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Amazon’s secret ‘Moonraker’ project pushes Alexa into the AI-agent race

Amazon has an agentic upgrade for Alexa in the works, codenamed Moonraker. Internal documents show it is also one of the priciest bets in the Alexa+ overhaul.

Amazon wants Alexa to act, not just answer. The company has a previously unreported project, codenamed Moonraker, that would let Alexa handle complex, multistep tasks, Business Insider reports, citing internal planning documents.

The push drops Alexa into the AI agent race. Alexa+, the assistant’s AI-powered version, already books rides and buys tickets through partners such as Uber and Ticketmaster. Moonraker goes further. It aims to complete several linked actions from a single request, like “book me a ride and text my friend”.

That mirrors the agentic products from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which can browse the web and run multistep workflows. The whole industry chases the same goal.

The price of a smarter Alexa

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Spotify didn’t tell anyone it updated its song-mixing feature, and users are obsessed with it — now I’m putting even more pride into how I curate my DJ-set playlists

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What is the release date for Rick and Morty season 9 episode 8 on Adult Swim, HBO Max, and Hulu?

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GenAI Success Metrics: Look Beyond Reduced Workload

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For your desk only: I requisitioned 24 James Bond home office upgrades from screen-accurate replicas to fun desk gadgets…

Jump to... MI6 Approved: Screen-accurate 007 office gear Q Branch: Bond-themed gear, gifts & gadgets I'm a massive James Bond fan - if I had a specialist subject, it would be the 007 movies and books. So, I had a lot of fun building out the best James

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Spotify didn&rsquo;t tell anyone it updated its song-mixing feature, and users are obsessed with it &mdash; now I&rsquo;m putting even more pride into how I curate my DJ-set playlists

What is the release date for Rick and Morty season 9 episode 8 on Adult Swim, HBO Max, and Hulu?

GenAI Success Metrics: Look Beyond Reduced Workload

For your desk only: I requisitioned 24 James Bond home office upgrades from screen-accurate replicas to fun desk gadgets…

Spotify didn’t tell anyone it updated its song-mixing feature, and users are obsessed with it — now I’m putting even more pride into how I curate my DJ-set playlists