This week: Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) discuss the state of Amazon's Alexa and Echo business, and what the recently announced Alexa+ service means for the company and users. CIRP studies consumer behavior to provide insights for investors and industry leaders.

Related links and coverage

• CIRP: Amazon Report on Substack. (Check out CIRP's Apple Report, as well.)
• CIRP's Amazon Report: Alexa, Should I Pay for Alexa+? Or Get a New Echo?
• GeekWire: Amazon’s new Alexa+ uses generative AI to personalize conversations and automate tasks
• Amazon: Introducing Alexa+, the next generation of Alexa
  

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; Edited by Curt Milton.