I love . Of all the various tech things I’ve bought in 2016, Amazon’s has become the most consistently used new thing in my world. I’ve even had a breakthrough on the home front as Amy now regularly says “Alexa, play …” We’ve got them everywhere and the that showed up in October is centrally located on my office desk at Foundry Group. Alexa Alexa Echo Dot On Wednesday, and Amazon announced the . Applications will open in January and the first program will start in July 2017. Techstars Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars Amazon, through their , has been investing in companies that are using , , or companies working on the science behind voice technology, including text to speech, natural language understanding, automatic speech recognition, artificial intelligence and hardware component design. Several companies we’ve invested in, including , , and now count the Alexa Fund as investors. Alexa Fund Alexa Voice Service Alexa Skills Kit TrackR Rachio Dragon Innovation It’s exciting to me to see Amazon and Alexa take it to the next level with their partnership with Techstars. I expect that will add another reason for me to spend even more time in Seattle. Originally published at Feld Thoughts . is how hackers start their afternoons. We’re a part of the family. We are now and happy to opportunities. Hacker Noon @AMI accepting submissions discuss advertising &sponsorship To learn more, , , or simply, read our about page like/message us on Facebook tweet/DM @HackerNoon. If you enjoyed this story, we recommend reading our and . Until next time, don’t take the realities of the world for granted! latest tech stories trending tech stories
