accessibility Features Available on Prime Video, Alexa, and Other Amazon Devices
Amazon has been working with disability and accessibility experts to design features to help those with disabilities more effectively use Prime Video, Alexa, and its other products. The Audio Description feature plays a spoken audio track that describes what’s happening on the screen. For people who are blind or have low vision, the accompanying audio…
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Amazon Slashes Jobs in its Alexa Division as it Prioritizes Generative AI
Amazon plans to cut several hundred jobs in its Alexa division as it shift its focus to generative artificial intelligence more akin to ChatGPT. The online retail giant announced the cut to employees through an internal memo, according to GeekWire. The company intends to push even further into making Alexa more helpful than just a…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s 2nd Gen Echo Buds Are At A New Lowest Price Ever – Take Alexa With You Everywhere You Go
Want to take Alexa with you everywhere you go? With 2nd gen Echo Buds, you can have Alexa with you wherever you are. The best part is they are at their lowest price of 2023, starting at just $69.99 for Mother’s Day. If you want, you can upgrade to the wireless charging case for $84.99.…
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Cybercriminals Are Using Siri and Google Voice Assistants To Scam People
Scammers are preying on people who use voice assistant technology apps like Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa to look up customer service phone numbers. Cybercriminals are aware of users’ reliance on these features and have devised ways to trick them into paying fees for services they didn’t expect to be charged for, the Michigan Attorney…
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Amazon’s Alexa is Adding Audible Notifications For Breaking News – Here is How to Turn Them Off
Do you own an Amazon Alexa device like an Echo Show? You may find yourself hearing a notification sound more often. This week, Cord Cutters News has confirmed that Echo Shows have started sending audible notifications for breaking news even when you are playing music. Unlike the cards that show on the screen with breaking…
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Amazon Alexa Is Killing IFTTT Support on October 31
Amazon will discontinue Alexa support for its IFTTT (If This, Then That) service as of October 31. Starting November 1, users will no longer be able to use Alexa commands to trigger applets with specific phrases or questions, according to the IFTTT team. In addition, applets that use other Alexa phrases, asks, or queries will…
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How Amazon May Start Charging You to Use Alexa
Amazon has been dropping hints that it may eventually start charging a fee to use Alexa – or at least some form of the digital assistant. It’s a radical idea considering Alexa has been free since the first Echo speaker debuted in 2004. Since then, Amazon has firmly entrenched itself in the smart speaker market…
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Once-Free Alexa Guard Features Will Now Cost You $6 a Month
Amazon is slapping a price tag on its formerly free security feature for Echo devices. Alexa Guard’s smoke, carbon monoxide alarm detection and glass break sound detection features reportedly moved to Amazon’s new Emergency Assist service, which costs $6 a month, or $59 a year. Alexa Guard’s ability to listen for intruders and household alarms…