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KPIX 5 News Available On Amazon Echo

/ CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- The latest news from KPIX 5 is just an ask away through Amazon's Flash Briefings, making local headlines and developing stories easier than ever before to hear from Alexa-enabled devices.

By saying "Alexa, tell me the news," users can hear what's happening in the San Francisco area on demand from KPIX 5 news anchors on any Amazon Echo device, and soon from the latest generation of Fire HD tablets.

To add KPIX 5 to Flash Briefings, users need to update their personalized accounts via a smartphone with the Alexa app or online at Alexa.Amazon.com.

From the menu, users should select skills and search for the KPIX headlines. Once you locate the setting, click on the icon and enable the skill.

Once enabled, Flash Briefings will include the top KPIX 5 news stories happening now, summarized in about 90 seconds and updated throughout the day.

Launched by Amazon two years ago, the Echo is an internet-connected, voice-enabled speaker that listens for commands and can carry out a wide range of functions.

First published on November 22, 2016 / 10:34 AM PST

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