Amazon’s latest Echos show the smart home space hitting its stride
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Use Alexa to Update Your Home’s Intercom System
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Toggle Lights and Switches with an Amazon Echo Button
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Alexa, Why Are Employees Looking at My Data?
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Everyone’s been talking about Bloomberg’s report that Amazon workers are listening to the voice recordings created when you speak to Alexa. But Amazon...
Amazon May Join Spotify in Offering Ad-Supported Free Music Tier
Amazon is in talks to launch a free, ad-supported music service, reports Billboard. Amazon currently offers an Amazon Music Unlimited service with 50 million...
Improve Your Mornings With Alexa Routines
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Waking up can be hard, but Alexa can make it easier. Alexa won’t make you any less sleepy or drag you out of...
How to get Z-Wave smart blinds working with Alexa
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Introducing New Alexa Healthcare Skills
Today, we’re excited to announce that the Alexa Skills Kit now enables select Covered Entities and their Business Associates, subject to the U.S....
New Speech Recognition Experiments Demonstrate How Machine Learning Can Scale
Customer interactions with Alexa are constantly growing more complex, and on the Alexa science team, we strive to stay ahead of the curve by...
Introducing Alexa Live–a Free, Online Conference for Voice Developers
While developers all over the world are building engaging skills, and many even their own voice businesses, now is the time for brands...
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