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11 Jan 2024

Google Layoffs Spree Continues; Planning To Cut Hundreds Of Staff

The exact number of personnel that are being laid off is not disclosed yet. Google Assistant debuted in 2016 to compete with Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri.

20 Aug 2023

Amazon Alexa Accused Of ‘Sexist’ Reply To Question About The Lionesses

Academic Joanne Rodda, a senior lecturer in psychiatry at Kent and Medway Medical School, said it showed "sexism in football was embedded in Alexa”.

27 May 2023

Google Ordered To Pay Sonos $32.5 Mn Over Patent Infringement

Jurors said that Google should pay $2.30 for each of the more than 14 million devices sold.

23 Jun 2022

Amazon Alexa to soon read stories in even dead people’s voice

Alexa will be read or speak your preferred bedtime stories using the new feature currently being worked upon by Amazon. The upcoming feature is currently in the works. Amazon has announced to host its annual Alexa Live developers event on July 20.

17 Mar 2022

Amazon Alexa now available on few Wear OS smartwatches from Fossil, Skagen

The launch of the Skagen Falster Gen 6 brought with it the reveal of a partnership between Amazon and Fossil that would bring Alexa to select Wear OS smartwatches.

08 Oct 2021

Amitabh Bachchan's Baritone Voice on Amazon Alexa: Here’s how to add it

Users can ask ‘Amit Ji' the time and other questions, similar to how ‘Alexa' wakes them up. Amazon Echo speakers and the Amazon Android app now support the new voice option. Bachchan will be able to react in both English and Hindi on Amazon Echo devices.

03 Sep 2021

Alexa will now speak louder if it detects background noise

One of them is Whisper Mode, where Alexa will whisper its response if you talk to it quietly. As this relaxing video points out, you can activate the mode by asking Alexa to “turn on whisper mode”.

03 Sep 2021

Amazon could launch Alexa-powered TV in October: Report

Amazon is now looking to add smart televisions to its lineup. Amazon is unlikely to have in-house manufacturing for the televisions. Amazon is also reportedly working on a TV designed in-house.

03 Aug 2021

Amazon Alexa will now find the nearest COVID-19 vaccination centres for you

In 2020, Amazon came out with an update on Alexa in India which had a smart assistant to share information about COVID-19 symptoms and cases in India. Amazon further said that all of this information is sourced from the Indian government’s CoWIN portal, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website as well as MapmyIndia. All users need to do is say, "Alexa, where can I get a COVID-19 test?".

23 Apr 2021

Looking for COVID-19 vaccine centres? Amazon Alexa will help you find it

Amazon has given all the information on Alexa about vaccine availability and eligibility for more than 85 countries. Alexa will help with a list of nearby locations where COVID-19 vaccines are there and users can also enquire about it by asking Alexa to “call the first one” from the list to connect to a specific location. Available in multiple devices, Amazon Alexa will also be able to answer other vaccine-related queries like phone numbers and other details.

11 Feb 2021

Want to share your favourite song? Check out Amazon’s music sharing feature

With this feature, users get an option to share their songs with their Alexa contacts on their Echo devices. Amazon said on its website that if someone shares a song with you, Alexa will send a notification on your Echo device. To get started, you’ll need to enable Alexa Communications on your account by opening your Alexa app and navigating to the Communicate tab.

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14 Sep 2020

Amitabh Bachchan first celebrity voice on Amazon Alexa in India

Amitabh Bachchan's voice will be available on Alexa devices next year, the company said.

20 Apr 2020

Amazon Alexa to answer COVID-19 related queries

In the social distancing times, Alexa can be your daily gyan guru by teaching you a new fact every day.

07 Jan 2020

Amazon introduces Echo Auto in India

Echo Auto uses a car`s 12V charging socket or USB port and connects to the car`s stereo system for audio playback using auxiliary cable or Bluetooth, the official release notes. It features 8 microphones and far-field technology for seamless access.

27 Nov 2019

Amazon Alexa can now respond in happy or disappointed tone

Starting this week, US users will be able to enable Alexa to respond with either a happy/excited or disappointed/empathetic tone, the official blog notes.

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22 Aug 2019

Bose adds Google Assistant to its smart speakers

Bose smart speaker owners can now also use Apple AirPlay 2 for simple streaming from Apple devices

07 Jun 2019

Amazon Alexa to talk to you in impeccable Hindi soon

Though the smart speaker is a relatively young product in India, voice assistants like Alexa in smart devices are gaining immense popularity in the country.

18 Apr 2019

Facebook working on voice assistant like Amazon Alexa

Facebook`s AI-enabled Portal video chat service currently uses Amazon`s Alexa.

17 Jan 2019

Amazon's Echo Input now available in India

The device features a four-microphone arrangement to allow users to talk to Alexa from across the room using the Alexa app.

23 Jul 2018

Meet Rohit Prasad, the man from Ranchi whose brainchild is Amazon’s Alexa

Alexa has become a household name in India and other parts of the world. The Amazon module that works on the concept of voice recognition got immensely popular within no time. But do you know who the brain behind the machine is? It is the brainchild of an Indian man, Rohit Prasad, who hails from Jharkhand capital Ranchi.

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