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Amazon unveils new Alexa lineup, grand jury rejects Hutchinson…
Amazon's five new Alexa devices include a photo frame, and the Echo Show 16 adds night vision and offers one hundred dollars off preorders; shipping later this year.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The Straits Times: “Amazon unveils new lineup of Alexa devices including redesigned Echo Show”, with reporting from ABC News, Reuters via 1027wbow.com, Amazon, The Hill and NBC News.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 10:01 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Amazon, DOJ.
- BBN covered this story before: Amazon's new Echo line and a $47 million mini T. rex (October 28).
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- The Straits TimesAmazon unveils new lineup of Alexa devices including redesigned Echo Show
- ABC NewsDOJ fails to get indictment against ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Sources
- Reuters via 1027wbow.comAmazon unveils new lineup of Alexa devices including redesigned Echo Show October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- AmazonAmazon unveils its newest lineup of Alexa devices October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
- The HillCassidy Hutchinson avoids indictment as grand jury rejects Justice Department charges October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC NewsGrand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, star witness of Jan. 6 committee October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA federal grand jury in Washington refused on Tuesday to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her Congress testimony about January sixth, sources tell ABC News.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA Justice Department attorney told a magistrate judge the grand jury had not concurred, without naming the defendant.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAmazon has five new Alexa devices, including a redesigned Echo Show sixteen that starts at four hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's the first Echo Show camera with night vision.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it watches me in the dark now. Hank, say that with more warmth.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNight vision.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistJennifer Lopez is reportedly clashing with director Robert Zemeckis over their Netflix thriller, The Last Mrs. Parrish, the New York Post says.
The story so far
- Organized crime spreading along Amazon highway, study finds · Mongabay
- OpenAI claims AI discoveries; Lula wins; Meghan to co-host · Al Jazeera
- Amazon MGM Studios Japan doubles investment in original content · Deadline
- DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness · Axios
- Rainforest Trust helps create 715,000-acre Bolivia reserve · Good News Network
- Amazon's new Echo line and a $47 million mini T. rex · The Verge
- Amazon unveils new Alexa lineup, grand jury rejects Hutchinson… (this story)
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