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16 July 2021, 09:07 pm Shaquille ONeal (Shaq) and Melissa McCarthy have been announced by Amazon as the new celebrity voice options for Alexa.  In a statement announcing the two new additions posted on Amazons website, the company said that its aware that customers "enjoy hearing from their favorite celebrities." "In fact, when we introduced the Samuel L. Jackson celebrity personality, it quickly became the top selling digital purchase on Amazon.com the day it launched," the announcement reads...

3 March 2021, 9:30 am EST By Amazons virtual assistant, Alexa, took the users by surprise through its shocking emergence in Xbox gaming consoles. Cortana, Microsofts voice-command assistant, seemed to be absent upon the arrival of the former to the platform. How did Alexa land it in the first place? Amazon Alexas Entry to Xbox Could Spell a Meaning to Gamers We do not know what kind of magic has led Amazon Alexa to Xbox right now, but one thing is for sure: the AI voice assistant is now the ga...

Publications Publications Introductory Write-Up for Report on “Gentrification and Inclusive City Development in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA)”   In the rapidly urbanising global south, and across much of the world, cities are the centres of innovation, job creation and economic development. These developments make cities net recipients of migrants, resulting in continuous urbanisation and a marked modification in the housing structure.   Gentrification is a product o...