India-born Prasad was ranked 15th on Recode's list of 100 people in tech, business and media who mattered in 2017, with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai ranked above him
The company said the partnership will start this summer at Marriott's select properties and the service will be available by invitation to other hotel chains
Voice-activated assistants like the Echo and Google Home have gone mainstream
In one set of patent applications, Amazon describes how a "voice sniffer algorithm" could be used on an array of devices
Amazon claims tens of thousands of Alexa-enabled devices have been sold off
When Amazon unveiled Alexa three-and-a-half years ago, it was roundly jeered
Alexa, Cortana, or some as-yet unknown virtual assistant?
Vuzix will show off a pair of smart glasses that can talk to Amazon.com's voice-activated digital assistant and display information to the wearer's field of view