Alexa is now programmed to sound like a real-life news anchor

Amazon Alexa has been programmed to read the news headlines in the style of a newsreader. The popular voice assistant will now emphasise words, and mimic the intonation and pace of a TV anchor to present the news in a more natural way. Newsreader Alexa has been trained to read the daily bulletins when the user says'Alexa, what's the latest?' Amazon Alexa has been programmed to read the news headlines in the style of a newsreader. The virtual assistant already was able to read out the headlines but using the traditional robotic voice. Amazon conducted tests and found that people preferred hearing the news in this more realistic and listener friendly manner, compared to the robotic tone.