Amazon launches premium Alexa tablets to take on Apple and Samsung

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What happened

Panos Panay, the e-commerce giant’s devices leader, once built tablets for rival Microsoft.

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  • Reported by Fortune and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 UTC.

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