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The Kasa Smart Plugs Mini EP25 four-pack is down to its lowest price yet
The four-pack of Kasa Smart Plugs Mini EP25 four-pack is down to $32.50 thanks to a discount and added coupon.
Amazon will stop paying bonuses to Alexa developers
Amazon has decided to cut off paid perks for Alexa developers. The company confirmed to Engadget on Wednesday that it will end the Alexa Developer Rewards Program at the end of June.
Amazon and BMW are replacing the driver's manual with AI
Amazon and BMW announced a partnership at CES 2024 to combine an LLM with Alexa and the contents of a driver’s manual. This allows users to ask the bot anything about their car that would be in the manual.
Amazon is laying off several hundred employees working on Alexa
The company has so far laid off more than 27,000 employees since last year.
Amazon will start charging for formerly free Alexa Guard smoke and security alerts
Amazon will soon start charging extra for some Alexa Guard home security features. You'll need an Alexa Emergency Assist plan if you want your Echo speakers to listen out for intruders and home alarms.
Everything Amazon announced at its 2023 Devices and Services event
Amazon’s annual fall product launch was full of new devices — and a fresh take on Alexa using generative AI for more natural conversations.
Amazon Echo Frames (3rd-gen) hands-on: Refined look, better sound, faster Alexa
We wore the new Echo Frames to try the updated audio and faster Alexa responses.
Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd-gen) hands-on: The screen that adjusts as you move around the house
Our first look at the all-new Echo Show 8.
Amazon's $180 Echo Hub is a smart home control panel for your wall
Wednesday, during a press event at its HQ2 in Arlington, VA, Amazon announced a new way to control smart home devices using the upcoming Echo Hub.
Amazon's Map View puts your smart home devices on a digital floor plan
Amazon has revealed a Map View for controlling your smart home devices. Via a digital floor plan, you can (for instance) tap on lights to switch them on or off or an Echo speaker to change the volume.
Kids will soon be able to have natural conversations with Alexa
Amazon just announced Explore with Alexa, a kid-friendly conversational chatbot. The company also unveiled new Fire tablets and a child-friendly Echo Pop.
Alexa Emergency Assist can call first responders from your Echo speaker
Alexa Emergency Assist is an upcoming paid feature that lets people in need call first responders by saying, "Alexa, call for help."
Amazon debuts Eye Gaze accessibility features on the Fire Max 11 tablet
Amazon just unveiled new accessibility features, including an Eye Gaze for Alexa tool for the Fire Max 11 tablet.
Amazon Alexa is evolving into a chatbot for your home
Great news everyone! Amazon's Alexa is getting a slew of new AI-enhanced abilities!
Panos Panay is reportedly heading to Amazon after leaving Microsoft
It didn’t take long to learn Panos Panay’s new home. The industry veteran, instrumental in developing Windows 11 and the Microsoft Surface line of 2-in-1s and laptops, will land at Amazon.
Amazon hardware VP Dave Limp set to retire after almost 14 years
Dave Limp, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Hardware and Services, has announced his pending retirement from the company. Limp has been with the company for nearly 14 years and, as his title suggests, has oversaw Amazon’s transition into dedicated hardware devices like newer Kindle e-readers, Alexa-enabled Echo speakers and the various Fire-branded products, among many others.
Every Amazon division is working on generative AI projects
Just like pretty much every other major tech company, Amazon is placing a heavy focus on generative artificial intelligence. CEO Andy Jassy noted on Amazon's latest earnings call that every division has multiple generative AI projects in the works.
Amazon’s ‘Hey Disney!’ experience comes to most Echo devices
Amazon and Disney have partnered to create a new interactive experience that combines Alexa’s voice assistant features with Disney’s robust stable of characters. The appropriately-named “Hey Disney!” is available on any Echo device and represents the very first time Amazon has allowed an assistant other than Alexa on its various speakers and tablets.
Amazon will pay $25 million to settle FTC lawsuit over Alexa privacy for kids
Amazon has agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC claims it violated kids' privacy rights with Alexa.
Amazon's 2023 Echo Show is faster and offers improved audio
Amazon updated the standard and Kids variants of the Echo Show 5 in its string of Alexa hardware announcements today. The new model is faster and sounds better, but it otherwise could be mistaken for the previous version.