Amazon Halo No More Amazon is shutting down its Halo healthcare devices on Aug. 1, and both types of Halo wristbands and the Halo.. Amazon Alexa 1 May 2
Amazon Picks Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge Finalists Amazon has chosen the five finalist university teams for the first Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge. The virtual robotic assistants built.. Amazon Alexa 21 Apr 6
Amazon Stakes Generative AI Claim With AWS Bedrock Service for Native and Third-Party LLMs Amazon has laid out its ambitions for generative AI with the launch of Bedrock from Amazon Web Service, which enables.. AI 13 Apr 4
Alexa Built-In Hands-Free No More Amazon has removed systemwide hands-free Alexa access on Alexa Built-In smartphones. The feature, which allowed users to use Alexa’s wake.. Amazon Alexa 11 Apr 2
Amazon Opens AWS Generative AI Startup Accelerator Amazon has begun looking for generative AI startups to join a new accelerator program hosted by Amazon Web Services. Applications.. AI 4 Apr 3
Alexa Can Now Place Panera Orders by Voice Like a Drive-Thru Window in Your Home Panera Bread has introduced a new Amazon Alexa Skill enabling customers to order food for pick-up or delivery by voice.. AI 29 Mar 2
Generative AI Startup Hugging Face Picks AWS to Host Future Large Language Models Generative AI model developer Hugging Face has inked a deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host its software. Hugging.. AI 21 Feb 2
Amazon Selects Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2 Contestants Amazon has chosen the 10 teams that will compete in the second Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge. The international collection of.. AI 16 Feb 4
Amazon Alexa Fund Invests $20M in Synthetic Media Startup Superplastic Synthetic celebrity and character design studio Superplastic has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Amazon’s.. Amazon Alexa 15 Feb 3
Sonos Expands Alexa Voice Control to 27 New Countries Alexa will be available on Sonos devices in 27 new countries. The international version of Amazon’s voice assistant is coming.. AI 7 Feb 2