Amazon Unveils Generative AI Features for Alexa and New Smart Home Devices

Amazon held its big Devices and Services event today where the company detailed new generative AI features coming to Alexa and various new smart home devices.
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Amazon fined $31 million over privacy breaches, including snooping on kids

By Habiba Rashid
The case involves Amazon’s settlement with the FTC over security and privacy violations committed by its subsidiaries, Ring and Alexa.
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T-Mobile Customers Can Now Make Phone Calls on Alexa-Enabled Devices

T-Mobile customers in the US can now link their phone number to Alexa and make phone calls over Wi-Fi on Alexa-enabled devices, including Amazon’s own Echo line of smart home accessories.
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How to set up and use Google Assistant or Alexa with Samsung SmartThings

Discover how to control your SmartThings devices with voice commands in this simple and ultimate step-by-step guide.
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Smashing Security podcast #265: The Nigerian supercop and Alexa vs. Alexa

The most famous policeman in Nigeria is in hot water over his links to Hushpuppi, has your Amazon Echo been talking to itself, and can an AI girlfriend save your marriage?

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“Alexa, hack yourself” – researchers describe new exploit that turns smart speakers against themselves

Researchers have discovered a novel way of exploiting Amazon Echo smart speakers to perform commands.

They get the Amazon Echo speaker to say the commands to itself.

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