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On visit to Seattle, Iceland’s president has a message for Amazon and Microsoft

Don’t forget about the less common languages when building digital devices and software. That was the message to local tech… Read More

Amazon Super Bowl ad stars Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost — and Alexa as a mind reader

It might seem like Amazon’s Alexa is reading your mind when she automatically orders more toilet paper or turns on… Read More

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NFTs, Metaverse, Web3, and new realities of startup investing, with Founders Co-op’s Aviel Ginzburg

So much of what happens in the startup world comes from serendipitous moments, random interactions that lead to fresh insights… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier

Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… Read More

Amazon teams up with Lockheed Martin and Cisco to put Alexa voice assistant on NASA’s moon ship

Alexa, when are we arriving at the moon? Putting Amazon’s AI-enabled voice assistant on a moon-bound spaceship may sound like… Read More

Alexa, please! Study suggests kids know how to talk differently to virtual assistants and humans

Kids taught to say “Bungo” to get a smart assistant to speed up know they are talking to a robot… Read More

Q&A with Amazon Alexa chief Rohit Prasad on the future of ambient computing

When Amazon’s first Alexa-enabled smart speaker debuted in 2014, it was something of a novelty: A voice-activated natural language processing… Read More

Amazon gives developers access to Alexa device home screens, aiming to revitalize market for skills

Amazon will offer independent software developers a slice of the most important real estate on Alexa devices, giving users the… Read More

Filings reveal Amazon’s plan to use radar for ‘sleep tracing’ and touchless device control

Amazon plans to use radar to help people monitor their sleep and control their devices using gestures, a Federal Communications… Read More

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‘Amazon Unbound’ is a portrait of a company ‘getting perilously close to invincible’

“I wonder what unit profitability was in 2017 without advertising?” That seemingly mundane question, posed by Jeff Bezos during a… Read More

Amazon Halo users get option to connect with Alexa devices for personal health updates via voice

Amazon Halo users will be able to ask Echo speakers and other Alexa-enabled devices for updates on their activity scores,… Read More

Amazon releases surprise Alexa app for Microsoft Xbox, with voice controls and video features

Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for… Read More

Alexa, is it warm in here? Amazon Super Bowl ad turns hot ‘Black Panther’ star into an Echo device

The disembodied voice of Amazon’s Alexa may have finally found a vessel suitable for helping with recipes, turning on the… Read More

Report: Amazon working on Alexa-enabled device to track and measure sleep disorder

Amazon is reportedly working on a new Alexa-enabled bedside device that does more than soothe you to sleep with white… Read More

Amazon beefs up machine learning in Alexa to predict ‘latent goals’ that aren’t directly expressed

Alexa is getting smarter. Amazon’s voice assistant in the U.S. can now predict “latent goals,” or potential requests that a… Read More

Amazon gives customers a way to immediately delete Alexa voice recordings — here’s how to do it

Privacy was front-and-center for Amazon at the company’s big devices and services event this week. The most noteworthy privacy-related announcement… Read More

Amazon unveils spherical Echo speakers, flying indoor security camera, and cloud gaming service

Amazon unveiled a new lineup of spherical Echo devices, an autonomous flying indoor Ring security camera, a new cloud gaming… Read More

Bamboo launches English learning voice app for Alexa, partners with TAF to help kids in need

Seattle startup Bamboo Learning today launched its first voice-based education app for English Language Arts and announced partnerships to help… Read More

Amazon rolls out new Alexa development features to expand capabilities of voice tech interactions

Amazon announced 31 new features for its Alexa voice platform, aiming to help developers increase usage and engagement of their… Read More

Amazon adds hands-free voice activation to Alexa app, and gives users initial choice to opt in or out

Amazon is adding hands-free activation to its Alexa apps for iOS and Android, giving users the option to say “Alexa”… Read More

Amazon Alexa leader: COVID-19 has sparked ‘a huge increase in the use of voice in the home’

The COVID-19 crisis is speeding up the adoption of various technologies as people work remotely and spend more time at… Read More

Amazon and Techstars revamp Alexa Accelerator to help later-stage companies, unveil new cohort

Amazon and Techstars on Wednesday unveiled the seven companies participating in Alexa Next Stage, its voice tech startup program originally… Read More

Amazon teams with Zynga for an Alexa-enabled version of popular game ‘Words With Friends’

Amazon is teaming with Zynga to bring a voice-enabled version of the interactive entertainment company’s popular game “Words With Friends”… Read More

How Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is changing its tone during the pandemic

Alexa, do I need a coronavirus test? That’s a query that almost certainly was not in the repertoire for Amazon’s… Read More

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A glimpse of the future at CES: Celebs, parallel reality, and next-gen toilets at the big tech show

CES is becoming less of a place where companies unveil game-changing products, and more where they show attention-grabbing ideas. That’s… Read More

Tech’s extraordinary decade: What mattered most in the past 10 years of innovation

What were the top tech stories of the past decade? I’ve been discussing this topic with others recently on LinkedIn,… Read More

Amazon’s top 10 Alexa skills for 2019 show broader ambitions amid questions about growth

Amazon has established itself as a smart home leader, with its digital assistant Alexa powering and controlling everything from speakers,… Read More

Be cool, Alexa … actor Samuel L. Jackson now voices the weather and more for Amazon

“I’m in the cloud, baby!” Only Samuel L. Jackson, the longtime Hollywood star with a distinct voice and vocabulary, could… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa can now order prescription refills and remind people to take their medicine

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa can now refill prescriptions via voice command and remind people to take their medicine, the latest… Read More

Alexa in every light switch? Amazon reduces requirements for voice controls in small devices

Amazon is releasing a new integration designed to help hardware makers build its Alexa voice assistant directly into smaller devices,… Read More