Amazon Echo

Get ready to bid farewell to Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic voice on Alexa devices as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is getting rid of celebrity voices.  What Happened: In a surprising turn of events, Amazon has decided to discontinue its celebrity voices feature for Alexa devices,...

A prominent analyst predicts that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will release a redesigned HomePod featuring a panel next year — and it might threaten Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) reign.  What Happened: On Friday, Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, shared some predictions...

Two of the largest and most well-known companies are teaming up to create a new voice assistant. What Happened: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) unveiled on Tuesday a new partnership with the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). The partnership will see the creation of a custom voice assistant...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is expected to unveil several new products, including new Echo devices, during its annual fall event to be held on Tuesday. What Happened: Amazon has announced the invitation-only event but without providing details on what to expect from the event. Bloomberg...

One of the largest companies in the world is launching a new service that will connect networks to different internet connections via their smart devices. The new technology has some positives mentioned by the company but also comes with red flags. What Happened: Sidewalk, an internet sharing...

Zoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ: ZM) announced Wednesday the availability of its video conferencing services on smart displays made by major companies. What Happened Zoom users would be able to access the video conference service on smart displays such as Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB...

Is someone listening to your private conversations? Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has thousands of people on its payroll whose job it is to listen to voice recordings that its Echo devices pick up, according to a Wednesday Bloomberg report.  What Happened Bloomberg, citing multiple...

The home smart speaker market could be the next major hardware boom in the tech sector. The Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo got the first-mover advantage in the space, but the latest data suggests the top competitor is gaining ground. What Happened? A new survey by Loup Ventures found that the...

Online privacy and data protection remain key themes for investors in 2018, and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is dealing with another potential privacy issue Friday. The company confirmed that one of its Echo devices accidentally recorded the private conversation of a family and sent that...

In a somewhat surprising development in the retail landscape, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is teaming up with Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY). What Happened As part of a new partnership, Best Buy will start selling Amazon's new Fire TV Edition smart TVs that can link up with its Alexa and Echo...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s pop-up stores in conjunction with Calvin Klein are up and running, but some on Wall Street aren't convinced they represent the future of shopping.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Brian Nowak maintains an Overweight rating on Amazon's stock with...

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Wednesday announced an expanded relationship between Amazon's Alexa voice control and the cable company's Hopper DVR with Joey add-on receivers. Now DISH's customers with Joey can voice-control all their...

It’s possible that thousands of Americans woke today to early morning alarms they don’t remember setting. On Wednesday, South Park proved its cunning once again by using its Season 21 premiere to expose flaws in voice-activated home assistants ━ and have a little fun with its audience...

Ever the extrovert, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to make friends in the Internet of Things world, even blending unlikely social circles with a Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) partnership announced Wednesday. The growing amity between Alexa and Cortana will, by the end of the year...

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