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Amazon To Pay $30m Over Alexa, Ring Privacy Violations
Amazon settles with US FTC, after alleged privacy violations with its Alexa voice assistant and Ring doorbell cameras
Amazon ‘Fully Committed’ To Alexa Despite Job Losses, Says Hardware Boss
Hardware boss insists Amazon is still committed to its Alexa voice assistant, despite major restructuring and job losses
Amazon Alexa Labelled ‘Colossal Failure’ – Report Alleges
Amazon's 10,000 job cuts reportedly impacts Alexa unit the hardest, while device hardware group is described as 'division in crisis'
Amazon Reveals Alexa Option To Mimic Any Person’s Voice
Bereavement aid for those in mourning? Amazon's Alexa voice assistant could be programmed to sound like a deceased loved one
Amazon Alexa Recovers After Morning Outage
Alexa wake up alarm didn't work this morning? Smart lights didn't turn on? Outage of Alexa services in the UK and Europe blamed...
Amazon Updates Alexa After Dangerous Suggestion
Alexa voice assistant updated after telling 10 year old girl in the US to touch a coin to the exposed prongs of an electric plug
Amazon Unveils New Devices For The Home, Including Astro The Robot
E-commerce giant Amazon launches a rolling robot called Astro, as well as a slew of new devices for the home including a Blink Doorbell and Echo Show 15
Amazon Warns Of Echo Buds Overheating Risk
Ears burning? Amazon warns its Alexa-powered Echo Buds earphones pose a safety risk due to an overheating issue, and issues software update
Amazon, Apple, Google Partner For Smart Home Device Compatibility
Smart home connectivity standard sees Amazon, Apple and Google partner up with Zigbee Alliance to develop new open source protocol
Google Suspends European Voice Assistant Transcriptions
Privacy concerns have resulted in Google suspending European transcriptions of voice assistance clips
MP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy Concerns
Privacy concerns about Alexa spying on people prompts one MP to call for toughened new laws
NHS Teams Up With Alexa For Health Advice
Doctor Alexa? NHS to provide health advice via Amazon's AI-driven Alexa personal assistant
Amazon Keeps Alexa Voice Recordings Indefinitely
Amazon admission in letter to US senator re-ignites privacy row over Alexa and its range of smart speakers
Amazon Sued For Alexa Allegedly Recording Kids
Lawsuit alleges Alexa routinely records and voiceprints children without consent
Alexa Patent To Listen To All Words Spoken
Privacy threat? New Amazon patent means Alexa could always listen and record every word spoken to it
Amazon Workers Listen To Alexa Recordings – Report
Are you listening Alexa? Amazon staff are “reviewing” audio clips of people speaking to their Echo smart speakers
Amazon Profits From Cloud, Advertising Growth
Profits ahoy. Amazon's positive outlook cheers investors after Facebook disappointment
Amazon Completes Purchase Of Smart Doorbell Maker Ring
Smart home move for Amazon as it completes purchase of smart doorbell maker Ring
Amazon Posts Largest Ever Profit thanks To Prime, AWS & Alexa
Couple of billion dollars added to Bezos backpocket as Amazon shares grow on positive results
Alexa-Powered Amazon Echo Spot ‘Smart Clock’ Launches In UK Next Week
Amazon expands Echo range as it looks to maintain smart home dominance
Microsoft Confirms More Cortana-Powered Devices In 2018
Cortana is safe for now, as Microsoft confirms Cortana is being incorporated into more OEM devices
Amazon Alexa Set To Become Power Business Tool On Windows 10 PCs
ANALYSIS: Amazon begins to move its Alexa voice control digital assistant beyond the smart home devices into the wider Windows 10 computing world
Poll: Would You Use Amazon Echo Or Google Home At Work?
Voice activated digital assistants are increasing in popularity but would you use one at work?
Amazon Opens Up Alexa For Business Community
Successful Alexa voice assistant to expand out of consumer market and into the business world
IFA 2017: Huawei Adds AI Processing Muscle To Mobile Chipset
The Kirin 970 chipset carries out AI processing chores directly on the device, speeding up responsiveness and improving privacy
Alexa AI Hack Allows For Remote Eavesdropping
Who is listening? Older Amazon Echo devices can be rooted and turned into wiretapping machines
Raspberry Pi Gains Alexa Support With Pi-topPULSE Add-on
Cheap add-on turns Raspberry Pi into music centre, dicoball, and adds Amazon Alexa capabilities
Siri Speaker Expected From Apple At WWDC 2017
The speaker will look to take on Google Home and the Amazon Echo
Amazon Opens Up Free AWS Access For Alexa Developers
New Program so developers can build Alexa skills for free using the Amazon Web Services Platform