Amazon Launches Text-Based Shopping Feature for Alexa
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Impact: 80%
Updated 9m agoConsensus Brief
Amazon has introduced a new feature allowing users to interact with its Alexa AI agent via text messages to facilitate shopping. This feature enables customers to perform various shopping tasks using natural language queries, including searching for items and making purchases. The rollout comes ahead of the holiday shopping season and follows Amazon's previous decision to block Meta's Muse from accessing its site.
What Changed Since Last Update
9m ago
New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Fri, 06 No ("After blocking Muse, Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop").
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