Former Amazon Echo Executive Joins Google to Help Lead Maps Work

    

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google has hired former Amazon.com Inc. executive Miriam Daniel, who oversaw work on Alexa and Echo devices, to help develop the search giant’s maps services.

Daniel left Amazon last month, Bloomberg News reported at the time. At Google, she is now a vice president in charge of Maps Experiences, which includes the Google Maps app and underlying technologies. A Google spokesperson confirmed the move.