<ul><li>Amazon has held talks with companies such as Instacart, Uber, and Ticketmaster for its new AI-powered Alexa upgrade.</li><li>The upgraded Alexa aims to be a personalized assistant, handling tasks like ride-hailing, ticketing, grocery shopping, and restaurant reservations.</li><li>Uber, Ticketmaster, Instacart, OpenTable, Grubhub, Vagaro, Fodors, and Thumbtack are among the companies under consideration as partners.</li><li>Amazon plans to onboard around 200 partners for the new Alexa and introduce a paid subscription service.</li></ul>

Leaked: Amazon held talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others for help on its new AI-powered Alexa

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