Globes: Amazon sites Alexa Shopping development in Israel

Amazon is setting up teams in Haifa and Tel Aviv initially comprising 100 people.

US Internet giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is expanding its activity in Israel. Today, the company announced a new Alexa Shopping research and development group in Israel to be housed in two new office spaces in Haifa and Tel Aviv initially creating nearly 100 job positions. Alexa is a digital personal assistant developed by Amazon. Among other things, Alexa enables people to shop online using voice commands.