May 22 (Reuters) - Amazon.com <AMZN.O> will introduce a more conversational artificial intelligence-powered version of its Alexa voice assistant later this year and plans to charge a monthly ...

Amazon is set to release a revamped version of its Alexa voice assistant this October that will be powered by AI models from Anthropic's Claude, rather than Amazon's in-house AI technology, reports ...

Two local authorities talk about their ambition to use Amazon’s voice assistant to help people live more independently and reduce workforce pressures Catherine Jeffries uses Alexa on a daily basis At ...

The recent announcement from Amazon that they would be reducing staff and budget for the Alexa department has deemed the voice assistant as “a colossal failure.” In its wake, there has been discussion ...

A federal jury in Delaware awarded VoiceBox $46.7 million in damages in November. Last week's complaint alleges that Amazon has continued to infringe upon those previous four patents at issue, as well ...

Artificial personal assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa allow users to speak into their phone, their computer or even a tiny black tower and play music, make purchases or check the weather. Alexa is ...

After a federal jury in Delaware returned a $46.7 million verdict last year against Amazon for its technology infringement from an early pioneer of voice-based search, VoiceBox, the plaintiff has ...

Amazon is expanding its Alexa fellowship programs to a total of 18 universities to help develop Alexa’s voice recognition technology, according to Fortune. The 18 universities are divided between the ...

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