Amazon updates Alexa with over 100 new shopping features
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Amazon has added over 100 shopping-related features to Alexa, including subscription management, shopping cart updates, delivery instruction edits, and payment issue resolution. Users can create and edit shopping lists via voice and query Prime or Audible subscription details. The update aims to enhance holiday shopping experiences and follows a reported eightfold increase in Alexa's agent usage so far this year. The rollout addresses longstanding user requests for better list and subscription management, marking a significant expansion of Alexa's e-commerce capabilities.
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Amazon has added more than 100 new shopping-related capabilities to Alexa, including tools for managing shopping lists and subscriptions, updating delivery instructions, and resolving payment issues. Users can now create and edit lists, manage recurring deliveries, and ask Alexa about Prime or Audible subscription details such as billing. The update was announced ahead of the holiday season.
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Amazon has added more than 100 new shopping-related capabilities to Alexa ahead of the holiday season. Users can now manage shopping lists, update delivery instructions, and handle subscription changes such as altering delivery frequency. The AI assistant also allows users to ask about Prime and Audible subscription billing and payment issues. Amazon reports that usage of its agentic shopping features has grown eightfold since the start of the year, and over 400 million consumers have used Alexa for shopping in the past 12 months.
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