| | SEPTEMBER 20248AMAZON TURNS TO CLAUDE AI TO REVAMP ALEXA AIAther Energy, a manufacturer of electric bikes, announced a partnership with Google to provide EV users with up-to-date information on the availability of fast charging stations for two-wheelers. According to a statement from the company, the partnership will enable users of electric vehicles equipped with the Light Electric Combined Charging System (LECCS), the official Indian EV charging connector standard, to locate 'Ather Grid' fast chargers on Google and receive real-time status updates of the chargers.When looking up 'EV charger near me' or 'charging stations' on Google Maps, Chargers with LECCS will show up, and any newly installed charger will be included on Google Maps as well, it stated.Ather Energy stated that their fast-charging network for electric two-wheelers, which is approved for nation-wide use by the Bureau of Indian Standards, is built on the internally developed LECCS.Last year, the introduction of the new standard was a major step in creating a universal standard by promoting interoperability, which will help increase the use of electric vehicles in the country. Ather Energy reported that there are currently 1,973 fast chargers accessible to the public as of March 30, 2024.Ather Energy, based in Bangalore, is a manufacturer of electric two-wheelers located in India. Founded in 2013 by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain. At this time, it produces electric scooters named the Ather 450 Apex, Ather 450S, Ather 450X, Ather 450X Pro, and Ather Rizta. Amazon revamped Alexa, due for release in October ahead of the U.S. holiday season, will be powered primarily by Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models rather than its own AI.It was reported in June that Amazon plans to charge $5 to $10 a month for its new "Remarkable" version of Alexa, which will use powerful generative AI to answer complex queries while still offering the "Classic" voice assistant for free.However, one of the people said that initial versions of the new Alexa using in-house software simply struggled for words, sometimes taking six or seven seconds to acknowledge a prompt and reply.That's why Amazon turned to Claude, an AI chatbot developed by startup Anthropic, as it performed better than the online retail giant's own AI models, the people said.Alexa, accessed mainly through Amazon televisions and Echo devices, can set timers, play music, act as a central hub for smart home controls and answer one-off questions.Amazon Inc is a US-based multinational tech company involved in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is regarded as one of the top five American technology companies, along with Alphabet, Apple, Meta, & Microsoft. IN FOCUSATHER ENERGY & GOOGLE PARTNER FOR REAL-TIME INFO ON EV CHARGING STATIONS
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