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Alexa’s Monstrous Agency: The Horror of the Digital Voice Assistant

open access: yesLateral
First released by Amazon in 2014, the digital voice assistant Alexa allows users to connect and automate their smart home devices through the sound of their voice. Alexa’s automation of domestic spaces comes, however, with its own set of anxieties.
Nuno Galego Marques Atalaia   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eavesmining: A Critical Audit of the Amazon Echo and Alexa Conditions of Use

open access: yesSurveillance & Society, 2020
The emergence of smart speakers and voice-activated personal assistants (VAPAs) calls for updated scrutiny and theorization of auditory surveillance.
Stephen Neville
doaj   +1 more source

Soundscapes of the Upper Amazon: Seasonal Activity Patterns of Insectivorous Bats in Cordillera Escalera, Peru

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Bats, the second most diverse group of mammals, play essential ecological roles in insect control, pollination, and seed dispersal. In Peru, insectivorous bats remain poorly studied, particularly in high‐elevation rainforest ecosystems of the upper Amazon region.
Valery Sue Barreda‐Ortiz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of Google Assistant & Amazon Alexa on Raspberry Pi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This paper investigates the implementation of voice-enabled Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa on Raspberry Pi. Virtual Assistants are being a new trend in how we interact or do computations with physical devices.
Arya, Shailesh D., Patel, Samir
core   +1 more source

Understanding Sputnik News Agency Internet Traffic Analysis

open access: yesBulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law, 2020
Sputnik news agency remains one of the main channels used by Russia to conduct disinformation campaigns across its borders, affecting both Romania and the Republic of Moldova virtual communities.
Bogdan Gabriel Stefan
doaj   +1 more source

Politicized Framing of the Future: Encouraging Innovation in Mature Ecosystems in the Face of Asymmetric De Alio Entrants

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 2894-2926, September 2026.
Abstract Hubs and participants of mature ecosystems increasingly compete with de alio entrants that are hubs of more innovative ecosystems. Prior research shows how these asymmetric de alio entrants frame to win over participants from mature ecosystems and suggests that hubs of these ecosystems should respond by encouraging innovation among ...
Georg Reischauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voice control of IoT devices with Amazon Alexa

open access: yes, 2018
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der neuen Technologie von Amazon welches über Sprachsteuerung fremde Geräte über das Netzwerk steuern kann. Diese Technologie wird Amazon Alexa genannt.
Reinhart, Martin
core   +2 more sources

Multi‐Omics Profiling Reveals Immunomodulatory and Pro‐Regenerative Effects of a Graphene Oxide–Collagen Scaffold in Massive Rotator Cuff Tears

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 44, 7 August 2026.
A graphene oxide/collagen scaffold is developed for chronic massive rotator cuff tear repair. The scaffold improves compressive stability, supports reparative mesenchymal differentiation, and modulates the immune microenvironment. In chronic MRCT models, it reduces muscle degeneration, enhances tendon–bone regeneration, and improves functional recovery,
Renwen Wan   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alexa Bates

open access: yes, 1915
Date:1915Alexa Simmons accepted a job at Victoria River Downs (VRD) in the Territory which at the time was the largest cattle station in the world joining her sister Natalie who was the governess there.
Bates, Alexa
core   +1 more source

User Experience Comparison of Intelligent Personal Assistants: Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and Cortana

open access: yesProceedings, 2019
Natural user interfaces are becoming popular. One of the most common natural user interfaces nowadays are voice activated interfaces, particularly smart personal assistants such as Google Assistant, Alexa, Cortana, and Siri.
Ana Berdasco   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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