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Booking sushi and calling an Uber by talking to Alexa+
A journalist with early access asked, by voice, for a table for himself and his wife.
- Profession
- Journalist
- Tools
- Alexa+
- Source
- fortune.com ↗
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- July 26, 2025
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
On an Echo Show, Jason Del Rey asked Alexa+ for a table at a new sushi restaurant for himself and his wife, and then for an Uber, which required authorizing the account.
How it went
Fortune reports that it worked, with permission steps along the way.
Good to know
Each connected service asks for its own permissions; review what you authorize.
The prompt
Let's plan a reservation together: I want [type of food] dinner in [neighborhood] on [date] at [time] for [number of people]. Suggest 3 places with online booking and tell me what to confirm.
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