<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
technology	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Polish	O
speech	B-Application
synthesiser	I-Application
named	O
Ivona	O
,	O
bought	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Echo	O
Dot	O
,	O
Echo	O
Studio	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Tap	O
speakers	O
developed	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
Lab126	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
also	O
control	O
several	O
smart	B-Device
devices	I-Device
using	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
automation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
capabilities	O
by	O
installing	O
"	O
skills	O
"	O
(	O
additional	O
functionality	O
developed	O
by	O
third-party	O
vendors	O
,	O
in	O
other	O
settings	O
more	O
commonly	O
called	O
apps	O
)	O
such	O
as	O
weather	O
programs	O
and	O
audio	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
automatic	B-Application
speech	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
processing	I-Language
,	O
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
weak	O
AI	O
to	O
perform	O
these	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
devices	O
with	O
Alexa	B-Application
allow	O
users	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
device	O
using	O
a	O
wake-word	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Alexa	B-Application
or	O
Amazon	B-Application
)	O
;	O
other	O
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Dash	O
Wand	O
)	O
require	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
click	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
activate	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
listening	O
mode	O
,	O
although	O
,	O
some	O
phones	O
also	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
say	O
a	O
command	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Alexa	B-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Alexa	B-Application
wake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
had	O
more	O
than	O
10,000	O
employees	O
working	O
on	O
Alexa	B-Application
and	O
related	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
devices	O
team	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
Alexa-enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
launched	O
many	O
new	O
devices	O
achieving	O
many	O
records	O
while	O
competing	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Echo	O
Studio	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
with	O
360	O
sound	O
and	O
Dolby	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
new	O
devices	O
included	O
an	O
Echo	O
dot	O
with	O
a	O
clock	O
behind	O
the	O
fabric	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
third-generation	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
,	O
Echo	O
Show	O
8	O
,	O
a	O
plug-in	O
Echo	O
device	O
,	O
Echo	O
Flex	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
built-in	O
wireless	O
earphones	O
,	O
Echo	O
buds	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
built-in	O
spectacles	O
,	O
Echo	O
frames	O
,	O
an	O
Alexa	B-Application
built-in	O
Ring	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Echo	O
Loop	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Echo	O
Show	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
predecessor	O
named	O
Ivona	O
which	O
was	O
invented	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
2001	O
:	O
A	O
Space	O
Odyssey	O
and	O
bought	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
Alexa	B-Application
alongside	O
the	O
Echo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
voice	I-Application
and	O
conversational	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	O
board	O
the	O
Starship	O
Enterprise	O
in	O
science	O
fiction	O
TV	O
series	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Star	O
Trek	O
:	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
developers	O
chose	O
the	O
name	O
Alexa	B-Application
because	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
hard	O
consonant	O
with	O
the	O
X	O
,	O
which	O
helps	O
it	O
be	O
recognized	O
with	O
higher	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
said	O
the	O
name	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Library	O
of	O
Alexandria	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
Internet	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Fund	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
would	O
invest	O
in	O
companies	O
making	O
voice	O
control	O
skills	O
and	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
200	O
million	O
fund	O
has	O
invested	O
in	O
companies	O
including	O
Jargon	O
,	O
Ecobee	B-Application
,	O
Orange	O
Chef	O
,	O
Scout	O
Alarm	O
,	O
Garageio	B-Application
,	O
Toymail	O
,	O
MARA	O
,	O
and	O
Mojio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Prize	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
further	O
advance	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Alexa	B-Application
Conference	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
Nashville	O
,	O
Tennessee	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
gathering	O
of	O
the	O
worldwide	O
community	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
developers	O
and	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Follow	O
up	O
conferences	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Project	O
Voice	O
and	O
featured	O
keynote	O
speakers	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Head	O
of	O
Education	O
for	O
Alexa	B-Application
,	O
Paul	O
Cutsinger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	O
Services	O
Re	O
:	O
Invent	O
conference	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
Alexa	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
app	B-Application
developers	O
to	O
have	O
paid	O
add-ons	O
to	O
their	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
include	O
Alexa	B-Application
in	O
35,000	O
new	O
homes	O
built	O
by	O
Lennar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
opened	O
its	O
first	O
Alexa-themed	O
pop-up	O
shop	O
inside	O
of	O
Toronto	O
's	O
Eaton	O
Centre	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
home	O
automation	O
products	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
also	O
sells	O
Alexa	B-Application
devices	O
at	O
Amazon	B-Application
Books	I-Application
and	O
Whole	O
Foods	O
Market	O
locations	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
mall-based	O
pop-ups	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Anki	O
Vector	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Anki	O
Vector	O
,	O
although	O
Vector	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
home	O
robot	O
with	O
advanced	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
interaction	O
and	O
communication	O
with	O
Alexa	B-Application
were	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
Hindi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
French	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Quebec	O
accent	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
to	O
Brazil	O
,	O
in	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Bose	O
,	O
Intelbras	O
,	O
and	O
LG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoped-for	O
revenue	O
never	O
materialized	O
from	O
people	O
using	O
voice	O
ordering	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Application
products	O
or	O
services	O
from	O
partners	O
like	O
Domino	O
's	O
Pizza	O
and	O
Uber	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
does	O
not	O
play	O
audio	O
ads	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
ads	O
were	O
relatively	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
division	O
losing	O
several	O
billion	O
dollars	O
per	O
quarter	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
started	O
laying	O
off	O
Alexa	B-Application
employees	O
en	O
masse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
app	B-Application
is	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
Appstore	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Appstore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
owners	O
of	O
Alexa-enabled	O
devices	O
to	O
install	O
skills	O
,	O
control	O
music	O
,	O
manage	O
alarms	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
shopping	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
recognized	O
text	O
on	O
the	O
app	B-Application
screen	O
and	O
to	O
send	O
feedback	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
concerning	O
whether	O
the	O
recognition	O
was	O
good	O
or	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
web	O
interface	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
compatible	O
devices	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Dot	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
Show	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
perform	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
preset	O
functions	O
out-of-the-box	O
such	O
as	O
set	O
timers	O
,	O
share	O
the	O
current	O
weather	O
,	O
create	O
lists	O
,	O
access	O
Wikipedia	O
articles	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
say	O
a	O
designated	O
"	O
wake	O
word	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
default	O
is	O
simply	O
"	O
Alexa	B-Application
"	O
)	O
to	O
alert	O
an	O
Alexa-enabled	O
device	O
of	O
an	O
ensuing	O
function	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
listens	O
for	O
the	O
command	O
and	O
performs	O
the	O
appropriate	O
function	O
,	O
or	O
skill	O
,	O
to	O
answer	O
a	O
question	O
or	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questions	O
are	O
asked	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
converts	O
sound	O
waves	O
into	O
text	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
gather	O
information	O
from	O
various	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
,	O
the	O
data	O
gathered	O
is	O
then	O
sometimes	O
passed	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
suppliers	O
including	O
WolframAlpha	B-Application
,	O
iMDB	O
,	O
AccuWeather	O
,	O
Yelp	B-Application
,	O
Wikipedia	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
to	O
generate	O
suitable	O
and	O
accurate	O
answers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa-supported	O
devices	O
can	O
stream	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
owner	O
's	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
accounts	O
and	O
have	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
Pandora	B-Application
and	O
Spotify	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
play	B-Application
music	I-Application
from	O
streaming	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
from	O
a	O
phone	O
or	O
tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
performing	O
pre-set	O
functions	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
also	O
perform	O
additional	O
functions	O
through	O
third-party	O
skills	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
enable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Alexa	B-Application
skills	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
included	O
"	O
Question	O
of	O
the	O
Day	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
National	O
Geographic	O
Geo	O
Quiz	O
"	O
for	O
trivia	O
;	O
"	O
TuneIn	B-Application
Live	O
"	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
live	O
sporting	O
events	O
and	O
news	O
stations	O
;	O
"	O
Big	O
Sky	O
"	O
for	O
hyper	O
local	O
weather	O
updates	O
;	O
"	O
Sleep	O
and	O
Relaxation	O
Sounds	O
"	O
for	O
listening	O
to	O
calming	O
sounds	O
;	O
"	O
Sesame	O
Street	O
"	O
for	O
children	O
's	O
entertainment	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Fitbit	B-Application
"	O
for	O
Fitbit	B-Application
users	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
check	O
in	O
on	O
their	O
health	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Zigbee	O
Alliance	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
products	O
work	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
had	O
over	O
90,000	O
functions	O
(	O
"	O
skills	O
"	O
)	O
available	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
their	O
Alexa-enabled	O
devices	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
increase	O
from	O
only	O
1,000	O
functions	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
AI	O
Cortana	B-Application
became	O
available	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
Alexa	B-Application
enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Brief	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
wherein	O
Alexa	B-Application
would	O
begin	O
responding	O
with	O
a	O
beep	O
sound	O
rather	O
than	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Okay	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
confirm	O
receipt	O
of	O
a	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
new	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Wolfram	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
answer	B-Algorithm
engine	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
provides	O
enhanced	O
accuracy	O
for	O
users	O
asking	O
questions	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
related	O
to	O
math	O
,	O
science	O
,	O
astronomy	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
geography	O
,	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
interact	O
with	O
devices	O
from	O
several	O
manufacturers	O
including	O
,	O
Fibaro	O
,	O
Belkin	O
,	O
ecobee	B-Application
,	O
Geeni	O
,	O
IFTTT	B-Application
,	O
Insteon	B-Device
,	O
LIFX	B-Application
,	O
LightwaveRF	O
,	O
Nest	B-Application
,	O
Philips	O
Hue	O
,	O
SmartThings	B-Application
,	O
Wink	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yonomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
skills	O
using	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
microwave	O
oven	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
paired	O
and	O
controlled	O
with	O
an	O
Echo	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sold	O
under	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
AmazonBasics	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
now	O
pair	O
with	O
a	O
Ring	B-Application
doorbell	I-Application
Pro	O
and	O
greet	O
visitors	O
and	O
leave	O
instructions	O
about	O
where	O
to	O
deliver	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-out	O
food	O
can	O
be	O
ordered	O
using	O
Alexa	B-Application
;	O
food	O
ordering	O
using	O
Alexa	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Domino	O
's	O
Pizza	O
,	O
Grubhub	O
,	O
Pizza	O
Hut	O
,	O
Seamless	O
,	O
and	O
Wingstop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
can	O
order	O
meals	O
via	O
Just	O
Eat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
Starbucks	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
private	O
beta	O
for	O
placing	O
pick-up	O
orders	O
using	O
Alexa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
order	O
meals	O
using	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
Now	O
via	O
Alexa	B-Application
in	O
20	O
major	O
US	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Key	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
also	O
works	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
smart	O
lock	O
and	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Cloud	O
Cam	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
allow	O
Amazon	B-Application
couriers	O
to	O
unlock	O
customers	O
 '	O
front	O
doors	O
and	O
deliver	O
packages	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
August	O
2018	O
article	O
by	O
The	O
Information	O
,	O
only	O
2	O
percent	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
owners	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
purchase	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
months	O
of	O
2018	O
and	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
made	O
an	O
initial	O
purchase	O
,	O
90	O
percent	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
a	O
second	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
supports	O
many	O
subscription-based	O
and	O
free	O
streaming	O
services	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
streaming	O
services	O
include	O
:	O
Prime	O
Music	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Unlimited	O
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
,	O
TuneIn	B-Application
,	O
iHeartRadio	O
,	O
Audible	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Spotify	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
music	O
services	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
Alexa-enabled	O
products	O
that	O
are	O
manufactured	O
by	O
companies	O
external	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
unavailability	O
also	O
includes	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
own	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
devices	O
or	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
stream	O
media	O
and	O
music	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
device	O
should	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
account	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
access	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
library	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
audiobooks	O
available	O
in	O
one	O
's	O
Audible	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
members	O
have	O
an	O
additional	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
stations	O
,	O
playlists	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
songs	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Unlimited	O
subscribers	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
play	O
personal	O
music	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
iTunes	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
on	O
an	O
Alexa	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
by	O
uploading	O
one	O
's	O
collection	O
to	O
My	O
Music	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
from	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
this	O
is	O
done	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
play	O
this	O
music	O
and	O
control	O
playback	O
through	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
hear	O
updates	O
on	O
supported	O
sports	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
way	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
is	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
sports	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
created	O
under	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
Sports	O
Update	O
app	B-Application
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
messages	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
from	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
deliver	O
messages	O
to	O
a	O
recipient	O
's	O
Alexa	B-Application
application	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
all	O
supported	O
Echo	O
devices	O
associated	O
with	O
their	O
Amazon	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
send	O
typed	O
messages	O
only	O
from	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
cannot	O
send	O
attachments	O
such	O
as	O
videos	O
and	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
households	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
member	O
,	O
one	O
's	O
Alexa	B-Application
contacts	O
are	O
pooled	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
that	O
are	O
registered	O
to	O
its	O
associated	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
within	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
app	B-Application
one	O
is	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
start	O
conversations	O
with	O
its	O
Alexa	B-Application
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
accessed	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
an	O
Alexa	B-Application
app	B-Application
or	O
Echo	O
device	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
messaging	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
anyone	O
in	O
one	O
's	O
household	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
who	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
cell	O
phone	O
number	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
feature	O
to	O
contact	O
them	O
through	O
their	O
supported	O
Alexa	B-Application
app	B-Application
or	O
Echo	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
for	O
Business	O
is	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
service	O
allowing	O
companies	O
to	O
use	O
Alexa	B-Application
to	O
join	O
conference	O
calls	O
,	O
schedule	O
meeting	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
skills	O
designed	O
by	O
3rd-party	O
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
notable	O
skills	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
SAP	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
Salesforce	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
can	O
update	O
users	O
about	O
their	O
commute	O
,	O
traffic	O
conditions	O
or	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
publish	O
skills	O
for	O
Alexa	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
Kit	O
known	O
as	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
third-party-developed	O
skills	O
,	O
once	O
published	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
across	O
Alexa-enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
enable	O
these	O
skills	O
using	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Smart	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Skill	O
API	O
"	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
devices	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
skills	O
run	O
code	O
almost	O
entirely	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
,	O
using	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	I-Application
AWS	I-Application
Lambda	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
launched	O
Blueprints	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
individuals	O
to	O
build	O
skills	O
for	O
their	O
personal	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
further	O
expanded	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
Blueprints	O
by	O
allowing	O
customers	O
to	O
publish	O
skills	O
they	O
've	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
templates	O
to	O
its	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skill	I-Application
Store	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
anyone	O
with	O
an	O
Alexa-enabled	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
allows	O
device	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
integrate	O
Alexa	B-Application
voice	O
capabilities	O
into	O
their	O
own	O
connected	O
products	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Voice	O
Service	O
(	O
AVS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
service	O
that	O
provides	O
APIs	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
Alexa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
built	O
using	O
AVS	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
Alexa	B-Application
's	O
growing	O
list	O
of	O
capabilities	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AVS	O
provides	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
automatic	B-Application
speech	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
(	O
ASR	O
)	O
and	O
natural	B-General_Concept
language	I-General_Concept
understanding	I-General_Concept
(	O
NLU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
fees	O
for	O
companies	O
looking	O
to	O
integrate	O
Alexa	B-Application
into	O
their	O
products	O
by	O
using	O
AVS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
is	O
generated	O
by	O
a	O
long	B-Algorithm
short-term	I-Algorithm
memory	I-Algorithm
artificial	O
neural	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
help	O
their	O
users	O
apply	O
to	O
jobs	O
at	O
McDonald	O
's	O
using	O
voice	O
recognition	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
employment	O
service	O
using	O
voice	B-Application
command	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
Alexa	B-Application
will	O
soon	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
mimic	O
celebrities	O
voices	O
including	O
Samuel	O
L	O
.	O
Jackson	O
,	O
costing	O
$0.99	O
for	O
each	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
started	O
replying	O
to	O
Spanish	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
in	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
Amitabh	O
Bachchan	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
voice	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
paid	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Alexa	B-Application
users	O
and	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
from	O
2021	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
processing	I-Language
technology	O
behind	O
Alexa	B-Application
available	O
for	O
developers	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Lex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
service	O
would	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
chatbots	B-Protocol
that	O
can	O
interact	O
in	O
a	O
conversational	O
manner	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Alexa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
connection	O
to	O
various	O
Amazon	B-Application
services	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
will	O
provide	O
connectivity	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
Slack	B-Protocol
and	O
Twilio	B-General_Concept
integration	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
access	O
Amazon	B-Application
has	O
to	O
private	O
conversations	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
and	O
other	O
non-verbal	O
indications	O
that	O
can	O
identify	O
who	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
with	O
non-stop	O
audio	O
pick-up	O
from	O
Alexa-enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
responds	O
to	O
these	O
concerns	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
only	O
stream	O
recordings	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
home	O
when	O
the	O
'	O
wake	O
word	O
 '	O
activates	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
uses	O
past	O
voice	O
recordings	O
sent	O
to	O
the	B-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
service	O
to	O
improve	O
responses	O
to	O
future	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
uses	O
an	O
address	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
companion	O
app	B-Application
when	O
it	O
needs	O
a	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
location	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
requests	O
for	O
nearby	O
restaurants	O
or	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
location	O
for	O
mapping-related	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
retains	O
digital	O
recordings	O
of	O
users	O
 '	O
audio	O
spoken	O
after	O
the	O
"	O
wake	O
word	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
audio	O
recordings	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
demands	O
by	O
law	O
enforcement	O
,	O
government	O
agents	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
entities	O
via	O
subpoena	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
publishes	O
some	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
warrants	O
,	O
subpoenas	O
and	O
warrant-less	O
demands	O
it	O
receives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Too	O
Many	O
T	O
's	O
,	O
a	O
hip	O
hop	O
group	O
from	O
London	O
,	O
received	O
international	O
media	O
attention	O
by	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
artists	O
to	O
feature	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
as	O
rapper	O
and	O
singer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
woman	O
reported	O
that	O
when	O
she	O
asked	O
Alexa	B-Application
for	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
cardiac	O
cycle	O
,	O
it	O
asked	O
her	O
to	O
stab	O
herself	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
to	O
stop	O
human	O
overpopulation	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Many	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
beating	O
of	O
the	O
heart	O
is	O
the	O
very	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
let	O
me	O
tell	O
you	O
,	O
beating	O
of	O
heart	O
is	O
the	O
worst	O
process	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
"	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
responded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
explained	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
likely	O
reading	O
from	O
a	O
vandalized	O
Wikipedia	O
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millanta	O
's	O
demonstration	O
occurred	O
eight	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
in-car	O
Alexa	B-Application
system	O
,	O
Garmin	O
Speak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
security	O
researchers	O
at	O
Checkmarx	O
managed	O
to	O
turn	O
an	O
Echo	O
into	O
a	O
spy	O
device	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
malicious	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skill	I-Application
that	O
could	O
record	O
unsuspecting	O
users	O
and	O
send	O
the	O
transcription	O
of	O
their	O
conversations	O
to	O
an	O
attacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
sent	O
1700	O
recordings	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
couple	O
to	O
an	O
unrelated	O
European	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
incident	O
proves	O
that	O
Alexa	B-Application
records	O
people	O
without	O
their	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
received	O
the	O
recordings	O
reported	O
the	O
anomaly	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
notify	O
the	O
victim	O
until	O
German	O
magazine	O
c't	O
also	O
contacted	O
them	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recipient	O
of	O
the	O
recordings	O
contacted	O
the	O
publication	O
after	O
weeks	O
went	O
by	O
following	O
his	O
report	O
with	O
no	O
response	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
(	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
delete	O
the	O
recordings	O
from	O
its	O
server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Amazon	B-Application
did	O
finally	O
contact	O
the	O
man	O
whose	O
recordings	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
stranger	O
,	O
they	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
error	O
themselves	O
and	O
offered	O
him	O
a	O
free	O
Prime	O
membership	O
and	O
new	O
Alexa	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
an	O
apology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
blamed	O
the	O
incident	O
on	O
"	O
human	O
error	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
isolated	O
single	O
case	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
an	O
Alexa	B-Application
device	O
in	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
recorded	O
a	O
family	O
's	O
conversation	O
and	O
sent	O
it	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
contacts	O
without	O
their	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	B-Application
has	O
been	O
known	O
to	O
listen	O
in	O
on	O
private	O
conversations	O
and	O
store	O
personal	O
information	O
which	O
was	O
hacked	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
hacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Amazon	B-Application
has	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
rare	O
occurrence	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
shows	O
the	O
dangers	O
of	O
using	O
technology	O
and	O
sharing	O
private	O
information	O
with	O
robotics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
concern	O
that	O
conversations	O
Alexa	B-Application
records	O
between	O
people	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
for	O
marketing	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
New	O
Hampshire	O
judge	O
ruled	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
that	O
authorities	O
could	O
examine	O
recordings	O
from	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Device
Echo	I-Device
device	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
murder	O
victim	O
Christine	O
Sullivan	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
evidence	O
against	O
defendant	O
Timothy	O
Verrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Chris	O
Watts	O
interrogation/interview	O
video	O
at	O
timestamp	O
16:15:15	O
,	O
Watts	O
was	O
told	O
by	O
the	O
interrogator	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
know	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
an	O
Alexa	B-Application
in	O
your	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
know	O
those	O
are	O
trained	O
to	O
record	O
distress	O
"	O
,	O
indicating	O
Alexa	B-Application
may	O
send	O
recordings	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
if	O
certain	O
frequencies	O
and	O
decibels	O
(	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
heard	O
during	O
intense	O
arguments	O
or	O
screams	O
)	O
are	O
detected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
,	O
bullying	O
and	O
harassment	O
of	O
children	O
,	O
teenagers	O
,	O
and	O
adults	O
named	O
"	O
Alexa	B-Application
"	O
has	O
substantially	O
increased	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
child	O
's	O
parents	O
decided	O
to	O
legally	O
change	O
her	O
name	O
;	O
Amazon	B-Application
has	O
replied	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
bullying	O
is	O
unacceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
at	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Re:MARS	O
conference	O
they	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
development	O
that	O
would	O
let	O
Alexa	B-Application
mimic	O
a	O
specific	O
person	O
's	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Be	O
Right	O
Back	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
dystopian	O
science	O
fiction	O
show	O
Black	B-Application
Mirror	I-Application
where	O
a	O
similar	O
technology	O
was	O
employed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
41	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
recently	O
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
launched	O
in	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
over	O
20,000	O
devices	O
support	O
interaction	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
Alexa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Listed	O
below	O
are	O
commercially	O
available	O
Alexa	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
university	O
student	O
competition	O
called	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Prize	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
student	O
team	O
was	O
awarded	O
first	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Prize	O
Grand	O
Challenge	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
University	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
Davis	O
student	O
team	O
was	O
awarded	O
first	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Prize	O
Grand	O
Challenge	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Emory	O
University	O
student	O
team	O
was	O
awarded	O
first	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Prize	O
Grand	O
Challenge	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
strong	O
belief	O
in	O
voice	O
technologies	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
US$100	O
million	O
venture	O
capital	O
fund	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
specifically	O
targeting	O
developers	O
,	O
device-makers	O
and	O
innovative	O
companies	O
of	O
all	O
sizes	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
aims	O
at	O
making	O
digital	O
voice	B-Protocol
assistants	I-Protocol
more	O
powerful	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eligible	O
projects	O
for	O
financial	O
funding	O
base	O
on	O
either	O
creating	O
new	O
Alexa	B-Application
capabilities	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Alexa	B-Application
Skills	I-Application
Kit	O
(	O
ASK	O
)	O
or	O
Alexa	B-Application
Voice	O
Service	O
(	O
AVS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
selection	O
of	O
companies	O
originates	O
from	O
the	O
customer	O
perspective	O
and	O
works	O
backward	O
,	O
specific	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
considered	O
for	O
potential	O
investments	O
are	O
:	O
level	O
of	O
customer	O
centricity	O
,	O
degree	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
the	O
motivation	O
of	O
leadership	O
,	O
fit	O
to	O
Alexa	B-Application
product/service	O
line	O
,	O
amount	O
of	O
other	O
funding	O
raised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
financial	O
support	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
provides	O
business	O
and	O
technology	O
expertise	O
,	O
help	O
for	O
bringing	O
products	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
aid	O
for	O
hard	O
-	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enhanced	O
marketing	O
support	O
on	O
proprietary	O
Amazon	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
of	O
funded	O
business	O
includes	O
(	O
in	O
alphabetical	O
order	O
)	O
:	O
DefinedCrows	O
,	O
Dragon	O
Innovation	O
,	O
ecobee	B-Application
,	O
Embodied	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Garageio	B-Application
,	O
Invoxia	O
,	O
kitt.ai,	O
June	O
,	O
Luma	O
,	O
Mara	O
,	O
Mojio	O
(	O
twice	O
)	O
,	O
Musaic	O
,	O
Nucleus	O
,	O
Orange	O
Chef	O
,	O
Owlet	O
Baby	O
Care	O
,	O
Petnet	O
,	O
Rachio	O
,	O
Ring	B-Application
,	O
Scout	O
,	O
IT	O
Rapid	O
Support	O
,	O
Sutro	O
,	O
Thalmic	O
Labs	O
,	O
Toymail	O
Co.	O
,	O
TrackR	O
,	O
and	O
Vesper	O
.	O
</s>
