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Amazon introduces choreographed motions with Alexa Presentation Language 1.6

Want more company growth? Build a better company culture. Learn how building an employee-first culture determines resilience, growth, and innovation. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Amazon today unveiled a new version of its Alexa Presentation Language (APL), the …

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Amazon launches Alexa Custom Assistant to let brands build their own voice assistants

Amazon today launched Alexa Custom Assistant, a product that allows automakers and device manufacturers to create intelligent assistants built on the AI technologies powering Alexa. It marks the first time Amazon is granting third parties access to Alexa’s framework, and the company says it will enable brands to create assistants …

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AI Weekly: Amazon went wide with Alexa; now it’s going deep

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Amazon’s naked ambition to become part of everyone’s daily lives was on full display this week at its annual hardware event. It announced a slew of new Alexa-powered devices, including a home surveillance drone, a suite of Ring-branded car alarm …

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Alexa users can now buy gas with a voice command at some stations

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now In partnership with ExxonMobil and fintech provider Fiserv, Amazon today launched an Alexa feature that lets users pay for gas using a voice command. The integration was first announced in January at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, but today marks …

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Starfinder is an interactive Alexa voice game starring Laura Bailey

GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Amazon is launching Starfinder, an interactive Alexa game featuring the voice actors Laura Bailey (of The Last of Us Part II) and Nathan Fillion. It’s a new way to entertain yourself in today’s stay-at-home culture. The first three …

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