Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
THE SO WHAT
Voice assistants are shifting from novelty to infrastructure in growth markets—Alexa+ with Hindi in India is about locking in daily habits before local competitors and OS-level agents do. If you build consumer services in India, assume an AI assistant layer between you and the user and design flows that are voice- and agent-first, not app-first.
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