旧金山，10月9日：亚马逊周五确认正在调整其 Alexa 部门的领导层，此前一天该公司宣布了其首款搭载语音助手的平板电脑。
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9 : Amazon on Friday confirmed it was shuffling leadership in its Alexa division, a day after the company announced its first tablet computers featuring the voice assistant.
据亚马逊回应路透社询问称，担任 Alexa 和 Echo 副总裁超过三年的 17 年亚马逊资深员工 Daniel Rausch 将于下月离开该部门。
Daniel Rausch, a 17-year Amazon veteran who has served as vice president of Alexa and Echo for over three years, is stepping away from the unit next month, Amazon said in response to a Reuters inquiry.
Rausch 曾在活动和全球发布会上担任 Alexa 的公众形象，将于 2027 年以另一身份回归设备与服务部门。
Rausch, who has served as the face of Alexa at events and global launches, will return in another capacity in the devices and services division in 2027.
亚马逊将任命目前担任 Fire TV、广告和 Amazon Appstore 副总裁的 Aidan Marcuss 接替其职位。Marcuss 于 2025 年初从微软加入亚马逊。
In his place, Amazon will install Aidan Marcuss, currently the vice president of Fire TV, advertising and the Amazon appstore. Marcuss joined Amazon from Microsoft in early 2025.
他上月监督发布了新款 Fire TV Stick，该产品获得褒贬不一的评价。
He oversaw the release of a new Fire TV stick last month, which has garnered mixed reviews.
亚马逊表示，产品与营销副总裁 Kevin Keith 将保留原职，但暂时也将承担 Marcuss 的职责。该公司拒绝提供关于这些变动的更多细节。
Kevin Keith, a product and marketing vice president, will keep that role but also take on Marcuss' responsibilities for the time being, Amazon said. The company declined to provide additional detail about the changes.
自 2014 年发布以来，Alexa 一直是亚马逊持续亏损的业务。
Alexa has been a consistent money-loser for Amazon since its release in 2014.
亚马逊花费数年开发新版语音助手，提供能够响应更长提示的生成式 AI。
Amazon spent several years developing a new version of the voice assistant offering generative AI that can respond to longer prompts.
该服务搭载于周四发布的新款 Alexa 平板电脑中，亚马逊将其定价为高端产品，区别于以往价格低廉的 Fire 平板。
The service is featured in the new Alexa Tablets announced on Thursday that Amazon has priced as a high-end product compared with prior Fire tablets that were inexpensive.
最新版本称为 Alexa+，包含在每年 139 美元的 Prime 会员中，或作为独立服务每月 20 美元。
Alexa+, as the latest version is known, is included in the $139-per-year Prime membership or for $20 monthly as a standalone service.