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Amazon announces a 24-hour sale for Alexa built-in devices: All you need to know
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Amazon announces a 24-hour sale for Alexa built-in devices: All you need to know

The latest fourth-generation Echo that was originally priced at Rs 9,999 is available for Rs 6,499.

ICICI Bank launches voice banking services on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant
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ICICI Bank launches voice banking services on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

ICICI Bank on Monday said it has launched voice assistance-based banking services for its customers and they can check balance, seek credit card details as well as ask other queries among others through this application

Amazon Alexa's voice will now express emotions such as happiness and disappointment
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Amazon Alexa's voice will now express emotions such as happiness and disappointment

Amazon states that Alexa emotions make use of Neural text to speech (NTTS) technology which is an Amazon text to speech tech geared towards more natural-sounding speech.

Amazon, Google smart speakers can be hacked by laser 'light commands': Report
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Amazon, Google smart speakers can be hacked by laser 'light commands': Report

Amazon and Google spokespersons reportedly said that they are reviewing this research paper.

Alexa users can now ask the assistant to delete voice recordings automatically
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Alexa users can now ask the assistant to delete voice recordings automatically

Amazon and other companies use human reviewers rather than just machines.

Amazon's Alexa will now be able to speak to you in Samuel L. Jackson's voice
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Amazon's Alexa will now be able to speak to you in Samuel L. Jackson's voice

Amazon's celebrity voice feature will cost $0.99, Senior VP David Limp said at an event in Seattle.

Amazon's Alexa voice assistant now gets support for Hindi and Hinglish languages
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Amazon's Alexa voice assistant now gets support for Hindi and Hinglish languages

Amazon has not shared a timeline on when it will add support for other Indic languages in the country.

Foxconn admits school children worked overtime at China factory to make Amazon Echo devices
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Foxconn admits school children worked overtime at China factory to make Amazon Echo devices

Investigation found hundreds of schoolchildren aged between 16 and 18 drafted in to make Amazon's Alexa devices.

How to disable Siri on your iPhone, Apple watch and MacBook
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How to disable Siri on your iPhone, Apple watch and MacBook

Siri listens to our conversation even without our permission, here is how you can disable it.

After Siri's privacy concerns, Amazon adds option to disable review of Alexa's recordings
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After Siri's privacy concerns, Amazon adds option to disable review of Alexa's recordings

Amazon now allows to remove their recordings through an option in the settings menu in the app.

Apple, Google pause reviewing audio recordings from voice assistants
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Apple, Google pause reviewing audio recordings from voice assistants

Increased public, political scrutiny of data privacy practices forced greater transparency from tech companies.

Google contractors are listening to your conversations with Google Assistant
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Google contractors are listening to your conversations with Google Assistant

Google says contractors listen to recordings to better understand language patterns and accents.

LG launches AI ThinQ TVs with Alexa, Google Assistant and Airplay 2 support in India
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LG launches AI ThinQ TVs with Alexa, Google Assistant and Airplay 2 support in India

All the TVs under the OLED and NanoCell ranges are powered by LG's Alpha 9 Gen 2 processor.

Amazon retains Alexa voice recordings indefinitely unless users manually delete them
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Amazon retains Alexa voice recordings indefinitely unless users manually delete them

Amazon claims that it uses the transcripts of recordings for training its Alexa voice assistant.

Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in north India; SC to hear Ayodhya, Rafale cases; day's top stories
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Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in north India; SC to hear Ayodhya, Rafale cases; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Star campaigners of the Congress and BJP will concentrate efforts in north India; the Supreme Court will hear the Ayodhya case for the first time since setting up a mediation panel; Donald Trump has said trade with China may still be possible; and more.

FTC urged by child advocates to investigate Amazon Alexa for alleged privacy flaws
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FTC urged by child advocates to investigate Amazon Alexa for alleged privacy flaws

Amazon has been accused of violating the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

From Tinder to TikTok: 11 things that didn't exist when Game of Thrones first aired
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From Tinder to TikTok: 11 things that didn't exist when Game of Thrones first aired

From Snapchat to Amazon Alexa, here's what's been new since Game of Thrones first debuted.

Amazon workers are reportedly listening to some of the things you tell Alexa
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Amazon workers are reportedly listening to some of the things you tell Alexa

Small audio snippets are heard by Amazon-employed people to enhance its voice recognition technology

Alexa will now be able to pull out important data from your health records
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Alexa will now be able to pull out important data from your health records

Amazon announced that its Alexa-enabled devices can now handle customers' sensitive medical data.

Amazon Echo Link, Echo Link amp likely to launch in India next month starting at Rs 15,000
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Amazon Echo Link, Echo Link amp likely to launch in India next month starting at Rs 15,000

Amazon Echo Link, Echo Link Amp tipped to launch as early as the first week of April.