Tag: Alexa
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Amazon Will Invest Billions in AI Technology
Amazon said it will invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, as Amazon looks to further solidify its spot in the growing technology sector. The investment will also give Amazon a minority ownership position at the company. Amazon and Anthropic announced their partnership to advance generative AI on Monday, just days after the…
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From New Fire TVs to a Smarter Alexa, Here’s Everything Amazon Announced At its Fall Event
Amazon on Wednesday unloaded a staggering number of new products, from new Fire TV sticks to new Ring and Blink cameras, but the star of the show was a preview of the future capabilities of its Alexa digital assistant. Dave Limp, the head of devices and services for Amazon who plans to leave the company…
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Amazon Rolls Out Smarter, More Human Alexa AI
Today, Amazon unveiled a massive upgrade to Alexa, with demos showing a more human-sounding and smarter digital assist able to understand context and personal preferences. The upgrade will come as a “free preview” on all devices — including the original Echo — at a later time. Amazon is hoping this improved Alexa will inspire more…
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Amazon is Working on Making Alexa Smarter
Amazon’s Alexa is more than a basic speaker assistant and in upcoming months will become an even more powerful tool for customers.
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HBO Max Launches ‘HBO Max Recommends’ Skill for Alexa
HBO Max announced today the launch of a new HBO Recommends skill for Alexa. With the new feature, HBO Max subscribers can use Alexa-enabled devices to easily browse and say yes or no to titles to get recommendations with guidance from the service. Using HBO Recommends, users can create personalized watchlists by saying “Alexa, open…
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Amazon Introduces Alexa Routines for Fire TV
Amazon announced today that it will bring Alexa routines to Fire TV devices. Alexa Routines is a feature that allows users to create Alexa command “bundles,” or personalized groups of commands that can be executed together with one voice command. Starting today, Amazon customers can include Fire TV commands in their Alexa Routines. Amazon offers…
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV
Amazon announced today some new features for controlling your Fire TV with Alexa-enabled devices. With the updates, Fire TV users can ditch the remote and use voice commands to find, launch, and watch content. Hands-free pairings now enable: Echo Show-like experiences: Leverage the biggest screen in your home when using popular Alexa experiences and skills hands-free.…
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Amazon Introduces New Fire TV User Experience
Along with announcing the launch of new Eero Mesh Wi-Fi and Fire TV devices, today’s Amazon event also brought news of an updated Fire TV experience, including a redesigned main menu and more personalization. On the main menu, you’ll be able to scroll through your apps for a preview of your content and go directly…
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Have an AT&T Number? Now You Can Turn Your Alexa Device Into a Phone
AT&T customers on eligible plans can now link their phone number to their Alexa-enabled devices and use them like a phone. Amazon Echo devices and more can now make and receive hands-free calls with a linked AT&T phone plan. This new launch is in addition to the existing calling feature on Amazon devices that allows…
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Amazon Adds Spanish Language Support to The Fire TV & Fire TV Stick
If you live in the United States and own a Fire TV you now have one more language option. Today Amazon added Spanish Language support on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the United States. Not only will menus now be in Spanish, but Alexa also offers Spanish language support. Spanish language support…