{"id":28378,"date":"2017-05-05T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=28378"},"modified":"2017-05-05T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:03:38","slug":"alexa-where-is-amazon-opening-a-new-rd-center-cambridge-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/alexa-where-is-amazon-opening-a-new-rd-center-cambridge-england.html","title":{"rendered":"Alexa where is Amazon opening a new R&#038;D center Cambridge, England"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Alexa where is Amazon opening a new R&amp;D center Cambridge, England<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Amazon plans to open a new center in the university city of Cambridge for scientists developing technology including the Alexa digital assistant used in its Echo speakers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Able to house more than 400 scientists and engineers when it opens in the autumn, the building underscores the U.S group&#39;s commitment to Britain, where Amazon said it has invested 6.4 billion pounds ($8.3 billion) since 2010.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Amazon&#39;s existing center in the city in the east of England, which sits at the heart of a regional technology hub known as &quot;Silicon Fen&quot;, will be used to develop Prime Air, its program to use drones to deliver parcels to customers in 30 minutes or less after the new building opens, Amazon said on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Like fellow U.S. tech giants Google, Apple and Facebook, Amazon has continued to invest in Britain despite last year&#39;s vote to leave the European Union.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">It has pledged to create 5,000 new roles across the country this year, bringing its workforce to 24,000.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">&quot;By the end of this year, we will have more than 1,500 innovation related roles here in Britain, working on everything from machine learning and drone technology to streaming video technology and Amazon Web Services,&quot; Doug Gurr, UK country manager for Amazon, said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">source:-http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-britain-amazon-com-cambridge-idUSKBN180203<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/alexa-where-is-amazon-opening-a-new-rd-center-cambridge-england.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexa where is Amazon opening a new R&amp;D center Cambridge, England Amazon plans to open a new center in the university city of Cambridge for scientists developing technology including the Alexa digital assistant used in its Echo speakers. 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