Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera view; Amazon says Alexa triggers 30%+ of users’ smart home interactions without users saying anything (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon updates its Fire TV lineup with a new $140 Fire TV Cube media player, Fire TV Omni QLED Series starting at $800, and a new $35 Alexa Voice Remote Pro  —  Amazon today introduced two new Fire TV devices designed to cater to customers seeking a more premium experience.

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Amazon will roll out Customers Ask Alexa, which lets brands answer some common customer questions and provide links to their storefronts, starting in late 2022  —  Amazon wants Alexa owners to buy more things.  That’s the clear impetus behind the new Alexa feature announced today …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
iPhone 14 Pro owners are reporting that the camera physically shakes when taking photos or video in apps including TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram  —  It appears that many popular third-party apps weren’t quite prepared for the iPhone 14 Pro’s new camera technology.

Jon Porter / The Verge:
Xiaomi announces the flagship €599 12T, featuring a 108MP camera, and €759 12T Pro, featuring a 200MP camera, both with 6.67-inch displays, available October 13  —  Xiaomi has officially announced its flagship smartphone lineup for the second half of the year — the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro.

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
BMW and Amazon partner to let BMW use Alexa’s technology to build its own voice assistant, coming to cars launching within the next two years  —  Amazon Alexa will be the foundation of BMW’s next-generation voice assistant, the companies announced Wednesday at Amazon’s annual Devices and Services launch event.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In the coming weeks, a new Gmail feature will show live package tracking updates for order confirmation emails as a label under the sender’s name in the inbox  —  Google announced today a small but useful update to Gmail that will allow users to soon be able to track their upcoming package deliveries directly from their inbox.