The device, code-named Dylan, is a joint effort with Lab126, the e-commerce giant’s computer-hardware subsidiary, and the Alexa voice software team. According to leaked documents reviewed by Bloomberg, the wearable could also be able to suggest ways of interacting better with others. Amazon declined to comment. (Bloomberg)

Talking point: Amazon has long said it wants to create a more realistic digital assistant. The company filed a patent for a similar technology in 2017. That patent has a diagram of a woman sniffling and telling Alexa she’s hungry; in response, the device understands she is sick, and asks if she would like a chicken soup recipe. These latest documents build on that concept by adding the potential to give people advice on social interaction. It isn’t clear what stage the project is in, or whether it’ll ever be available commercially, as Amazon’s teams work on a variety of products that don’t ever come to market. But if implemented, the device would likely further trigger concerns around how much and what kind of personal data tech giants have access to. Bloomberg reported in April that Amazon workers listen to what users tell Alexa; some employees even picked up recordings of what they believed was a sexual assault.