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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's never been afraid to pose questions. As a kid, Jassy persistently asked family and friends, "Why?" to learn about the world — "perhaps to an annoying extent," he ...

Echo devices, Amazon's smart speakers, respond to keyword-detecting technology to know when a "wake word" like "Alexa" is uttered, and then stores and send the commands to the cloud, the company said.

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Amazon’s games have struggled to connect with the notoriously skeptical gaming audience, and it’s looking increasingly likely they never will. Here’s why.

Amazon expanded its list of phrases for addressing its voice assistant. Here's what you can use if you're bored with "Alexa." All Amazon Echo wake words that aren't Alexa -- and what they do - CNET ...

A longtime champion of the written word, Amazon Literary Partnership’s funding supports groups that are working to empower diverse, marginalized, and underrepresented voices, helping writers to ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's never been afraid to pose questions. As a kid, Jassy persistently asked family and friends, "Why?" to learn about the world — "perhaps to an annoying extent," he ...

Amazon CEO: Successful people ask a 1-word question more often—it can make ‘the biggest difference' in your career By Megan Sauer, CNBC • Published May 1, 2025 • Updated on May 1, 2025 at ...