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16 July 2021, 09:07 pm Shaquille O'Neal (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 Amazon's website, the company said that it's 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.  According to a statement from Melissa McCarthy included in the announcement, she is "excited"...

3 March 2021, 9:30 am EST By Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, took the users by surprise through its shocking emergence in Xbox gaming consoles. Cortana, Microsoft's 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 Alexa's 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 gaming console's official partner. This means that Alexa is now fully accessible on all Xbox platfo...

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 of these developments. Although there is a significant body of knowledge acclaiming the global nat...