Amazon's Alexa can now record shows on DirecTV and TiVo

Amazon today announced updates to Alexa's Video Skills API, which will soon allow users of TiVo, DirectTV, DISH, and Verizon television services to record their favorite shows using their voice on an Alexa-enabled device so a user will be able to say "Alexa, record the Warriors game" to start a DVR recording. The update announced today for the API that gives Alexa control of video content will also allow customers to navigate to often-used destinations, like a show guide, home screen, or DVR menu. It will also allow users to ask for TV apps like Prime Video by name or say "Alexa, pause" to stop play. Tech giants making AI assistants are vying for people's attention on many fronts. Amazon wants to enter your workplace and your car, but the main battlefront today still seems to be the home, and there the company has made pitches to enter virtually every room.