A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Amazon wrongly targets ads to Alexa users based on their interactions with voice-controlled devices. In a decision issued late last week, U.S.

Amazon wants Alexa owners to buy more things. That’s the clear impetus behind the new Alexa feature announced today at Amazon’s Accelerate conference, called Customers Ask Alexa, which lets brands ...

The question, once a whisper, has grown into a buzz: Will Amazon, in its pursuit of advertising dollars and dominance, soon embed ads within its Alexa voice assistant? The company’s recent moves ...

This weekend I received an email from a reader: “Maybe I’m going nuts, but I’ve had an Amazon Echo for three to four years, and until yesterday it did not feed me any commercials — I’d have noticed.

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It appears that Amazon might be using its speakers to send you targeted ads, according to a recent report published online. To collect the data required to send you personalized ads, Amazon has been ...

Would you pay more for the ‘World’s best’ personal assistant, or get by with a free one that targets you with ads? Would you pay more for the ‘World’s best’ personal assistant, or get by with a free ...

Alexa, show me the future of drug advertising? Bayer Consumer Health's first-ever Alexa interactive ad allows consumers to buy an OTC product by talking to the Amazon device—and may foreshadow broader ...

Amazon will begin selling ads to developers to promote their Alexa skills and apps on the platform, according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is “inviting ...

A new study digging into how Amazon uses Alexa voice recordings from its customers has concluded that the company and third parties leverage the audio to deliver targeted ads directly on Echo smart ...