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Amazon’s new Alexa has reportedly slipped to 2025

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Amazon’s new Alexa has reportedly slipped to 2025 Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the week’s least surprising news, Amazon’s reinvention of its Alexa voice assistant has reportedly fallen even further behind. According to Bloomberg, the launch of a new Alexa — billed as a smarter, more capable AI-powered voice assistant — has been pushed back. Again. “A person familiar with the matter…

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The Alexa Skills revolution that wasn’t

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The Alexa Skills revolution that wasn’t Image: Mojo Wang for The VergeTen years ago, Amazon imagined a future beyond apps — and it had the idea basically right. But the perfect ambient computer remains frustratingly far away. Continue reading…

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Alexa, thank you for the music

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Alexa, thank you for the music Image: Mojo Wang for The VergeWhen dealing with an aging parent, Alexa was a great help — in both practical and emotionally important ways. Continue reading…

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Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer?

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Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer? Image: Mojo Wang for The VergeWhen Alexa launched 10 years ago, Amazon envisioned a new computer platform that could do anything for you. A decade later, the company is still trying to build it. Continue reading…

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Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices

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Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon’s plan to launch a paid version of Alexa is part of a strategy change to reverse the over $25 billion in losses that its devices business incurred from 2017 to 2021, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The AI-supercharged Alexa, which is rumored to cost up to $10 / month, could arrive…

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Amazon Could Charge Up to $10/Month for Alexa

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Amazon Could Charge Up to $10/Month for Alexa Apple competitor Amazon is working on a revamp of its Alexa assistant, and the new version could cost up $10 per month, according to a report from Reuters. The upcoming version of Alexa will support conversational generative AI, and Amazon is planning for two tiers of service. There will be a free tier and a second, premium tier that is priced …

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Amazon is reportedly way behind on its new Alexa

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Amazon is reportedly way behind on its new Alexa Amazon’s new Alexa has apparently suffered some setbacks. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the voice assistant arms race, the frontrunner may be about to finish last. On the heels of Apple revealing a new “Apple Intelligence”-powered Siri at its WWDC 2024 conference, a new report from Fortune indicates that Amazon’s Alexa — arguably t…

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Alexa will soon lose a popular shopping list feature

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Alexa will soon lose a popular shopping list feature Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeStarting in July, you won’t be able to add items to lists on third-party apps like Todoist and AnyList with Alexa voice control through their existing Skills. A post on Amazon’s developer site says it’s shutting down access to Alexa Shopping and To-Do lists on July 1st. List Skills and Alexa Shopping and …

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Alexa’s Fire TV search has a new AI, but it needs some work

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Alexa’s Fire TV search has a new AI, but it needs some work The new AI-powered search from Amazon for Fire TVs lets Alexa help you more easily find what you want to watch. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeNavigating the sheer volume of streaming content available today can be a full-time job. Recommendations from friends, blog posts, and those TikToks of movies I haven’t thought about in years all h…

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Great American Pure Flix announces Carlos Penavega and Alexa Penavega starring in ‘Mr. Manhattan,’ a world premiere original motion picture streaming May 24

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Great American Pure Flix announces Carlos Penavega and Alexa Penavega starring in ‘Mr. Manhattan,’ a world premiere original motion picture streaming May 24 130 Agency The post Great American Pure Flix announces Carlos Penavega and Alexa Penavega starring in ‘Mr. Manhattan,’ a world premiere original motion picture streaming May 24 appeared first on Religion News Service.

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