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Alexa, start barking: Smart 13-year-old girl saves herself and her sister from monkey attack in UP
6Apr By adminNo Comments
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Alexa, start barking: Smart 13-year-old girl saves herself and her sister from monkey attack in UP

[ad_1] In a remarkable display of presence of mind, a 13-year-old girl from Basti, Uttar Pradesh, managed to fend off a potentially dangerous monkey attack using a rather unconventional method – Amazon's virtual voice assistant, Alexa. The incident took place earlier in the day at Awas Vikas Colony in Basti, when young Nikita found herself confronted with a monkey intruder while playing with her 15-month-old niece on the sofa. With other family members in different rooms of the house, Nikita sprang into action when the monkey began rummaging through the kitchen, causing chaos. Also read: Google to introduce new tool to identify unknown callers directly through the Pixel phone app Despite feeling scared, Nikita spotted the Alexa device placed on the fridge. In a split-second decision, ...
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Amazon to supercharge Alexa AI, make you pay; know all about the rumoured ‘Alexa Plus’
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Amazon to supercharge Alexa AI, make you pay; know all about the rumoured ‘Alexa Plus’

[ad_1] Amazon Alexa has become one of the biggest names in recent years in the world of AI-powered voice assistants. It is quite useful when it comes to tasks such as playing music, solving queries and even entertaining kids. It can even control smart home devices such as your TV, lights, AC, washing machine, and more. However, it seems like Amazon is set to enhance its capabilities by supercharging it with personalized artificial intelligence (AI) technology. But there is a catch. To use this new Alexa AI tool - aka Alexa Plus - you will have to pay for it. And what is more, it may not even be too accurate in its answers and that is a sticking point that has been highlighted internally. Alexa AI paid subscriptionAccording to a Business Insider report, Amazon Alexa AI voice assistant wi...
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Alexa, help! Amazon partners with EVgo to ease EV charging pain
6Jan By adminNo Comments
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Alexa, help! Amazon partners with EVgo to ease EV charging pain

[ad_1] E-commerce giant Amazon hopes a new partnership with EVgo, powered by its Alexa voice assistant will help smooth the electric vehicle charging experience for owners. E-commerce giant Amazon hopes a new partnership with EVgo, powered by its Alexa voice assistant, will help smooth the electric vehicle charging experience for owners. Announced on Thursday at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new service aims to streamline the process of locating, initiating and paying for a charging session -- still pain points for many EV drivers -- according to EVgo, one of the nation's largest EV charging network operators. When it launches later in 2023, the Alexa-assisted EV charging service will connect drivers to more than 150,000 U.S. public charging stations throug...
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Amazon Devices Chief Pledges Big Alexa Bets Despite Job Cuts
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Amazon Devices Chief Pledges Big Alexa Bets Despite Job Cuts

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc.’s devices chief said the company remains committed to building out the Alexa ecosystem despite job cuts in the once fast-growing division. Amazon.com Inc.'s devices chief said the company remains committed to building out the Alexa ecosystem despite job cuts in the once fast-growing division.When Amazon last month initiated its biggest-ever round of layoffs, they fell first and hardest on the Devices and Services group. The unit is responsible for the Alexa voice-activated assistant, Echo smart speakers, Fire streaming devices and home robots. In an interview Tuesday, Senior Vice President Dave Limp called the cuts “a painful event and not one you ever want to do.” Still, he said: “Is there some lack of commitment to Amazon's devices and services business? By an...
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When It Comes To Loss-Making Alexa, Why Amazon Should Think of iPhone
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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When It Comes To Loss-Making Alexa, Why Amazon Should Think of iPhone

[ad_1] Amazon has the wrong business plan for its popular smart speaker. It should think of it more like the iPhone. When Amazon.com Inc. first introduced its Echo smart speaker in 2016, it was mocked in some parts of the tech press as a gimmick. Why would anyone want a speaker to tell them the day of the week, or ask how many teaspoons were in a tablespoon? It turns out lots of people do. An estimated 65 million Echo units were sold globally last year, and sales are project to continue increasing. When it comes to scale and popularity, the speaker's digital assistant Alexa has been a tremendous success. But the snark at the start of Alexa's life was partly right. Financially  it's been a flop. Amazon sells its device at cost and with more than 10,000 employees working on the project,...
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