Jeff Flake and Chris Coons sent Jeff Bezos a letter Thursday with nearly 30 questions about how the company handles user data and privacy. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b20184b0da4a86262ab0a8d/master/pass/SenatorFlake-967379890.jpg
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Best Amazon Device Deals: 20-30% Sale on Echos, Kindles, Fires (May 2018)
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Amazon teaches Alexa Japanese for Echo’s next destination
Amazon’s Echo, Plus and Dot speakers will finally be available in Japan starting next week. To prepare for the devices’ arrival in the island nation, the e-retail giant taught the voice assistant how to understand and respond in the Japanese language. Alexa SVP Tom Taylor said the company designed an all-new experience “from the ground […]
Amazon Echo’s best feature is coming to all BMW and Mini cars next year
Amazon has confirmed a new partnership with BMW which will see its popular Alexa voice assistant integrated into the automakers’ complete portfolio – including Minis. BMW drivers will benefit from the voice assistant from mid-2018, it was announced. Alexa is the cloud-based assistant that powers the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, and is capable of […]
Echo’s multi-room audio: What you need to know
GUEST: Tech companies have worked hard over the past few years to make the music listening experience a ubiquitous one. Thanks to recent developments in streaming services and truly wireless headphones, we’re closer than ever to taking every song ever written with us wherever we go. But one area where we’ve struggled is whole-home audio. […]