- Three and a half years after its launch in the United States, Alexa is available in France.
- For the official launch of Amazon's virtual assistant, 20 Minutes offers a personalized experience.
- This is an opportunity to discover our podcast "Minute Papillon" which uncovers the best of the news from our newspaper.
"Alexa, ask 20 minutes for the latest news from Bordeaux". Three and a half years after its launch in the United States, that's it, Alexa finally arrives in France. Above all, since Wednesday, the French can go directly to the connected speaker made in Amazon for the latest news.
Like other media, 20 Minutes has its own Daily Flash. Just ask Alexa for the news and she will read you the title and a quick summary of the three essential articles published on the website.
On two time slots (12:20-3 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. - 9 p.m.), you can also hear our new audio journal "Minute Papillon" and the sweet voice of our journalist Anne-Laetitia Béraud who gives you the main information of the day in a quirky tone .
"Alexa, launch 20 Minutes "
20 Minutes was the first French news media to launch on Alexa in 2017 during the presidential elections in the United States and in the United Kingdom for expatriates. For its official launch, in addition to the Daily Flash, Alexa now offers a personalized experience to users with a more complete Skill.
She therefore offers to listen to the most popular article or to access the section of her choice. It is enough to pronounce the sentence: "Alexa, launch 20 Minutes ". She will tell you out loud what you usually read out loud. Especially since the Skill adapts its conversation to your preferences: if you ask Alexa to read you Sports or Bordeaux articles for example (with the invocation: "Alexa, ask 20 minutes for the latest news from Bordeaux"), she will offer you these sections directly.
While Google moved to France almost a year ago with its Home speakers, the connected home war can begin.
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