"Amazon's Alexa: From Conversational Chatbot to Natural-Sounding Voice and Touchscreen Controller"

Amazon announced that its digital assistant, Alexa, will soon utilize a purpose-built large language model (LLM) for new Echo devices, with a focus on making interactions more conversational. However, during a demo, Alexa displayed some shortcomings, such as misunderstanding requests and ignoring commands. In other news, Apple introduced the Double Tap interaction method for the Apple Watch Series 9, and MGM Resorts' hotels and casinos have resumed normal operations after a cyberattack. Additionally, Amazon unveiled Eye Gaze accessibility features for the Fire Max 11 tablet and Call Translation for Alexa calls on Echo Show devices.