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Girl in India thwarts monkey attack using Amazon Alexa

A 13-year-old girl in India uses an Amazon Alexa device to thwart a monkey attack in her home - here's how she did it.

Thanks to Nikita’s quick thinking, she managed to frighten the pesky monkey away by instructing her Amazon Echo Dot(3rd Gen.) to imitate a dog’s bark. An Amazon spokesperson told ABP Live, “The incident in Basti is a great example of how quick thinking paired with easy-to-use technology like Alexa can be of assistance around the house. In June 2023, a woman in Hutto, Texas, used the device to call her daughter, who immediately contacted emergency services after her mother had collapsed at home.

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