INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Amazon Alexa voice assistant is down in the UK, Germany, and other parts of Europe, according to reports from multiple users on
Christmas morning.This is a problem, as millions of people unwrap Amazon Echo speakers for Christmas around the world, and Amazon's Alexa AI
is what powers these smart speakers.There are outage spikes for Christmas morning if you look at Down Detector, and the heat map for Alexa
being down focuses on the UK and Germany.Some users are now reporting that Alexa is beginning to come online for them, while others are
experiencing limited functionality
In other words, stick with it.Is Alexa down in the US and elsewhereThe US doesn't appear to be affected right now by the same Amazon Alexa
We tested it this morning to make sure.However, as more users unwrap, unbox, and set up Alexa-powered speakers, that always could change
We'll keep monitoring the outage situation in the US.The Amazon Echo Dot was Amazon's most popular gift in the lead up to the holidays
It's clearly going to strain its massive servers this morning.
