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Researchers reveal that Amazon Echo devices record interactions with Alexa for targeted ads, Amazon says otherwise
Alexa told a 10-year old girl to touch a penny to the prongs of a partially inserted plug, in a 'challenge to do' game
The device will be in the category of a health and wellness product
The game is called 'When in Rome'
Alexa is up against digital assistant software fielded by Apple, Google and Microsoft
Alibaba's new product will be made available only in China and speak only Mandarin